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Official Paint Color
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:33 pm
by DocsTruck
In all the years that I have known my truck I have never known the actual official name of the shade of blue that my truck is. Here is a picture of a tag that is on the cowl/fire wall under the hood. Is this a paint code? If so, how do I decipher this code?
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:12 am
by soopernaut
That tag is not the paint code. Your truck might be Medium Blue Super Enamel. I think your truck was a White Hat Special if I remember correctly. That was a special paint that was only available on that package. Your truck looks too light to be Marlin Blue and too dark to be Arctic Blue.
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:33 am
by abodyjoe
is the paint code on these trucks anywhere?
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:21 am
by Jims68
abodyjoe wrote:is the paint code on these trucks anywhere?
No... the Sweptlines did NOT use a color code ON the truck. The trucks did have their own colors that were not shared with the cars.
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:31 am
by DocsTruck
Here are a couple of fairly recent pictures of my truck. That is all original paint.
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:35 am
by DocsTruck
By the way, what is that tag anyway?
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:51 am
by Jims68
Nice BLUE on your truck!!
DocsTruck wrote:By the way, what is that tag anyway?
I think I had heard (here on Sweptline.org) that it had something to do with an "order" number?? or something like that. Not sure if it has ever been "confirmed" though.
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 10:06 am
by abodyjoe
these the colors..?
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:57 am
by Jims68
abodyjoe wrote:these the colors..?
Yes... for a '65. There are a few differences between years. Isn't yours a '68?
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:50 pm
by soopernaut
DocsTruck wrote:By the way, what is that tag anyway?
soopernaut wrote:The tag on the firewall has a number that matches a number on the build sheet. There should also be a tag on the front of the bed with a different number. Since most of these trucks never had this tag, I've concluded the trucks that have them were customer ordered and the ones that don't were dealer stock.
Re: Official Paint Color
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:22 pm
by DocsTruck
Yes, my truck is a '68 and the paint is all original.
Re: Official Paint Color for 1965 - 1966 D100
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:07 pm
by hmaynord
wrong forum - please delete