55.2-59 Paint color and lettering question - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

55Trucker · 08-12-2021, 02:02 PM

Hi all. A few questions:

1) Were the letters CHEVROLET on the tailgate always painted (off) white?
2) When these letters were painted white, was the "white" the same color as the interior white (I believe that was Sand Beige (Dupont color 93-57821))?
3) When was the window area of the cab painted white, for which RPOs? And is this white the same as 1 and 2 above?

Thank you!

**mr48chev** · 08-12-2021, 04:17 PM

I'm thinking from this it may be Bombay Ivory Scroll down to what should be page 102 https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...2nd-Series.pdf

55Trucker · 08-13-2021, 10:58 AM

Thank you, I forgot about this reference. Bombay Ivory is it for my Commercial Red truck.

**mr48chev** · 08-13-2021, 12:56 PM

The GM Heritage archives should be the first source for folks to go to looking for specs or oem info on their trucks.

08-12-2021, 02:02 PM	#1
55Trucker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Otisfield, ME Posts: 29	Paint color and lettering question Hi all. A few questions: 1) Were the letters CHEVROLET on the tailgate always painted (off) white? 2) When these letters were painted white, was the "white" the same color as the interior white (I believe that was Sand Beige (Dupont color 93-57821))? 3) When was the window area of the cab painted white, for which RPOs? And is this white the same as 1 and 2 above? Thank you!

08-12-2021, 04:17 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,718	Re: Paint color and lettering question I'm thinking from this it may be Bombay Ivory Scroll down to what should be page 102 https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...2nd-Series.pdf __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

08-13-2021, 10:58 AM	#3
55Trucker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Otisfield, ME Posts: 29	Re: Paint color and lettering question Thank you, I forgot about this reference. Bombay Ivory is it for my Commercial Red truck.

08-13-2021, 12:56 PM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,718	Re: Paint color and lettering question The GM Heritage archives should be the first source for folks to go to looking for specs or oem info on their trucks. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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