cheyenne super (or any truck I guess) glovebox color and SPID info questions...

[jocko]

Below are two pics from a truck on ebay. It begs two questions, one of which is a question I've had for some time now. (I apologize the SPID is so blurry, but that's the the seller posted).

1) I've now seen several ochre trucks that the seller or owner claim is original that has the black glovebox door (and I believe them). This truck is one of them. I know at least one member who has one just like this - or it may even be his for sale on ebay - it's a very nice truck!! There is also a new member that has a different white/ochre/white/ochre Cheyenne Super for sale in the for sale ads on our truck site that has a black glovebox.

My question is this - what was the rhyme or reason to the black glovebox thing? They're not common enough for the answer to be "it's a Fremont thing" or something like that - but why/how would a glovebox end up black? I DO believe it is original and have spoken to owners who have had them since new that way. Just curious how one would have requested(?)/ordered it they way or did the original owner even have a say in it(?) or was it just for a short period of time they had an overage of black and a shortage of ochre painted glovebox doors??? Anyone know the background on the mysterious black glovebox in an ochre truck? I like the look, but I think I'd prefer ochre. But if I got one, I'd keep it original.

btw, grumpipi? anyone know him? Has 1 post, and that was to list the truck for sale (i.e. an ochre truck with a black glovebox). I posted, pm'ed and nada, never heard from him. One other has posted on the ad and no replies. Hope he's ok... But it's hard to sell a truck if one never replies where he posted. Then again, he's very new, may not know how/what a pm is yet, etc. Thus the post on his for sale ad. If anyone knows him, pls let him know a few people have posted and were interested in his truck (including me). He might need some help figuring out how to use the website(?)

2) hard to read, but the SPID below shows Cheyenne and Cheyenne Super equipment BOTH listed. Really weird? I recall a previous discussion we had about a truck that had both "Custom Deluxe" AND "Cheyenne Equipment" listed on the same SPID - even weirder in my book. Theory was that sometimes the lesser included options were also listed when a higher option package was selected since it all got installed anyway. Anyone know? I think it really was hit or miss, or more likely - plant specific on this topic. I really wish this SPID was more legible, there are a LOT of things listed on this ebay truck. I'd want to confirm the SPID VIN matches the truck's - but I am assuming it does in this case. No reason not to believe that (but I'd still check if buying).

Anyway, just curious. Nice white/ochre/white/ochre super here (ebay) and a nice one in our own trucks for sale section! Thanks!