My 50 1/2 ton which is very oriiginal has white stripes on the wheels and the
main body of the wheels is the body color. I has Delux cab feataures also.
Sincerely,
Dave Shier
"Nelson, Jeff - DTC" wrote:
> I don't like to even hint that I might be challenging one of Bob's comments
> (I have learned so much from his input in both this forum and his magazine
> articles) but weren't wheels (at least for some of the AD years) available
> in body color? My 1953 restoration pack lists two wheel sizes available for
> the 3/4 ton, a 15 inch and a 17 inch. The drawings of the the 17 inch show
> two stripes the same color as the body striping. Wouldn't that have only
> been done if the wheels themselves were body color? Just some thoughts and
> deductions here, I have absolutely NO sure evidence that the wheels were
> ever body color.
>
> Jeff Nelson
> 1953 3600
> Paducah, KY
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Advdesign1@aol.com [SMTP:Advdesign1@aol.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 8:14 PM
> > To: dale@pro-mentoring.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] wheels
> >
> >
> > > i am getting ready to paint the wheels on my 53 3/4 ton...should they
> > be a
> > > glossy black, a flat black, or somewhere in between?
> > > --
> >
> > Gloss black
> > Bob ADler
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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