Factory Black Roof

[bad 71 chevy]

So i am wondering what the code or option is to have a medium red truck with a black roof form the factory, I have never seen one tell yesterday and just really wondering 1 if it is factory and 2 what the code was for it.

[harpo231]

Love the black on red combo !!!

[bad 71 chevy]

So do i See my sig pic.... but i just did not know it was a factory option.... Or was it? that is what i want to know.

[jocko]

There wasn’t an option for medium red with a black roof. But there was for hugger orange with a black roof, which I believe that truck is - RPO 565. This is referred to as a Custom Two Tone. A handful of combos were offered, like 559 & 558, two variations on medium and dark blue combos, 556 & 557, which were combos of medium and dark olive, etc. They were only available in a solid body color, different roof configuration.

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by jocko

There wasn’t an option for medium red with a black roof. But there was for hugger orange with a black roof, which I believe that truck is - RPO 565. This is referred to as a Custom Two Tone. A handful of combos were offered, like 559 & 558, two variations on medium and dark blue combos, 556 & 557, which were combos of medium and dark olive, etc. They were only available in a solid body color, different roof configuration.

Here is 556 Medium Olive body with Dark Olive roof.

[71gmcC15]

Did any pickups have factoy black on the bottom with 504 medium olive

[bad 71 chevy]

Thanks for the education I have seen many custom black top just didn't realize they cam from the factory that way

[GASoline71]

My 1972 GMC C25 came from the factory as Red/Orange with black top. Shows it on the SPID. But my 1972 GMC C15 came as Medium Green and a white top... but the top was painted black at the dealership.

Gary

[71gmcC15]

The po painted the bottum of mine to hide the " body work" they did. Dont look to bad from a far. I want to redo the bottum black or white. Any thouts. I was thinking black cuz of the black in the interior ie glovebox door ,Door panels, seat ,dash pad and what was a floor mat

[flashed]

I have a 69 GMC with the spray on type of vinyl top looking stuff ,the truck is silver .

[jocko]

Originally Posted by 71gmcC15

Did any pickups have factoy black on the bottom with 504 medium olive

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[jocko]

Here's a good thread on the Custom Two Tones. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=704629 They lasted from 70-72 and the pic below shows the combos available in 1970, not all persisted thru 72. I like the Custom Two Tone options a lot and they aren't very common (not exactly rare though either). The two tone options were Conventional (white top only), Special (69-70) with white on the top and the very bottom, and Deluxe (71-72) with white on the top and middle. Custom Two Tones were only offered in certain combos as shown in the linked thread and the ad below. I don't have an ad for 71-72 specifically though. Mine's a 557 that someone painted the top on turn it into a solid dark olive truck - a horrible transgression I will be correcting someday! Ha.

[Steeveedee]

I like the white/hugger orange/white that my truck had originally (on the SPID). My FiL had it repainted, and the lower white was painted orange. If I ever get to it, that lower part will be painted white again. I like that look. That's going to take body work, because my FiL used to drive it into the back country to go fishing, and the body is a bit beat up and scraped.

[71gmcC15]

Originally Posted by jocko

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Ok i didnt think so

[71gmcC15]

did GMC use different paint codes? because mine 504 medium olive not 556