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Riveted1 · 10-10-2007, 01:13 AM

Got bored tonight and figured I'd see what the original color of my truck was. On the glove box sticker it says Paint: 4550AD. Did some searching, but couldn't find what I was looking for.... so figured I'd ask the gurus! Can anyone tell me what the original color was??

shifty · 10-10-2007, 01:36 AM

http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorli...truck-pg01.jpg

Riveted1 · 10-10-2007, 02:08 AM

Thanks for the reply Shifty, but am I missing something? I already looked at that chart and I do not see my paint code there.

syncrov69 · 10-10-2007, 07:08 AM

I think that's normally a 3 digit number in the lower or upper of a code column. If you have difficult show a picture of your Glove box sticker.

shifty · 10-10-2007, 03:39 PM

sorry, i should have included that ^^

Riveted1 · 10-10-2007, 07:21 PM

Well, here's a pick of my glove box sticker. Sorry for the crappy quality, but my camera sucks! See, right in the "Paint box" it says 4550AD...

dan42 · 10-10-2007, 07:31 PM

Cool - big window '67.

DavesRide · 10-10-2007, 07:59 PM

Hey Riveted1, are there any unpainted areas of your truck like the inside like the firewall under the dashor maybe outside the firewall. I can suggest that. The inside of glove box door does not count. Mine is grey like yours and the truck was blue as well as interior trim. Those codes are different from the aftermarket paint manufacturers and not the same as GM's codes. They might need to be crossed over if that is still possible being a chart from then and paint materials being made now. My truck has never been fully repainted so I did find my blue in the pic. Hope you find it, David.

ChevLoRay · 10-10-2007, 08:46 PM

Based on the VIN, that truck is the 5,728th built at St. Louis. Geeze, that's kinda cool.

Riveted1 · 10-10-2007, 09:08 PM

The P.O. did a pretty good job of covering up the old paint. Maybe once I pull some more stuff off I can find something that didn't get shot. I don't plan on painting it the factory color, but was just interested in the truck's history.

Still a little confused as to why that paint code isn't listed...

shifty · 10-10-2007, 09:27 PM

take two or three of the glovebox screws off the hinge and look at the color of the glovebox lid?

chipflyer · 10-10-2007, 09:30 PM

I am going to guess it was 2 tone yellow and white.

Jeff

Riveted1 · 10-11-2007, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chipflyer

I am going to guess it was 2 tone yellow and white.

Jeff

And is that just a shot in the dark? An educated guess?

chipflyer · 10-11-2007, 08:56 AM

Kind of an educated short in the dark guess

Autocolorlibrary.com shows in 68 that code 550 was two-2 tone, made up from basic color 81503 and 8290.
If you then go back and look at the 67 colors on that same site you will notice that 81503 is light yellow and 8290 is actually Ivory and not white. The basic colors wouldn't have changed and I don't think that the option code did either for that scheme between those 2 years.

Jeff

Riveted1 · 10-11-2007, 01:57 PM

But the paint code is 4550AD, not 550... I'm so confused!

LOL Why wouldn't this paint code be listed? And here I thought I was asking a simple question

67_C-30 · 10-10-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shifty

take two or three of the glovebox screws off the hinge and look at the color of the glovebox lid?

That won't work on a '67. The lids were factory silver inside and out, and the interior was painted a different color than the exterior most of the time. The best bet would be to pop the wipers off and take off the cowl.

Riveted1 · 10-10-2007, 11:37 PM

Cowl is off... P.O. painted that too!

shifty · 10-11-2007, 03:39 PM

In case you need to verify that, here is my glove box door:

http://satellitehead.com/gallery/dis...=66&fullsize=1

And '67 and '68 both had same green color on the paint sheet:

http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorli...truck-pg01.jpg

4503AA paint color = 503 for paint code = I got a green truck.

shifty · 10-11-2007, 03:40 PM

And every paint code I have on the four glove box doors at my house begins with the number '4' and ends with two letters, I think they're all AA and AD.

chipflyer · 10-11-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

And every paint code I have on the four glove box doors at my house begins with the number '4' and ends with two letters, I think they're all AA and AD.

And here is one that starts with a 1 and also one that has just the 3 numbers. I could show examples of real labels from 67-72 from the same or different factories that are done several ways, again not sure why some are 3 digit and some aren't.

