color... wheatland or ochre - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**yote1234** · 02-02-2013, 12:37 PM

can any one tell me why the factory brouchure advertizes wheatland yellow as a color and not the ochre as i have seen on the spids? was this a discontinued color? my investigation has a code 519 for wheatland and 511 for ochre. again...factory has no ochre? strange.

SS Tim · 02-02-2013, 03:57 PM

Not sure exactly what your concern is but the paint colors have a number of different names over the years. There are trade names and sales names often changing at a whim in ad copy.

The 519 "School Bus Yellow" has been around forever and is commonly known as trade names "Yellow Orange" and "Deep Yellow". In 72 for example its Chevrolet sales name was "Wheatland Yellow".

The 511 color your truck is "Ochre" as its trade name. In 72 its Chevrolet sales name was "Spanish Gold".

As with ANY RPO Code option the description while helpful is not the true definer of an option. Always use the code number. Paint codes in general tell us a lot on what color(s) and how a truck was painted from the factory.
These two colors, generally, will be listed in the SPID descriptions as DARK YELLOW and OCHRE their trade names. SPIDs used trade names to avoid the confusion and ambiguity of sales names.

**jocko** · 02-02-2013, 04:08 PM

yep, you're a true 511 ochre kinda guy Dave. I always thought that ochre and wheatland yellow were synonymous, personally. One the brochure name and one the SPID name, but it appears I have had the wrong info on wheatland. Yours is definitely 511 ochre though.

Sicklajoie · 02-02-2013, 05:00 PM

This is Wheatland Yellow.
This is also my truck.

Bishops Trucks · 02-02-2013, 05:28 PM

I would have to agree, yours is definately Ochre.

SS Tim · 02-02-2013, 05:37 PM

Sorry guys still a little tired, been a long or is it a short night? Anyway.... the dog is now home again and crashed on my bed.

Here is a notated sales brochure that will help some with similar questions. However these are solid codes and any two-tone will have a different number.

**yote1234** · 02-02-2013, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SS Tim

Not sure exactly what your concern is but the paint colors have a number of different names over the years. There are trade names and sales names often changing at a whim in ad copy.

The 519 "School Bus Yellow" has been around forever and is commonly known as trade names "Yellow Orange" and "Deep Yellow". In 72 for example its Chevrolet sales name was "Wheatland Yellow".

The 511 color your truck is "Ochre" as its trade name. In 72 its Chevrolet sales name was "Spanish Gold".

thx for reply...
i like the weatland .

As with ANY RPO Code option the description while helpful is not the true definer of an option. Always use the code number. Paint codes in general tell us a lot on what color(s) and how a truck was painted from the factory.
These two colors, generally, will be listed in the SPID descriptions as DARK YELLOW and OCHRE their trade names. SPIDs used trade names to avoid the confusion and ambiguity of sales names.

thx for reply..

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Originally Posted by jocko

yep, you're a true 511 ochre kinda guy Dave. I always thought that ochre and wheatland yellow were synonymous, personally. One the brochure name and one the SPID name, but it appears I have had the wrong info on wheatland. Yours is definitely 511 ochre though.

yea. wish it was weatland, but i have never seen one painted weatland?
hea! just fired up the truck! tight! and smooth!

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Originally Posted by Sicklajoie

This is Wheatland Yellow.
This is also my truck.

i really like your weatland!!!! thats the color i would choose when it becomes time for a restoration. thx,dave

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Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

I would have to agree, yours is definately Ochre.

thx,sir..

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Originally Posted by SS Tim

Sorry guys still a little tired, been a long or is it a short night? Anyway.... the dog is now home again and crashed on my bed.

Here is a notated sales brochure that will help some with similar questions. However these are solid codes and any two-tone will have a different number.

i thank you ...

**jocko** · 02-03-2013, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by yote1234

just fired up the truck! tight! and smooth!

Get outta town! So it DOES actually have a crankshaft in it... You'll have to tell Ken, he'll wet his pants.

Scott>72-GMC · 02-02-2013, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SS Tim

Sorry guys still a little tired, been a long or is it a short night? Anyway.... the dog is now home again and crashed on my bed.

Here is a notated sales brochure that will help some with similar questions. However these are solid codes and any two-tone will have a different number.

What is the name of the color blue (510) I can't quite make it out
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**special-K** · 02-03-2013, 11:54 AM

Wheatland was also called Dark Yellow. While it was offered s a standard selection in '72,it's a mainstay on the fleet paint program. The same as Tangiers Orange is actually Omaha Orange in the fleet program

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What is the name of the color blue (510) I can't quite make it out
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510 is Hawaiian Blue/Medium Blue and 523 is Mariner Blue/Dark Blue.

