'65 4wd tires

[factorystock]

Nice truck to do a restoration on! Most 4x4's had a rough life. Most 4x4 1/2 ton came with the optional 6.50x 16 tire for extra ground clearance(6.70x15 standard(today 7.00x15). Some even have the very rare 7-17.5 tire (8-17.5 today) optional tire for the maximum ground clearance. 16" and 17.5" were common on goverment ordered 4x4's. The Fawn exterior paint is different from the interior medium fawn metallic all 1965 trucks had. The 65 Fawn exteror paint was used only in 1965. It is true there was a Desert beige (62-63) very similar but is a slightly different shade and has a different paint formula.The 64 Fawn color is very different and has a lot of white in it. The 64-65 light green is similar to the 66 light green, but is a shade off and also has a different paint formula.This is also true of the light blue. The 60-63 light blue is different than the 64-66 light blue and has different paint formula. I love to see restored original color trucks,there are many great forgotten colors covered in repaints.At shows, the torch reds and corvette yellows get a little boring.On some East coast assembly plants the firewall and door jambs were painted the interior color. Most most Midwest and all WestCoast assembly plant trucks, the firewall and door jambs were painted exterior color.

[justcuz]

Very good info, interesting about the breaks in the paint between factories too!