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I need advice as to what part is what color on my
1954 3100 interior. Exterior will be Mariner Blue, and I
understand the cab is Pearl Beige? What about seat frame, trim around windows, etc. What is the recommended colors to try to be as original as possible?
Thanks for any help,
Joe

Pearl Beige is the standard interior color for pickup cabs in 1954.

All parts were Pearl Beige, except for the Steering wheel, steering column/mast-jacket, and 3-speed column-shifter mechanism.

The "CHEVROLET" letters on the dash were white, and there were black center sections on the dash vertical grill-bars to the left and right of the radio-grill bars.

Here is a Dupont Paint sheet for 1954.

Will you have a painted grill and bumpers? If so, ask, if you want color information (it's all on that paint link). Also, if you need paint codes, PPG can provide all the colors (information on colors, codes, and obtaining modern formulas/codes are available in this Tech Tip).

Tim

Thanks,
I was curious about the trim around windows, seat frame, etc.
I have used your site quite regularly for the information that I have thus far. This truck I hope will be a replica of my Grandfather's when I am finished. The bumper will be painted the Anvil Grey as your site advises. As for the grill, is just the 1st flat layer all that is painted the Thistle Grey or does the first drop get painted grey also?
Thanks again for all the good info!!
Joe

Joe,

If I understand your description correctly, I'd say that from the rear of the grill bars, the first flat layer and the small forward "first drop" get painted thistle gray (on the middle bars and the bottom "plate"). I'll try to take and post pictures tomorrow.

Tim

See photos below - only the "first drop" of the flat area gets painted.

my grille is chrome and the paint is about gone but maybe this picture will answer your question as to which step is painted?


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Greg,

It looks like only the flat part is painted up to the "first drop"? I do not have my chrome grill nearby, anymore. I'll check my painted grills tomorrow (even though I hate going out into the cold).

Tim


My painted grill is only painted in the first flat area from the rear - to the edge of forward dip in the flat area (to match a few unmolested but rusted original pieces). A few photos are posted below (thanks for the correction, Greg).

1954 painted grill - photo 1

1954 painted grill - photo 2

Bruce,

That sounds very odd but anything is possible.

The 1954 Suburban had Maroon seat frames and the seat covers were maroon cushion-sides and gray cushion-tops.

1954 Truck Engineering Features manual
(Also, check the Appendix, page 110)

The 1947-53 Suburban seat frames were brown. I only have one 55-1st document and I will see if there is any interior color info in it.

Tim

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Bruce,

I checked my paint colors Tech Tip and it has conflicting information for 1955-1st. I must have found conflicting information in different documents - Peal Beige (and Brown) might well have been used in 1955-1st Suburbans. I'll see if I can find the original document(s).