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Would it not be nice to combine these unrestored trucks along with GM books and other GM literature, to go through all the numbers to see how things changed over the years. What was painted which colors or left bare. Why the part numbers change and what was the change. Although mine is slightly altered, although in no way original, I like to try and preserve the original content at the same time. The original black floors in the bed was something I came across as of late. How exactly are they painted is my present search. I was told they came with a protective wax paper that protected the finish during shipping and that the paper was caught between the wood and bed strips on the box sides.
Black was the factory color on the mirror heads in 63 yet all the NOS mirror heads I've come across are Cameo White.
Interesting tid bits like this help to evaluate the unmolested claim.
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Sitting behind that steering wheel must make you feel like it’s 1965 all over again. That instrument panel looks like brand new.

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hey mark! hows it going.. yea,.driving this truck makes me feel like a kid again. last owner told me this truck was all original. with one repaint. all numbers match. ect. it is a basic truck... infact i think i'll nick name it "jane" for plane jane. only options were power steering,short wide bed,beltline trim and comfort interior.
cant wait till it cools down so i can use it as a daily driver...
ps. great book!

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Well, the Suburban I just picked up earlier this year I think qualifies for this thread (in an unrestored sense), even though it was a farm truck for all of it's life and went on a lot of hunting trips (all the scars to prove it:lol:), it only has 113,000 miles and I bought from the original owners son. It has been sitting since 1992.
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It also still has the same plates it left the dealer with (I was able to scrape the later stickers off and get to the first one!)
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Red primer all over compared to the black fenders and hoods of later years. Body color under the hood?

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The firewall is white and the hood has been re-painted at some point. That is why it is red primer instead of black, forgot to mention that.

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Cort, our trucks have a little something in common. Mine was an original unmolested 133,000 mile truck and I bought it from the original owners son. I chose to not leave it as is and it's going through a complete frame off rebuild. Stock looking on the outside but with some modern comfort and driveability.
This is how it looked the day I bought it.

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oem4me, I really like the fleetside that you posted. I have the exact same rear bumper. Yours is actually the first one, besides my own, I have ever seen. Mines not looking as good as yours though. Has quite a bit of rust damage. Any idea where I could find a replacement?

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That's great man. That truck looks super straight!

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I have seen a few others over the years. No idea where to find a matching replacement at this point in time, other than the standard online searches.
I must add that though this style of wrap-around bumper may be great for body protection, it's a full three to four person job to install one without scratching up the sides of the fenders. If you look closely at the pictures below, you can see evidence of that. That paint damage was done by either the PO or the original installer. Aaarrgh!
Also, do you still have the rubber pieces that go between the body and the bumper? They are not available anywhere, as far as I know.

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don't that just piss ya right off?! And here I was thinking your truck was perfect oem4me! (just kidding of course - it IS perfect)

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I bought this 63 recently for parts, it too has a fawn firewall on a red truck. judging by the original grease pen marker I would say it came that way from the factory

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oops forgot the pics

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NIce truck 63 + 64 bowties, what size engine does it have?

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I bought mine pretty original (even the tinworm) six years ago. Never been into concours restoration and I ain't got the money or the skills; so I keep it pretty much "as is" to the despair of all the polishers at the car shows I sometimes go to.

This is as it arrived at my house in 2005......

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.... since then it's been used for what God intended it for....

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..... but about three years ago the fenders and door bottoms got beyond what was acceptable to the annual roadworthiness test (known as the MOT test) over here in the UK. So I sent it up to a friend who specialises in old American stuff;

http://www.bryansrestorations.com/


.... and he fixed it up to look pretty much how it is but without the rust. Not "rat-rod", but something like a 48 year old GMC would look. Only thing that does now look slightly out of place is the new seat cover, but that's not too bad.

Link here to slideshow;

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...t=aef656e3.pbw

I won't claim for one moment that the paint's a perfect match but it passes casual inspection, even friends who know the truck have overlooked the missing rust!


Three years on the bed's nicely weathered, I give it a coat of teak oil twice a year, and the truck's still running fine. That's how I like it; a restoration would remove all of its character.

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anymore ???

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93000 miles, not pristine but pretty much untouched. I picked it up from a guy that purchased it from the original owner's family after he had passed away. It was owned by the second guy for a year. Originally purchased in Bountiful, UT which is 5 miles from where it resides today.

