paint questions

[randy riley]

I have a 51 3/4 ton that I have had for almost 50 years. It had a fresh light blue paint job when I bought it that is now due for a refresh. Interior is a dark blue and appears original. was the exterior the same? the truck came out with a flat bed but has a pickup box now. I have seen some with a black box, is that correct?

[Eneto-55]

1 hour ago, randy riley said:

I have a 51 3/4 ton that I have had for almost 50 years. It had a fresh light blue paint job when I bought it that is now due for a refresh. Interior is a dark blue and appears original. was the exterior the same? the truck came out with a flat bed but has a pickup box now. I have seen some with a black box, is that correct?

My dad's 53 had a red cab & black box.  My Grandpa's 51 was the same.  Seems that red has been a Dodge color a long time before the Ram came out.

[Los_Control]

I would imagine the cabs were painted a single color. Meaning firewall, door jambs interior etc ... most likely the original color.

Same time anyone with a spray can could have painted the interior to freshen it up. Most likely they would not paint the firewall.

And yes it was common to paint the beds black and the rest a color of choice. I also believe if you ordered your truck, you could choose your color and also if you wanted the bed black or same color as cab.

 

Sooo, black is correct, but same color as truck is also correct.

[Dave72dt]

The black box was standard.  Having the box painted the same as the cab color was optional and cost extra.

[bkahler]

7 hours ago, Dave72dt said:

The black box was standard.  Having the box painted the same as the cab color was optional and cost extra.

 

Since my truck was originally black I've always wondered if the original buyer of my 51 B3B had to pay extra to have the bed painted the same color as the cab ?

[ggdad1951]

Cab would be all one color interior and exterior. Beds were black unless you paid the $5 to make it the same color as the cab.

[ggdad1951]

1 minute ago, bkahler said:

 

Since my truck was originally black I've always wondered if the original buyer of my 51 B3B had to pay extra to have the bed painted the same color as the cab ?

 

maybe he got a discount on the cab paint cost!

[randy riley]

anybody have a guess on paint codes for the dark blue?

[Lingle]

the pilothouse knowledge site has some info on paint colors per year: http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/color/imgcol/index.htm  I didnt have time to look at the specific blue aspect, but wanted to share the link.

[B1B Keven]

Don't know the code but it's called Dodge truck blue.

 

[JBNeal]

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