Fldawg · 02-03-2013, 01:39 PM

Wheatland yellow is what we use when we repair our schoolbuses

**yote1234** · 02-03-2013, 02:56 PM

[quote=jocko;5863920]Get outta town! So it DOES actually have a crankshaft in it... You'll have to tell Ken, he'll wet his pants.[/QUOT
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hes sir.. purrrrrs! look at my latest post. "72 short super big block"

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Originally Posted by special-K

Wheatland was also called Dark Yellow. While it was offered s a standard selection in '72,it's a mainstay on the fleet paint program. The same as Tangiers Orange is actually Omaha Orange in the fleet program

kool. i have never seen wheatland on a 72? thx

510 is Hawaiian Blue/Medium Blue and 523 is Mariner Blue/Dark Blue.

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Originally Posted by Fldawg

Wheatland yellow is what we use when we repair our schoolbuses

thx,dave

SS Tim · 02-03-2013, 07:49 PM

Dave, As much as I like Dark (schoolbus, wheatland) Yellow, your truck if restored should go back to it's original Ochre color. It is not that I like Ochre but the fact that you have a very complete original truck that jocko has spent countless emails fretting over. Seen a lot of pictures and it is a very nice truck and worth going the extra mile to return to "as built". You don't see many solid Cheyenne Supers much less SWB and BB too.

**yote1234** · 02-03-2013, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SS Tim

Dave, As much as I like Dark (schoolbus, wheatland) Yellow, your truck if restored should go back to it's original Ochre color. It is not that I like Ochre but the fact that you have a very complete original truck that jocko has spent countless emails fretting over. Seen a lot of pictures and it is a very nice truck and worth going the extra mile to return to "as built". You don't see many solid Cheyenne Supers much less SWB and BB too.

i know the best thing to do is stay with ochre. it would be better for overall value. im having a hard time with this! you are right! im not sure yet which way i will go. i have time before i restore it. so... i will give it alot of thought. but again... your right! thx,dave

SS Tim · 02-03-2013, 09:26 PM

Here is a polished up Ochre (Joe's Junk) to give a good idea what they looked like new. The chrome upper and lower trim helps to brighten the color.

**yote1234** · 02-03-2013, 09:48 PM

that does look good !!! decisions.....decisions,......

da-burb · 02-03-2013, 10:30 PM

uh-hem OCHRE rules! but it is your truck to do with as you please. If it were mine I would make it ochre and white with white roof and white in between the moldings.

**leddzepp** · 02-03-2013, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by da-burb

uh-hem OCHRE rules! but it is your truck to do with as you please. If it were mine I would make it ochre and white with white roof and white in between the moldings.

X 1000

**yote1234** · 02-04-2013, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by da-burb

uh-hem OCHRE rules! but it is your truck to do with as you please. If it were mine I would make it ochre and white with white roof and white in between the moldings.

im sure thats what i will end up with... i like that look...

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Originally Posted by leddzepp

X 1000

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**Joesjunk** · 02-04-2013, 06:56 PM

Does it still have the factory paint on it? If so it will polish up to look like new. Here is more of mine with original paint

nobolt · 02-04-2013, 07:08 PM

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What is the name of the color blue (510) I can't quite make it out

medium blue aka hawaiian blue

**yote1234** · 02-04-2013, 08:18 PM

WOW! joesjunk. yours looks great. mine has some factory primer shown in spots. but think i will clean it up and buff it out first. dave

Bishops Trucks · 02-04-2013, 09:18 PM

Ochre is a love it or hate it relationship. It took ahile to grow on me.

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**yote1234** · 02-04-2013, 09:38 PM

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Ochre is a love it or hate it relationship. It took ahile to grow on me.

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one thing i have figured out! the ochre color looks great in the sunlight. but "different at night!"

eazzrider · 02-04-2013, 10:10 PM

Here's my ochre. Also with original paint and 58,000 miles.

