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| | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162 | The frame on my 52 Suburban is painted a gray/ blue color. frame color I have never seen one like this before. It does not appear to have ever been off of the frame, but I know the front end sustained damage at some point in it's life. This is a Former Air Force truck so could it be paint or undercoating applied by the Gov't or maybe it was a replacement frame? The entire frame is this color. Any ideas? Mitch | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Just an off the cuff guess Mitch, but a government contract
could specify just about any color they wanted for their
vehicles. It is a common practice to paint structures on
aircraft gray so the cracks are easily seen where they
would go unnoticed with a standard black frames.
So...it may have been for maintenance purposes
rather than esthetics
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162 | Denny, having spent six years "haze gray and underway" that was my thought as well. I know there are quite a few retired military vehicles out there and was wondering if anyone else could verify this phenomenon?! It's kind of cool looking, and I was thinking of trying to preserve the look.
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