Jeff

10-10-2007, 01:13 AM	#1
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Paint Code? Got bored tonight and figured I'd see what the original color of my truck was. On the glove box sticker it says Paint: 4550AD. Did some searching, but couldn't find what I was looking for.... so figured I'd ask the gurus! Can anyone tell me what the original color was?? __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

10-10-2007, 01:36 AM	#2
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Re: Paint Code? http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorli...truck-pg01.jpg __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

10-10-2007, 02:08 AM	#3
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Paint Code? Thanks for the reply Shifty, but am I missing something? I already looked at that chart and I do not see my paint code there. __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

10-10-2007, 07:08 AM	#4
syncrov69 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Laval, Québec, Canada Posts: 175	Re: Paint Code? I think that's normally a 3 digit number in the lower or upper of a code column. If you have difficult show a picture of your Glove box sticker. __________________ '71 Custom/10 Deluxe LWB '71 Custom/30 Deluxe Dually

10-10-2007, 03:39 PM	#5
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Re: Paint Code? sorry, i should have included that ^^ __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

10-10-2007, 07:21 PM	#6
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Paint Code? Well, here's a pick of my glove box sticker. Sorry for the crappy quality, but my camera sucks! See, right in the "Paint box" it says 4550AD... Attached Images __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

10-10-2007, 07:31 PM	#7
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Paint Code? Cool - big window '67. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

10-10-2007, 07:59 PM	#8
DavesRide Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Garageless, Missouri Posts: 408	Re: Paint Code? Hey Riveted1, are there any unpainted areas of your truck like the inside like the firewall under the dashor maybe outside the firewall. I can suggest that. The inside of glove box door does not count. Mine is grey like yours and the truck was blue as well as interior trim. Those codes are different from the aftermarket paint manufacturers and not the same as GM's codes. They might need to be crossed over if that is still possible being a chart from then and paint materials being made now. My truck has never been fully repainted so I did find my blue in the pic. Hope you find it, David. __________________ R.I.P ESLL Even as the body dies the spirit lives on in the people you touched Last edited by DavesRide; 10-10-2007 at 08:06 PM.

10-10-2007, 08:46 PM	#9
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Paint Code? Based on the VIN, that truck is the 5,728th built at St. Louis. Geeze, that's kinda cool. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

10-10-2007, 09:08 PM	#10
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Paint Code? The P.O. did a pretty good job of covering up the old paint. Maybe once I pull some more stuff off I can find something that didn't get shot. I don't plan on painting it the factory color, but was just interested in the truck's history. Still a little confused as to why that paint code isn't listed... __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

10-10-2007, 09:27 PM	#11
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Re: Paint Code? take two or three of the glovebox screws off the hinge and look at the color of the glovebox lid? __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

10-10-2007, 09:30 PM	#12
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Re: Paint Code? I am going to guess it was 2 tone yellow and white. Jeff __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241. Last edited by chipflyer; 10-10-2007 at 09:32 PM.

10-11-2007, 08:56 AM	#14
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Re: Paint Code? Kind of an educated short in the dark guess Autocolorlibrary.com shows in 68 that code 550 was two-2 tone, made up from basic color 81503 and 8290. If you then go back and look at the 67 colors on that same site you will notice that 81503 is light yellow and 8290 is actually Ivory and not white. The basic colors wouldn't have changed and I don't think that the option code did either for that scheme between those 2 years. Jeff __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

10-11-2007, 01:57 PM	#15
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Paint Code? But the paint code is 4550AD, not 550... I'm so confused! LOL Why wouldn't this paint code be listed? And here I thought I was asking a simple question __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

10-10-2007, 11:37 PM	#17
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Paint Code? Cowl is off... P.O. painted that too! __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado



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10-11-2007, 03:39 PM	#18
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Re: Paint Code? In case you need to verify that, here is my glove box door: http://satellitehead.com/gallery/dis...=66&fullsize=1 And '67 and '68 both had same green color on the paint sheet: http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorli...truck-pg01.jpg 4503AA paint color = 503 for paint code = I got a green truck. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

10-11-2007, 03:40 PM	#19
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Re: Paint Code? And every paint code I have on the four glove box doors at my house begins with the number '4' and ends with two letters, I think they're all AA and AD. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

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