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Old 05-22-2016, 01:28 PM   #6
SS Tim
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Re: Need help deciphering this SPID

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Originally Posted by Graham57a View Post
Thanks Tim, I really appreciate it. Next question, what would the original paint scheme look like? The owner's son swears that the roof was painted white but I don't see any paint divider tabs on the cab. Granted it has been blasted and put in epoxy so it's possible that whoever did the body work cut them off. The paint code on the SPID 4555AD Saddle/Off White sounds like it should be saddle and then white below the trim but this is my first 68 that was a factory two tone.
The 555 defines the colors and scheme. The description is listing the primary then secondary color. Your truck was painted overall 525 Saddle Tan poly/metallic with a 526 Ivory roof in the conventional two-tone pattern.


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Also assuming this is the factory interior scheme? The seat looks almost factory but slightly different then the one in the picture, hard to tell if it's been recovered or not
That medium duty truck brochure picture is very close. However that seat cover is clearly a replacement probably done by a local trimmer. Here is a picture of an original black seat cover. While I am positive I have clear example of the fabric I don't have time to hunt them down this morning in the wilds of my files.

But vectorit
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/member.php?u=32944
Has done a lot of research in restoring his "grew up in" 68 Suburban and as I recall there are a lot of good, helpful trim pictures in his threads.
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