The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread

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Originally Posted by aerotruk63

New to me 63 has 526A as a paint code which is Cameo White according to my literature. Drivers side has a faded section between the bright molding that has a smidgin of red. The passenger side is Cameo White like the main body color. According to what I'm reading there was only a 2 tone of Cardinal Red for the R10 which I believe to be Corvair.
The plate also has a 4 digit paint number that has been X'd out interestingly enough.
Although it really would set off between the bright moldings to have it Cardinal Red , I don't think they ever came that way in the C series.
Your thoughts?
Still has the crayon markings on the firewall and the rear crossmember of the frame.
It's dinged and dented but retains much of it's originality.
Oh , and is Coll Pack A/C equipped although it was installed center for a colum shift and the truck is a four speed. They heated and contoured the shifter around the the A/C unit.

My 63 is the same color with red seat. I looked into the paint between the moldings in the data book. It spells it out in there that the only color ever used was white between the moldings and that white trucks were white or body color in this case with off white. It would have made sense to be black like the tailgate lettering in my opinion and have seen guys paint red in there also but its not correct.