Is the factory DARK BLUE 66' C-10 SWB BBW a RARE COLOR?

[Roneez66]

I have all documentation,sales contract/info sheet on glove box still intact.Also truck was painted once since original paint job..the truck is the same color as the franklin mint model.

[irishmil]

Dont know about rare, but do you have any pics...would not mind seeing a picture

[LostMy65]

Please post some pics.
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[markeb01]

I don't know if any historical records exist by color selection, but from memory I'd say it was one of the relatively rare colors. I don't remember ever seeing one in real life. The most popular color I remember on "personally owned" trucks was the color on oem4me's truck:



I'm partially color blind so I don't know the technical name for this color, but I liked it a lot and was as common as VW beetles back then.

Most business trucks, as well as a lot of trucks carrying campers were basic white. At least where I lived those two colors comprised the majority. Everything else made up the minority.

And for reference here's a photo of the Danbury Mint truck. Sadly the blue version is now out of production.

[Roneez66]

yes,just posted a few pics..take a look..thanks for the inquire

[Roneez66]

My truck is the identical color of the danbury mint model..i have the same model as well.A friend of mine gave it to me because it matched my truck like a carbon copy.

[Roneez66]

My truck is the identical color of the danbury mint model..i have the same model as well.A friend of mine gave it to me because it matched my truck like a carbon copy.

[LostMy65]

Beautiful!
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[Roneez66]

thanks im hoping to go 100% stock in restoration

[hugger6933]

My dad had that color on a 2 ton grain truck he bought new in 66. on a GMC. It was optioned up for my mom to drive to the grainery, and no one else dare touch it without incurring her wrath. It was a v6 with power steering and power brakes and some other features I can't recall but I can remember almost everyone that talked about it said they had never seen one like it before. He sold it in 1987 with 13,000 miles for only 500 less than he paid for it. It was really kept up as it had not been in the rain until like 1980 and it got caught out of the tractor shed in a blowup storm. I loved that truck and wish I had it back now

[1963c-10]

My buddys 66LWB SS came in this color.

[oem4me]

I've seen the color and I like it! A record of how many trucks came with which options including paint color would be nice, but I don't think it exists. Not the case for other cars, like Corvettes for instance. Those lucky owners can easily tell just how rare/common any particular option or color was.
Personally, I think the dark blue is a great color and one of my faves, and would guess that it is not all that common, but there are other colors that are even less common, like basic black or silver

[yelmer]

i will check my option production numbers for 66 to see if they list colors

[Rich 5150 69]

I`ve seen only two in my life with that color, not counting this one..

[krazy_texan]

my truck i believe is originally dark blue. my brother says it is black but kinda hard to tell it has 46 years of grunge all over it and im repainting it anyway.

[likaroc13]

came across this one the other night:
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2839127351.html

got this one saved on the comp:

[k1rodeoboater]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

My buddys 66LWB SS came in this color.

Yeah sadly the PO rattle canned the entire truck and monkey'd with the original paint to the point that it wasn't recoverable.

[Rich 5150 69]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421438

Earlier thread on this

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by Roneez66

thanks im hoping to go 100% stock in restoration

Your interior was fawn originally. Going back that way?
I had a dark blue original paint low mile 4x pic on the computer.

[Roneez66]

yes going back to fawn on interior, my firewall is originally fawn now.

[Roneez66]

beautiful truck picture thank you
for posting it. my original paperwork says [dark blue] so im pretty glad it is what it is D B

[LostMy65]

Here's my original 65 right after I wrecked it.
California 1983

[sodly]

In my experience dark blue is a seldom-seen color these days, especially on original-paint trucks. I'm not sure if darker colors just didn't hold up as well over time or if they simply weren't as popular to begin with. Whatever the case, I sure don't see many dark color trucks with factory paint that's survived well. Here's my '66 Custom Camper in dark blue/white (code 538) still sporting it's born-with paint.

[Classic v6 GMC's]

Very nice truck sodly!! Really like the dark blue.

[TJ's Chevy]

Is that blue still available? I think I just found the color I want to paint my truck . lol