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| | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | I was wondering where the break line was on the 1/2 ton AD trucks for the interior paint and the exterior color? Does the interior color stop at the windlace or at the seam of the panels on the door jams??
John | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | Also I see on Jim Carter they list gray as the interior color on the 1953 trucks, instead of the brown (champange) color. Is this correct?
John | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | Red is the original color on my truck I found evidence of it here ...click... You can see the body color wraps a little into the jam. Same on the striker side ...click... Could be different from plant to plant. Some one else will have to chime in on the interior color for you Good luck | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | I was wondering where the break line was on the 1/2 ton AD trucks for the interior paint and the exterior color? Does the interior color stop at the windlace or at the seam of the panels on the door jams??
John On my 53PU (assembled in the Oakland plant) the paint break line in the jamb is where the outer body skin rolls over and meets the jamb.
1953 Chevrolet 3100261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | That's is where I figured it broke at for the 2 colors. Thanks John | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | sstock, Did your truck come with the side mounted spare tire or did you add it yourself?? I see drawings in the Tech Tips for modifying a rear fender for an external spare tire mounting. I got the extra rear fender here.... :-)
John | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
1953 standard cab interior color:
Sheen Gray Poly - PPG (31104; now 27467)
Sheen Gray Metallic - Dupont (202-81407)
Supposedly, in 1953 some plants continued to paint the regular cab interiors the same color as used in previous years.
What kind of 1953 truck do you have?
As posted above, the transition point between exterior and interior colors is where the outer sheet-metal "skin" ends.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | My truck is a 3 window cab. No stainless trim around the front windshield (just the center divider is stainless) or rear window.
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