Rarest factory paint combos

[GMCNUT]

Originally Posted by factorystock

Interesting, would like to find some type of documentation from 1961 about the Sage Green interior color, thought it was only used on 60's GMC big rig cabovers , aka "crackerboxes".

I'd have to go dig it up but somewhere I have some documentation on it seems like. I wish I had taken photos of the sage green factory painted interior on that longbed I found that time - I do however have one of that trucks' sage green door panels w/ green based armrest so I will dig that up and attach here

[GMCNUT]

This looks to be the very same brown used on my 66 GMC Suburban

[60-66]

Originally Posted by GMCNUT

I'd have to go dig it up but somewhere I have some documentation on it seems like. I wish I had taken photos of the sage green factory painted interior on that longbed I found that time - I do however have one of that trucks' sage green door panels w/ green based armrest so I will dig that up and attach here

From the 1960-1961 GMC data book

[GMCNUT]

Originally Posted by 5661DWL

Just starting restoration on a 1961 Chev Apache 10 in Tahiti Coral/White. This is the only truck I've ever seen in this color. 283ci/4spd truck.

So Tahiti was a one-year only color - post some shots of the dash and door panels etc inside yours

[factorystock]

Originally Posted by 5661DWL

Just starting restoration on a 1961 Chev Apache 10 in Tahiti Coral/White. This is the only truck I've ever seen in this color. 283ci/4spd truck.

Hope you revive this rare color in the resto! Check out post #24 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ssembly+photos

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by 5661DWL

Just starting restoration on a 1961 Chev Apache 10 in Tahiti Coral/White. This is the only truck I've ever seen in this color. 283ci/4spd truck.

Hey, What's up?!

[GMCNUT]

Originally Posted by 5661DWL

Just starting restoration on a 1961 Chev Apache 10 in Tahiti Coral/White. This is the only truck I've ever seen in this color. 283ci/4spd truck.

5661DWL - I finally snapped a few quick pics of my most recent acquisition - the Tahiti Coral and White 61 I told you about earlier in this thread. Here are some shots. Had a 235 from the factory and my buddy bought an incredibly well preserved 61 Chevy Viking 70 series firetruck and robbed the 8,800 original miles 348 Big Block from it and stuck it in this little 61....runs smooth as silk and purrs like a kitten. Great motor. The cannister on the drivers inner fender is dealer installed vacuum power brakes - available as an option back in 61....pretty cool

[1971 GMC SHORTY]

Originally Posted by GMCNUT

5661DWL - I finally snapped a few quick pics of my most recent acquisition - the Tahiti Coral and White 61 I told you about earlier in this thread. Here are some shots. Had a 235 from the factory and my buddy bought an incredibly well preserved 61 Chevy Viking 70 series firetruck and robbed the 8,800 original miles 348 Big Block from it and stuck it in this little 61....runs smooth as silk and purrs like a kitten. Great motor. The cannister on the drivers inner fender is dealer installed vacuum power brakes - available as an option back in 61....pretty cool

What a KOOL Truck

[pdxhall]

Does anybody have any pics of the 62-63 only Sea Mist Jade Metallic? I have a tailgate I picked up for my truck that I believe was this color and I have only come across one truck that I believe is the color.

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Does anybody have any pics of the 62-63 only Sea Mist Jade Metallic? I have a tailgate I picked up for my truck that I believe was this color and I have only come across one truck that I believe is the color.

check this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=637932

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Does anybody have any pics of the 62-63 only Sea Mist Jade Metallic? I have a tailgate I picked up for my truck that I believe was this color and I have only come across one truck that I believe is the color.

I solved the mystery of the rare paint color Seamist Jade Metallic that I am planning on painting my truck after staring at the tailgate I picked up ages ago as a replacement for my original. I found a touch paint place online that has an incredible catalog of paint codes. It cost about $35 including shipping which was well worth the cost. Here's what I got. I had this heater top that was primered a medium gray. The lighter pics are in direct sunlight and the others are off to angles. I think it will look great on my truck.

[5661DWL]

This truck does not have the Sage Green interior color. It has the standard interior colors. Radio delete, drivers only arm rest.

[GMCNUT]

OK - cool - could be its not a Custom Cab - seems like that Green interior was offered on the Customs and both these I found are custom cabs....

Still wanna see more pics of this truck - send us a link to your online photo album

[5661DWL]

Found this truck in the black bed wood thread... Tahiti Coral? or GMC equivalent
http://s270.photobucket.com/user/jon...4/133.jpg.html

[GMCNUT]

Originally Posted by 5661DWL

Found this truck in the black bed wood thread... Tahiti Coral? or GMC equivalent
http://s270.photobucket.com/user/jon...4/133.jpg.html

Sure - so GMC shared a lot of things with sister GM division Pontiac in the 50's and 60's and the color you see on Jon's restoration is called "Mesa Tan" on GMC and Corsair Tan on Pontiacs. Mesa was a solid color single stage lacquer where your trucks' Tahiti color was a "poly" color or metallic color. These metallic "poly" colors were started being offered on Truck interiors beginning in 1958, and seems like the first poly was Oriental Green in 58 for exterior colors - all others were still solid color mon-metallics. By 1961 Poly colors were being offered more widely for exterior choices so Tahiti Coral, Klondike Gold and Tampico Turquoise became available. GMC offered a more close match to your Tahiti color on its 1963 trucks called "Palomino Tan" but even it was non-poly. I don't know why I thought you needed to know all that, but too late now LOL

[5661DWL]

Sorry, the link didn't work. Black Bed thread post 81

[5661DWL]

This is not a custom cab truck. I'll work on getting more photos. The truck is located at a relatives farm, he's the owner, I helping with the restoration. I did learn to drive in this truck when I was about 10 or so... some 45 years ago.

[60-66]

[GMCNUT]

Thank you Jon! I knew you'd know it

[yelmer]

here is a tag that i pulled off do not know the paint code also says 7600 instead of 7500 paint code 559

[60-66]

was this truck Green Mike ?

[yelmer]

I cannot remember jon I took it off years ago I looked the code up it comes back blue? Do you know?

[60-66]

I found it as a 1965 Coca Cola Sprite truck fleet color called light green ? This looks like a 1965 tag.

[LostMy65]

From another thread:

Originally Posted by 60_Apache

1961 color

[5661DWL]

GMCNUT, Very Cool. Especially with the 348 and power brake booster. I will get more pics of our truck when I am out there again. Thank you.