Original paint scheme?
Hi all, here's a pic of my 65. A PO painted her white, but I believe she was originally Light Red. I'm curious what the rest of the truck looked like originally. Was it a single color paint job w/ the ivory bumper and grill? What about looking into my grill and nose - would everything not on the surface have been painted black?
Would *love* if someone had a few nice pictures of a Light Red GMC restored (or original) so I could get the look right. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hN...h=w800-h989-no |
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Behind the grille should be painted satin black and same for the hood grille including the bridge piece in the center, that gives it the appearance of one big air intake and distinction over Chevrolet models. Here's a factory pic.:thumbsup:
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Thanks, that is perfect. Hey you're not too far from me, do you ever go to any of the car shows around here? There is a "Cars and Coffee" in Novato on the first Sunday of the month, I have yet to go.
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hey 454
I will try to post a photo of my 66. It is painted the original " flame red." |
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Here are a few close up pictures of the nose clip.
The black paint is specific to the GMC trucks. The Chevy trucks had a white band around the clip on some models. Notice where the black stops. |
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Here's a few pictures of my red 1966 GMC. Truck has 18,000 original miles. I bought this from the original owner and it has never been repainted. Behind the grille is Red , not black. Its almost as if they painted the entire grille surround. When they painted the front ends on these trucks , they painted individual pieces , not assembled. Painting of your truck also depends on where it was built. If it was a GMC only plant , your bed will have Black rear inner fenders. Those beds were also painted in pieces and all the assembly bolts are cad plated instead of painted like a Chevy. Chevy beds were painted as an assembly. Yes the hood center bar was left in factory black primer. I believe they used some sort of quick stencil to cover it during the paint process as there's over spray , meaning no sharp tape lines. The bottom of the hood is also red where as Chevy is mostly black. Lots of differences between the two trucks but you need to research which plant your truck was built at to get it right. Here's some detail shots of my truck before I cleaned and detailed it. Look close at the grille, the only black paint you see, is the grilles mounting bracket.
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I wonder IF, when the truck had the custom chrome package ordered, they painted them a bit different? Most of this info is lost to time I suppose. However, we have many original unchanged trucks that have survived (such as GMCCOLLECTOR's) that give us a great foundation to build from.
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Were chrome grills more common? Seems like most people with GMC have chrome grills. |
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Also those who have posted original paint, where was your truck assembled? Mine was Fremont.
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I'll have to check my color charts, I remember GMC offered two different reds in 1966. 514 Red is actually a Chevrolet truck color that dates back to the 50's and was used up through the 70's. In 1966 GMC still had quite a few of their own exclusive colors but more Chevrolet truck colors were transitioning to eventually replace GMC colors, by 1969 all GMC exclusive colors were gone.:pullinghairout:
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Wow these pictures help me a ton I'm just getting paint my 65 Sen 4x4 wide box. It is a original red and white custom truck.
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Attached is a new project I will be working on. I'm not totally new to restoration but have not done one in 40 years. I have a questions about the color. The attached photo is the original paint and it appears pink. Faded I am sure. I have looked at GMC paint samples over the internet and can not find anything close to this color. Any help? I'm new at this discussion and hope a photo was attached.
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Sure doesn't look like a gmc color but cities and county truck could get trucks paint a custom color, good example are the forest service and railroad teucks
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It is a GMC color known as "Palomino Tan" used from 1962-68 and when it fades it looks "Pink":lolsmack2: Ask Dave "Rustynut" he calls it "Pink"!!!:lol:
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Not quite, that Chivy appears to be painted in primer. Palomino tan was an exclusive color to GMC trucks, the Chevrolet tan was much lighter like beige. In 1960-61 GMC used Mesa Tan which was a bit browner and darker than Palomino tan though very similar.
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