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View Poll Results: What is the original color of your 1972 C/K truck | |||
Black - Midnight 500 |
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7 | 11.86% |
Red - Crimson 514 |
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5 | 8.47% |
Orange - Tangier 516 |
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4 | 6.78% |
Orange - Firebolt 524 |
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3 | 5.08% |
White - Frost 521 |
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8 | 13.56% |
Green - Meadow 518 |
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4 | 6.78% |
Green - Glenwood 505 |
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2 | 3.39% |
Green - Spruce 506 |
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1 | 1.69% |
Green - Willow 504 |
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6 | 10.17% |
Yellow - Wheatland 519 |
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2 | 3.39% |
Yellow - Grapefruit 525 |
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1 | 1.69% |
Blue - Hawaiian 510 |
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11 | 18.64% |
Blue - Mariner523 |
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2 | 3.39% |
Bronze - Classic 522 |
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6 | 10.17% |
Gold - Spanish (Ochre) 511 |
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4 | 6.78% |
*Special Paint Option* |
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3 | 5.08% |
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POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Poll to gauge the most and least popular/common OEM color for your 1972 C/K series truck.
Please select your original "main" color. For instance, if you have a two-tone Red/White, you select the appropriate RED. Options are those listed in dealer literature and description doesn't match the SPID! And there's an "other" category specific for "Special Paint". You may also enter multiple selections to reflect other 1972 trucks you've owned. This is only for 1972, no offense, but it's what color variation information that I have. Perhaps others can create a similar Poll for other years. *EDIT - GM Regularly used varying/inconsistent names for colors, just like numerous other inconsistencies found from assembly plant. There's the "official" color name, then their's the simplified name. i.e. Medium Blue - Hawaiian.
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'72 C10 Cheyenne SWB North Carolina truck for 50 years, 72k original miles, Medium/Hawaiian Blue, 3 owners - one for 40 years, garaged kept, original: sheetmetal, undercarriage, moldings, glass * * * New - engine rebuild at 65k in 2015, one repaint in 2010, new front bumper, houndstooth seat, carpet, 8 inch rally wheels on 275-60R-15, LED lighting. - Semper Paratus! Last edited by Casper42; 09-13-2023 at 11:46 AM. |
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
I’m in progress doing a complete build on a 72 factory swb k10 black one
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Casper 524 lists as hugger orange, but not on your chart. ???
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Ah, I copied that from another user's post. however, Chevy never used "hugger orange" name for the non-commercial line as it was referred to as Firebolt. I believe they were one/same however
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'72 C10 Cheyenne SWB North Carolina truck for 50 years, 72k original miles, Medium/Hawaiian Blue, 3 owners - one for 40 years, garaged kept, original: sheetmetal, undercarriage, moldings, glass * * * New - engine rebuild at 65k in 2015, one repaint in 2010, new front bumper, houndstooth seat, carpet, 8 inch rally wheels on 275-60R-15, LED lighting. - Semper Paratus! Last edited by Casper42; 09-12-2023 at 09:26 PM. |
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Firebolt orange is the name GM publicized for RPO 524 in sales literature intended for the public. Here’s an excerpt from that for the 1972 Chevrolet light duty pickup brochure. The SPIDs never listed Firebolt orange that I’m aware of and instead used Red Orange (commonly) or Hugger Orange (less commonly) to define RPO 524 paint
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
My truck being a 557 was originally a combination of both medium olive poly and and dark olive poly…
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Don't know if it's considered a special option paint, but my former 72 was 558
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
My 72 truck was originally deluxe two tone white/med bronze 462 not an option in the poll.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Casper here's paint scratch's colors for 72 truck. 524 lists as hugger orange. I have spray paint mixed locally and give them the 524 number and it is marked hugger when they mix it using the 524 code. Although my 72 is hugger it is called red orange. That's it. I'm done.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
I bought a '72 GMC and a '72 Chevy parts truck, both white.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Mine is medium olive. Hugger orange was the name for 69 Camaros same paint code on chevelle was called carasel red corvette was Monaco orange.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
None of these ...
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
This will be an interesting poll
I've never known the colors by most of those names. Most are not listed that way on the SPID. For instance 524 is listed as Red Orange on truck SPIDs. Firebolt was only used in brochures, so most never heard that name if they don't have the literature. Many incorrectly call it Hugger Orange, but that one is well known from cars and some prior year trucks. I know Hawaiian Blue as Medium Blue, Willow Green as Medium Olive Poly, etc. Even Frost is just shown as White. I have all the brochures but most don't. So I use what's listed on the SPIDs because that's the name anyone with a truck will know. Marketing would change names year to year in some cases, too.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
But these 72s with RPO 524 paint identify as “Hugger Orange”. Lol
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Yep I’ve got a glove box door at the house from a ‘72 C10 that clearly says white/hugger orange on it.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
My camper Special is Placer Gold . It was repainted Ochre but the inside of the bed and cab interior are still the special order paint
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
My spid says 553 white/red orange. It designates white top only and the body red orange (hugger 524). Sure a lot of variations.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
both the spid and build sheet for my 72 built in Fremont,California say 465 White and Medium Olive.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
SPIDs can vary but my point was the brochure color is rare to be shown. I did have a '72 Blazer that said Wheatland. The funny thing was, it was clearly grapefruit. No doubt about it and it had original paint. I was surprise later on when I saw Wheatland is that lemon yellow color, not grapefruit. I don't think Wheatland was even offered in 71/72
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
I suspect "Wheatland" aka Schoolbus yellow might be one of the least popular and chosen colors. But they are out there.
there's a thread here http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa....php?p=8238567 Quote:
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Beach Burban is a ‘72 and the SPID indicates 581 as the color code. If I understand it correctly, this is the code for a two tone with White roof and lower panels…and Dark Yellow (Wheatland) body. Now that I see there is a Glenwood Green (505), I might have to look for one as that is my actual name…I even spell it with one “N”.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
where are all our Ochre-511 and Firebolt-524 (Hugger) Orange? I know there's a lot of you out there.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Here's an org paint ochre. Sold it though, a few years ago.
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Re: POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?
Here's my Wheatland Yellow '72 Blazer, original paint
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