Bed help - original wood bed???

[Ben5959]

I've had my '66 for about a month and a half now. And lemme tell you, love at first sight.

Now all niceties aside, I'm fixin the old gal up, I call her cherry, as in cherry valence.

Next project is the bed, it's a black painted bed in decent shape, but not great, couple of rotten spots. Likely a lot of it could be sanded and repainted and put back on. My dilemma is I'd like to keep her as stock as possible , but also in good looking and running shape, a fine line to walk sometimes.

Research, and the guys here, tell me that the original bed would have been black (which mine is) and have an identifying stamp on it somewhere that would prove its original. If I can't confirm its original, I'll rip it all out and put in something sexy, however if it is original I'll try to sand and restore and doctor it back to better visual condition.

A lot of explanation to ask my original question " where in the hell would the original markings be to identify it as factory original?"

I've looked all over and can't find anything, which leads me to believe that it's not original. Any help is much appreciated.

[sodly]

Most I've seen have a code stamped on one of the two, skinny, middle boards a few inches behind the front wall of the bed.

[VonDog]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Need some pics please ! If the truck is in good condition and the bed so-so but repairable then fix the bed. If the truck is in excellent condition and the bed so-so then replace it but save the wood as many of us would like to have it! Just my 2 cents worth.

[60-66]

Some of the bed boards were date stamped like this one. This was my 67 Pickup.

Like Sodly said usually up front in the middle. Although I have found it underneath also.

[cru_zn_29]

Pictures of 65 C20 original wood with date code

[Ben5959]

Thanks for the help guys, I can't find any date stamps, but there is a very faint stamp on one of the skinny boards. From what I can make out it says "AMP 12"

any thoughts? ill attach a pic

[cru_zn_29]

It appears you found the area. The ones I have seen also have AMP 12 and the date stamped below.

[yelmer]

all dates are a Monday of that year what I have found

[sodly]

I've got an "AMP" also... followed by a x-yy-zz date code (in line, not below, like some others).