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Old 12-03-2016, 12:29 AM   #1
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Best color on our trucks, in your opinion

IMO

Blazers: Hugger orange and white.

67-68 C/K Fleet: I lean to light blue and white for SWB. Even solid blue looks great. Light blue/white or hugger orange/white on a LWB.

Short step sides: Tuff to beat hugger orange. With white is great too. "Corvette yellow" (sorry don't know the labels) looks amazing also, though I don't think it's stock.

71-72 C/K Fleet: If I knew what I liked best on a SWB I might settle on a color. Two-tone "medium" blue/white or hugger orange/white for a LWB.

69-70 is somewhere in the mix. Black always deserves consideration.







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Old 12-03-2016, 12:38 AM   #2
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For me on the '67/'68 SWB trucks it's solid White....

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Old 12-03-2016, 12:53 AM   #3
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Re: Best color on our trucks, in your opinion

#1 hugger and white
#2 red white
#3 med bronze white
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67-68 551 Gold/526 Ivory
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Old 12-03-2016, 02:34 AM   #5
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Re: Best color on our trucks, in your opinion

Although mine is yellow and I plan to keep it yellow, I've seen some metallic copper ones I really like, as well as some of the darker blues.
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Old 12-03-2016, 02:52 AM   #6
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Re: Best color on our trucks, in your opinion

I think GM did a great job of picking colours for the 67 - 72s, and I like most of them. My favourites are Ochre/white two tone, Red/white two tone, and Dark Green/white two tone.
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Old 12-03-2016, 03:53 AM   #7
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Old 12-03-2016, 07:42 AM   #8
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All the two tone combos work for me on fleet sides and all red on steppers.
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Old 12-03-2016, 07:44 AM   #9
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Old 12-03-2016, 09:33 AM   #11
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Re: Best color on our trucks, in your opinion

The hardest thing for me to decide on my trucks is the color , Stock ? Stockish ? Or just go crazy using one of the extreme custom colors ?

You really can't beat a super straight black 67 , but they all look good with shiny new paint whatever the color !
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Old 12-03-2016, 02:55 PM   #12
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The hardest thing for me to decide on my trucks is the color , Stock ? Stockish ? Or just go crazy using one of the extreme custom colors ?

You really can't beat a super straight black 67 , but they all look good with shiny new paint whatever the color !

Exactly. I've been pondering color for 25 years now. At some point in the near future I have to settle. It likely won't be ochre/white two-tone like it was original, but two-tone deluxe remains an option. It's that or hugger/white two tone, or dark blue/white two tone. If it was one of the others described in the OP, then no problem.
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Old 12-04-2016, 01:30 AM   #13
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I'm a huge fan of the Medium Olive/White combo myself!
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I think black is the best...I thought mine was original black till I read the spid!
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My favorite is the color they left the factory with.
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While I'll never buy a new vehicle again that isn't black, my faves on these trucks are medium olive/white roof, followed closely by light yellow/white roof(my color).
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Old 12-03-2016, 03:49 PM   #19
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Hugger orange and white for me
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To me they pretty much all look great and i especially like the tow tones. If I had to pick it'd be Orange or Black and to me some colors are just better in two tone Like the yellow white and blue white combos.
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To me they pretty much all look great and i especially like the tow tones. If I had to pick it'd be Orange or Black and to me some colors are just better in two tone Like the yellow white and blue white combos.
Mine was white from the factory so that's the way it will stay, however the blue/white is a nice combo, especially on a short bed.
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Mine was white from the factory so that's the way it will stay, however the blue/white is a nice combo, especially on a short bed.
I tell you - White is growing on me. I like it
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Hey Ekliptix ...

Not to hi-jack my own thread but - what wax do you use? Thanks
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It would be easier to pick the bad ones...But I can't think of any
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Had both, Orange and Black for sure!!!
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