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| | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,336 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,336 | Were body color rims available as an option in 1952 or any other year?
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 7,034 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 7,034 | I think body color was optional
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,215 Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT | | Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,215 | Unspecified in the 1952 Chevrolet Truck Data PDF from the GM Heritage Center files. An original 1952 Chevrolet Trucks dealer sales brochure doesn't specify in writing wheel colors, but you can see in the artwork found in the brochure a wide variety of color choices. I don't have a 1952 Chevrolet Truck Salesman's Data Book, but do have one for my '51. In it, the only reference to paint on wheels just gives colors for the "stripes". Otherwise the only other mention on truck colors is the overall truck color. I'm guessing that the wheels would likely have been body color, with the specified complimentary stripe color. I did notice that the 3600 and 3800 series trucks for the most part in the dealer brochure look to have "black" painted wheels. Possibly related to them being more of the "work-horse" models that got less attention to eye appeal.
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100Follow this story in the DITY Gallery"My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine"1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,277 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,277 | I have a 1952 Truck brochure and the cover page shows a 3100 with black wheels. Other pages show both 3100's and panels with body color wheels and even some with other than body color wheels, for instance a blue panel with red wheels. Like Dan mentioned the bigger trucks are generally shown with black wheels. I believe I got that brochure from the GM Heritage site, but I don't see it there now. If you'd like a copy, let me know. [on edit] It's the same brochure that Dan has in his post.
So it seems like wheels on a 3100 could be either black or body color. I went with black wheels on my 3100 as it was originally a fleet (base model) truck.
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,277 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,277 | I believe that Joe's link is just for CARS, as I don't see any of the Truck body colors in that list. Cars definitely had body color wheels.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | |
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