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Old June 27th, 2015, 03:54 AM
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Hey Jon, When you get a chance, look and see if your Two-Tone break behind your cabs are like my trucks in these pictures. I expect it would be the same, but if it differs greatly, that would be further supportive of a different painting regulations being used. Also, under the right door on the frame I found these red painted codes, totally hidden under decades of crud. I have never seen or heard of another frame rail having this. I know there must be many more, but no one I know has ever seen it on another truck. Anyone ever seen this? Thanks,GM
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Old June 29th, 2015, 03:01 PM
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Hey Jon, When you get a chance, look and see if your Two-Tone break behind your cabs are like my trucks in these pictures. I expect it would be the same, but if it differs greatly, that would be further supportive of a different painting regulations being used. Also, under the right door on the frame I found these red painted codes, totally hidden under decades of crud. I have never seen or heard of another frame rail having this. I know there must be many more, but no one I know has ever seen it on another truck. Anyone ever seen this? Thanks,GM
My 1960 Frame came from the California Plant and it was a prestine, still factory black super clean frame and I looked everywhere for cool lettering like this and never found anything....did have two small red rings on each torsion bar though
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Old June 29th, 2015, 03:43 PM
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Those rings are color coded by weight range. The ones with green rings are from 3/4 ton 2WD trucks. I need a set for my truck. No one that I know of ever made replacement torsion bars. If they or GMC did, they are long gone. As all springs weaken over time, I bet 3/4 ton bars have gotten to where 1/2 ton bars were when new. I really want to find a set of green ringed bars and see if it helps. Donors are 60-61 Chevy C-20 3/4 ton 2 WD and GMC 1500 2 WD trucks. Anyone got a set laying around? haha. Here are two more 1960-61 GMC Two-Tone truck images. GM
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Old July 1st, 2015, 08:03 AM
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This is the way my truck is painted. not a stock color for 65 but a 77 Corvette color Chartreuse. That's the color it was when I bought it, I thought that it was a stock color because the firewall was painted chartreuse clear down to the frame. Some have said it was a dealer re-paint, I don't know for sure the people that owned it are gone to the dealer in the sky. Anyway that's why I had it re-painted this time. The other color is Arctic white witch also is the tailgate letters silver argent should be the right color maybe when it needs painting again. The way the 2-tone was painted is similar to some that were posted already this is a 65 and is the way they were painted anyway I hope you like it...Vernski
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Old July 1st, 2015, 02:12 PM
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Hey Vernski, That is sharp. I remember that color on a Corvette in town. I like the rails too. I made some to help my longbed look less long. It helped, and I like the looks of the wood rails, but they block my vision out the back a little. I really want a set of the old school chrome tube rails, but the current stuff is not real close to the old style. I think GMC made factory option bed rail kits at some point in the 6066 run, but I have only seen pictures. Thanks for adding the pictures, GM
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Old July 2nd, 2015, 10:35 PM
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I found yet another 60 GMC big truck ad. It too features a "Naner Puddin" Two-Tone. I fill a trend coming on. GM
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Old July 3rd, 2015, 01:33 AM
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Here is a factory promo shot of a 1962 GMC. Its a Two-Tone Custom, with the 1960 Hood Bird, and almost all the chrome they could throw at it. The plaid flannel shirt may be making a reprisal appearance. It looks similar to the one worn by the driver in the 1960 GMC promo picture of the Red/White 1002 Model. Technically, the shirt is a Two-Tone too. GM
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Old July 3rd, 2015, 10:25 PM
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Here is a 60-61 GMC I found online. It is a Custom package equipped truck like mine, only in Flame Red/Olympic White. GM
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I too had the red/orange letters on my frame, I'm going to put them Bach. It was the date of manufacture and plant dose I think. All truck probaly had them?




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Hey Jon, When you get a chance, look and see if your Two-Tone break behind your cabs are like my trucks in these pictures. I expect it would be the same, but if it differs greatly, that would be further supportive of a different painting regulations being used. Also, under the right door on the frame I found these red painted codes, totally hidden under decades of crud. I have never seen or heard of another frame rail having this. I know there must be many more, but no one I know has ever seen it on another truck. Anyone ever seen this? Thanks,GM
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Old July 4th, 2015, 05:30 PM
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Hey Jake, That's great to hear. Is your truck an early production number? My truck is number 1492 (1002PN 2493A, serial numbers start at 1001,so 2493 minus 1001 equals 1492)built at Pontiac Plant. I do not know if those red numbers were plant specific, used for years or just early on. There are no other examples of these numbers that have come to light. Surely there are more out there. We just need folks to check for them, and if they have them, document them with pictures. I hope you got pictures of your red numbers. I taped over mine when we painted the frame. They are done apparently with a template, in a really thick red paint. Mine were upside down, on the outside of the frame, under the right door. Here is a picture for reference. Jake, are yours here as well? Everybody check your truck for these when you get a chance. Thanks, GM
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