Rarest Paint Color?

[1968bigblock]

Has any member seen Purple 1969 Pickups ? This truck has been painted once , but still has the original paint inside the cab and firewall etc in excellent condition. I believe they were strictly Canadian trucks only in 1969. The glove box label says only "Special Paint".

[special-K]

COOL!!!! I`m not sure if I`ve seen that one or not.Your trucks up north had some special paint colors we`ve never had down here.I love seeing them.Thanks and welcome from Maryland.

[Southpa]

I haven't seen any "dark bronze irridescent" for 1970 GMCs, my truck's original color. A dark chocolate brown with fine metalflake, white skirts and roof w/ lower trim package. It was chevy orange when I got it and have since painted it "hugger" (from 1971 code chart, aka red orange from 1970 chart). Funny, the options list reads dark bronze irrid. while the chart says dark bronze poly, any difference?

[UltraBlue71]

My daughter wants her s-10 painted pink, maybe I'll go for ice coral pink, or better yet I'll dump a little red in the gallon of white I have sitting aroung and do a custom shade!

[fbird68]

Originally Posted by HeavyD

Ladies and gents, OH! GREEN. And yes, it is very loud in person. Hopefully this summer I can fix this thing.

Heavy D,
I bought a Lime Green Ploy 71 customC10 just like that one out of Regina not long ago. I just picked up all the parts to fix the usual rust on it. I hope to be driving mine this summer sometime as well.
Good luck with yours.

Richard

[Daves72'GMC]

I've got dark green and white on my 72'gmc

[68SWB4x4]

my 68 gmc suburban k10 is 50th colors but on a gmc glovebox says special paint.

Anyone else seen the 50th paint on a GMC?

[Arrington01]

Here are some more pic of the blue truck on previous pages, I bought this truck from original owner i did not do anything to the paint.

[nicolas72gmc]

Originally Posted by 68 50th

Thanks OrangeCrush1970;
The wheels aren't real ralley's, they are widened 90's 8-lug steel wheels.
I like the looks of ralley's but for an 8-lug truck this was the closest I could get.

First off, I love your truck. Secondly, who came up with the name for the color of your truck? Grapefruit are pink!!! Just curious. lol

[Camper Power]

QUOTE=1968bigblock;3254478]Has any member seen Purple 1969 Pickups ? This truck has been painted once , but still has the original paint inside the cab and firewall etc in excellent condition. I believe they were strictly Canadian trucks only in 1969. The glove box label says only "Special Paint".



[/QUOTE]

They had it in 1970 as well. its a two owner, the guy bought it in the late 70s, and its the original paint. i remember my old boss at a body shop i used to work at told me about them coming from the factory purple, i didnt believe him till it showed up in auto class.

[XXL]

Canada also had pink.


... whoops. Already mentioned on the first page.

[1971 GMC SHORTY]

Originally Posted by Arrington01

Here are some more pic of the blue truck on previous pages, I bought this truck from original owner i did not do anything to the paint.

Very Sweet SWB ya have there

[68C10withA396]

What about the "butter nut yellow" paint? That is the OG color on mine but now it's primer black. I like mine with no shine....for now

[70c10-08]

personally i think u could order your new 67-72 in any gm color but u had 2 ask the dealer for the specific color cause if someone wanted a C/10 but really liked the color of an olds or pontiac the dealer could have special ordered you a C/10 painted an olds or any gm color ive heard of it being done before but it was on a car

[GMC406]

Originally Posted by Southpa

I haven't seen any "dark bronze irridescent" for 1970 GMCs, my truck's original color. A dark chocolate brown with fine metalflake, white skirts and roof w/ lower trim package. It was chevy orange when I got it and have since painted it "hugger" (from 1971 code chart, aka red orange from 1970 chart). Funny, the options list reads dark bronze irrid. while the chart says dark bronze poly, any difference?

Is this the bronze you were talking about? Places you can still find new paint it is a lil brighter and has some metal flake

[Wildstreak]

anyone have a picture of the medium blue poly, it was my suburbans original color, but had been painted green. I was going to keep it green but am interested in seeing the original color.

[Ozark Tim]

Wow! Lots of neat stuff here.
I have seen many of these trucks and alot of the colors but never can say that I have seen the lime green, the pink or the purple's in factory paint jobs.
Here is my only current truck with Specuial paint listed on the SPID.
I was going to say the rarest is Med. Olive w/ White top, but I think that everyone gets that joke! LOL
My favorite color is the Dark olive and Med. olive combo on 72 Cheyenne Supers witht he wood grain but my wife says the only one I own with a nice color is this one.
I tell you something I rarely see is all white trucks around Missouri, but maybe that is b/c they were mostly commercial and abused.
Nice stuff everyone!

[purewhitemp5]

Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

The 1969 only maroon seems rare, and I have only seen this yellow on a couple of other trucks.

I have a 68 that was originally maroon , as for the yellow if you came out to Delaware all the old state DOT Chevy pickups were that color. I have seen quite a few in the jyards when i was a teenager they had 22 of them lined up in a row all step sides accept for 3 blazers and a suburban.

[roger0080]

Hey 68SWB4x4, what is the number on the top of your spid there? It looks like "F71215" but usually it is an all numeric number. Could you take a look-see and see what it _really_ is? It may just be the picture not real clear there. I'm just really curious there....

[bdmcgee]

I've never seen another WHITE GMC 69 Stepside, but I'm sure it's just a North Coast thing. White tends to show the winter sludge too much, eh? But, for all I know; it's the most common color?

[68SWB4x4]

Originally Posted by roger0080

Hey 68SWB4x4, what is the number on the top of your spid there? It looks like "F71215" but usually it is an all numeric number. Could you take a look-see and see what it _really_ is? It may just be the picture not real clear there. I'm just really curious there....

It definitely says F71215 I didn't know that was odd. I just looked at my truck's SPID and that's what it reads. to double check i checked the orignal build sheet to make sure and it also reads F71215.

[Mayo]

Does anyone have any pictures of a 68 with paint code 553 Silver/Off White?

[Rack Man]

Here's the only pic I have of my 67 3/4 ton CST (circa 1981)....with original Vermillion Poly paint.....I don't see that color very often....

[BADPURPLE70CHEVY]

Thought id post mine. Its not factory but i love it.................

[396C20]

Here's a pic of my friends 70 Dark Bronze Poly. In person the color is a tad more purple, kinda has an orange tint in this pic.