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I am trying to see if any body else still has the original bed boards in early fiftys on a Deluxe Model, and if any body else were painted body color. My were, most likely by the dealer and Im losing points because of no documents.

The boards and strips would have been painted black and more than likely a satin finish.

I no they were black from the factory, but mine was body color. Must of been painted from the dealer when they installed all the crome and stainless for a better look or sales pitch. Question is to find out if any body else may have been done this way.

David,

What is the chrome and stainless that you are referring to? Many of those items were most likely factory installed. I think that chrome front and rear bumpers were factory installed on 3100 trucks in 1951 (they were in 1950; someone with a Truck Data Book can correct/confirm this for 1951). Spotlights and a chrome grill might have been installed by a dealer on a non-Deluxe (3 window) truck in 1951, but if a dealer was ordering the Deluxe Cab & Equipment option (RPO 390: chrome grill, rear corner windows, bright (stainless) window trim, etc), this would have been installed at the factory.

I have had two Deluxe pickups and neither had the bed wood painted body color. (Not related to your question - do you have a 9 board bed or an 8-board bed?)

If you do not mind me asking, why would the original dealer paint the bed wood? I can easily understand why the bed would be painted body color during a repaint.

Do you have a 1951 Truck Data Book? Do you have the 1951 Restoration Packet from GM? These might help answer your question. Let us know what you find out

Tim

I need to find a truck data book. I do have the Restoration Packet There is nothing about any chrome or stainless package. but one of pages was not copied clearly so I'm still waiting for a new one.
The only thing I do no is my grandfather got the truck new. 5 window deluxe cab if that's what we want to call it but I do not think the factory did so this is why I think may be the dealer may have done most of this work.
My dad said they have always been green and that I was the only one that has repainted the truck. So I'm now just trying to find the mystery behind this. After all this time I just assumed the deluxe were all painted body color in 51