02-02-2013, 12:37 PM	#1
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,379	color... wheatland or ochre can any one tell me why the factory brouchure advertizes wheatland yellow as a color and not the ochre as i have seen on the spids? was this a discontinued color? my investigation has a code 519 for wheatland and 511 for ochre. again...factory has no ochre? strange. __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1951 -3100 5 window short bed 4sp 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

02-02-2013, 03:57 PM	#2
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Not sure exactly what your concern is but the paint colors have a number of different names over the years. There are trade names and sales names often changing at a whim in ad copy. The 519 "School Bus Yellow" has been around forever and is commonly known as trade names "Yellow Orange" and "Deep Yellow". In 72 for example its Chevrolet sales name was "Wheatland Yellow". The 511 color your truck is "Ochre" as its trade name. In 72 its Chevrolet sales name was "Spanish Gold". As with ANY RPO Code option the description while helpful is not the true definer of an option. Always use the code number. Paint codes in general tell us a lot on what color(s) and how a truck was painted from the factory. These two colors, generally, will be listed in the SPID descriptions as DARK YELLOW and OCHRE their trade names. SPIDs used trade names to avoid the confusion and ambiguity of sales names. Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban Last edited by SS Tim; 02-02-2013 at 04:23 PM. Reason: add image

02-02-2013, 04:08 PM	#3
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,976	Re: color... wheatland or ochre yep, you're a true 511 ochre kinda guy Dave. I always thought that ochre and wheatland yellow were synonymous, personally. One the brochure name and one the SPID name, but it appears I have had the wrong info on wheatland. Yours is definitely 511 ochre though.

02-02-2013, 05:00 PM	#4
Sicklajoie The Niner Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Broad Brook, CT Posts: 2,498	Re: color... wheatland or ochre This is Wheatland Yellow. This is also my truck. __________________ "A good racer is one whose head is in communication with his balls." - Richie Evans 1970 C/20 - 402/TH400/3.54s - 74K miles 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 - Wheatland Yellow Niner Progression Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=697183 Classic Trucks article: https://www.motortrend.com/features/...et-c20-driven/

02-02-2013, 05:28 PM	#5
Bishops Trucks KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Va. Posts: 5,731	Re: color... wheatland or ochre I would have to agree, yours is definately Ochre. __________________ JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 Father/Son Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER"

02-02-2013, 05:37 PM	#6
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Sorry guys still a little tired, been a long or is it a short night? Anyway.... the dog is now home again and crashed on my bed. Here is a notated sales brochure that will help some with similar questions. However these are solid codes and any two-tone will have a different number. Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban

02-03-2013, 01:39 PM	#11
Fldawg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lynn Haven Florida Posts: 1,019	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Wheatland yellow is what we use when we repair our schoolbuses

02-03-2013, 07:49 PM	#13
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Dave, As much as I like Dark (schoolbus, wheatland) Yellow, your truck if restored should go back to it's original Ochre color. It is not that I like Ochre but the fact that you have a very complete original truck that jocko has spent countless emails fretting over. Seen a lot of pictures and it is a very nice truck and worth going the extra mile to return to "as built". You don't see many solid Cheyenne Supers much less SWB and BB too. __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban

02-03-2013, 09:26 PM	#15
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Here is a polished up Ochre (Joe's Junk) to give a good idea what they looked like new. The chrome upper and lower trim helps to brighten the color. Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban

02-03-2013, 09:48 PM	#16
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,379	Re: color... wheatland or ochre that does look good !!! decisions.....decisions,...... __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1951 -3100 5 window short bed 4sp 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

02-03-2013, 10:30 PM	#17
da-burb "Ochre Ogre" Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Springfield, MN Posts: 3,558	Re: color... wheatland or ochre uh-hem OCHRE rules! but it is your truck to do with as you please. If it were mine I would make it ochre and white with white roof and white in between the moldings. __________________ Bowtie Truck Stop Inc. Mid-West GM Truck Restoration Parts Supplier Your Key Parts, Auto Metal Direct, Dynacorn, and Goodmark dealer. like us @ www.facebook.com/BowtieTruckStop 1971 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1971 K-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 K-20 Suburban (Yellow- that just aint right!) Springfield, Minnesota 56087

02-04-2013, 06:56 PM	#20
Joesjunk Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Independence MO. Posts: 7,702	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Does it still have the factory paint on it? If so it will polish up to look like new. Here is more of mine with original paint Attached Images __________________ 72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale

02-04-2013, 08:18 PM	#22
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,379	Re: color... wheatland or ochre WOW! joesjunk. yours looks great. mine has some factory primer shown in spots. but think i will clean it up and buff it out first. dave __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1951 -3100 5 window short bed 4sp 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

02-04-2013, 09:18 PM	#23
Bishops Trucks KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Va. Posts: 5,731	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Ochre is a love it or hate it relationship. It took ahile to grow on me. __________________ JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 Father/Son Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER"

02-04-2013, 10:10 PM	#25
eazzrider Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: OK Posts: 9	Re: color... wheatland or ochre Here's my ochre. Also with original paint and 58,000 miles. Attached Images



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