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Lota great looking trucks

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66 327 engines are alpine green 283 are gray the fawn firewalls i think came from atlanta plant i know st louis fremont and janesville had body color firewall . i do not know if baltimore and flint had fawn walls anybody have trucks built there?

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this is a 60000 mile original repainted in 82 calif. truck

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nice !!!!!

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My Goldilocks was very original before it was taken apart. From what I can tell it was repainted once many years ago but other than that there were no modifications. Still had the original wood in the bed, the original seat in very good shape, all of the original hub caps, original 250/3 speed, original AM radio, and the nicest aluminum grill I've ever seen! Sure would have been nice to have found it back when it was still together!


That green longbed above is awesome! What's up with the grill, is that a shadow or is the mesh painted black? I like that look whatever it is...
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Found some grease pencil markings on the firewall of the 61. Have a couple more to take also. Also found some on the rear bumper brackets

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Did the GMC's really come with orange upper a-arms and springs?

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It's just a PR picture to call attention to the springs & A-arms as well the frame being light blue instead of black....Vernski:lol:

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Found this GM parts number stamped on a 61 SB fleetside driver side bumper bracket. Never seen the GM part # displayed before.

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Hi all,

Just joined the site and found this thread. Love the original trucks! Thought I'd show you my 65. Inherited this from my wife's uncle, it's only had a bath for the pics. He was a mechanic, and this was his shop truck. Pulled this out of his garage which had been closed down for years, last inspection in the window shows 1973. Low 70's showing on the clock.

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that's so cool! love the story behind it as well :chevy:

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Hey Dan, Im glad you were able to locate us. My directions aren't always the best. Great forum and great group of guys here. Awesome looking truck too by the way.

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Thanks Jon,

I'm glad you called the other day and pointed me towards this site. I've been doing a lot of searching and have learned a lot already.

thanks for the complement!

Here's a front end shot.

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About the firewall color: Atlanta built trucks had fawn colored firewalls. That black/white 1965 Custom Cab is one I built back in 2000. I've since owned another 1965 Custom cab that also had the fawn firewall. My current '66 project is a Baltimore built unit and firewall is body color. Mike, do you have any factory literature showing that the 327's were green? I know they were and still have my original green valve covers with the "High Torque 327" decal. But I'm sure I'll have a hard time trying to convince people at shows that the motor is supposed to be green. When I was showing my '65, people used to tell me that I did a great job on the restoration, but the 283 was supposed to be orange, not gray!
Joshua

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Welcome to the forum. What an amazing example. I'm glad you were able to obtain it, and hope it provides years of enjoyment.

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The 3 66 LWBs i had, have had the body color firewalls. One is from St Louis and 2 from Flint. One from Flint had a green 327. Other 2 had 6xrs.

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Hello, and glad you came by. Stick around, we need ya!
I love to see a good basic truck like yours, still looking like a basic truck. The stock configured jobs are greatly outnumbered on this site, so it's cool to see another one make it to the board. Personally, I'm finding the plain-janers more and more attractive lately. There is something about the absolute total absence of bling that makes them beyond cool. Anyway, post up some more pics of the rest of the truck, we'd love to see 'um.

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First let me say I love the truck in your avatar! I can see the stock trucks are in the minority here, and I really like the 60-66 models all dolled up with chrome. But for me and this truck I'm gonna resist the urge and leave it plain. Seeing one like yours reinforces that notion for me.

Sorry, I really don't have many more pics other than these.

The first one is my youngest and myself stopping for and ice-cream about a 2 1/2 hr. drive from home, second is the 230 in all its glory, third the dash where you can see how nice the floor mat is, and lastly the seat which is in great shape too.

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Plainred65, that is an amazing truck!! Welcome to the forum!! I really like the low option trucks as well since the truck that got me into 64-66 C10s was plain with only heavy duty springs and a 292 as extras. Hope to see more of you and your truck, we need more of your type around here!
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Amazing job on the 65! Another reason for me to leave mine bare bones, your truck is just plain awesome!

Dan

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Plainred65: what tires do you have? Very nice stock truck you have there. Resist the urge to chrome!

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They are Daytons, biased belted, I have the slip and forget when they were purchased, maybe late 70's, but they were on it when I pulled it out of hibernation.

The urge is strong, but I think I can hold out!