I struck gold! (paint, that is... on the firewall)

[jocko]

Have seen several threads about what the factory paint color was for firewalls, etc. Some say black, some say body color, some say gold/fawn (interior color), some say only east coast, only west coast had this or had that, etc etc. I would have SWORN my firewall was black from day 1. In the process of cleaning off some of the paint that was all rotted from leaking brake fluid, I discovered mine was indeed gold originally (or someone went to a lot of trouble to use nice gold primer....)

Anyway, more fuel to the debate. For what it's worth - the truck is light blue (and that is the paint code on it also) and it has a fawn interior. I'm not positive the gold on the firewall is an exact match for the interior. Anyone know if when it WAS a gold-ish firewall if it was just more of the interior paint?

Thanks guys! Thought I'd take a pic before I paint it black and hide it from the world for another 25 years.... (whenever, ifever, I restore/re-do, whatever this truck, I'll do it in the gold firewall color - but for now, just gettin by so I can put the new master cylinder in - had to get the crudd and muck off the firewall from a leaky master).

[jonzcustomshop]

that looks like my 63 which has the gold/fawn firewall... the firewall is probably a brighter shade than the interior, because it has been covered up and not in the sun for the last 45 years...

[LostMy65]

There may not be just one way that it was done.

Maybe different plants had different methods.

[yelmer]

where was your truck built?

[jocko]

atlanta - and agree, it was probably done several different ways, plant dependent - I was just happy to find out how THIS one was done for future ref

[collins10672]

atlanta built trucks had the fawn firewall.as did most of the eastern built trucks.the different factories used different methods.