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Purs · 03-18-2003, 06:05 PM

I'll never get it painted, I know I won't. But if I did, vote on which you guys like best.

Purs · 03-18-2003, 06:09 PM

Here's how she sits as of now....

BLAZERMAN · 03-18-2003, 06:25 PM

I like it just the way it is, woudnt change a thing.

Purs · 03-18-2003, 06:30 PM

Thanks Blazerman. The reason it will stay the way it is, is because I'm trying to get a Blazer or Jimmy and sell (or trade) my 2 trucks. My first order of business with the Blazer is to put a 2" lift on it. Sound familiar? Love your truck (Blazer) BTW.

special70gmc · 03-18-2003, 06:56 PM

orange or red i like them on your truck. the truck looks good the way it is tho.

**COBALT** · 03-18-2003, 06:58 PM

Dark blue for obvious reasons.

Stout72 · 03-18-2003, 07:01 PM

Paint job-wise, it looks just fine as is. But I'd lift it a good 4".

oldsub86 · 03-18-2003, 07:20 PM

I like red but I am in favour of keeping the original color if you don't really dislike it. My truck is light blue and I always thought if and when I painted it I would find a darker, richer blue but the more I think of it the more inclined I am to keep it the original color. I think we expect to see vehicles of a certain vintage in colors that were popular then if you know what I mean. Basically, some colors are interchangable because they are always available but some colors look wrong for a certain vehicle and therefore detract from its look. So long as you don't choose the wrong color, it will be fine whatever color it is.

72shadetree · 03-18-2003, 09:42 PM

just the way it is

Crank · 03-18-2003, 10:51 PM

Well my personal opinion is ORANGE. It looks sweet, and it's winning too. lol
Brandon

weasel29gm · 03-18-2003, 11:10 PM

Like it is to nice a truck to change colors.

speesh · 05-22-2003, 12:27 PM

wow that must be that $300 a pint color changing paint! hahahaha hohoho hehehehe

**1971Stepside** · 05-22-2003, 12:32 PM

I think the med blue and white is just hard to beat. Red and white would be my second choice.

griesel72 · 05-22-2003, 12:44 PM

orange all the way

1969 GMC · 05-22-2003, 01:03 PM

Any of those colors in a 2 tone combo with white look great...

but I guess I like the color it is now best.

Purs · 05-22-2003, 02:23 PM

yeah, I think I mis stated the original color as "Medium Green." I think, according to a 72 brochure I got the color is listed as "Meadow Green." It looks alittle better without those "bugcatcher" mirrors.

View Poll Results: Which color?
Original Medium Green	15	26.32%
Light Blue	8	14.04%
Cobalt Blue	9	15.79%
Orange	16	28.07%
Red	9	15.79%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

03-18-2003, 06:05 PM	#1
Purs Got Big Block? Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,510	I'm going color blind..... I'll never get it painted, I know I won't. But if I did, vote on which you guys like best. Attached Images __________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."

03-18-2003, 06:09 PM	#2
Purs Got Big Block? Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,510	Here's how she sits as of now.... Attached Images __________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." Last edited by Purs; 03-18-2003 at 06:11 PM.

03-18-2003, 06:25 PM	#3
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,829	I like it just the way it is, woudnt change a thing. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C

03-18-2003, 06:30 PM	#4
Purs Got Big Block? Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,510	Thanks Blazerman. The reason it will stay the way it is, is because I'm trying to get a Blazer or Jimmy and sell (or trade) my 2 trucks. My first order of business with the Blazer is to put a 2" lift on it. Sound familiar? Love your truck (Blazer) BTW. __________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."

03-18-2003, 06:56 PM	#5
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	orange or red i like them on your truck. the truck looks good the way it is tho. __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

03-18-2003, 06:58 PM	#6
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Dark blue for obvious reasons. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

03-18-2003, 07:01 PM	#7
Stout72 Not my good side. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 222	Paint job-wise, it looks just fine as is. But I'd lift it a good 4". __________________ 72 Chevy K20 Custom Camper, 350/350, 4" lift, dual shock suspension front & rear. Daily driver and a work in progress. 00 Suburban LT 90 Camaro RS 79 Yamaha XS1100 Special (Ol' Reliable)

03-18-2003, 07:20 PM	#8
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	I like red but I am in favour of keeping the original color if you don't really dislike it. My truck is light blue and I always thought if and when I painted it I would find a darker, richer blue but the more I think of it the more inclined I am to keep it the original color. I think we expect to see vehicles of a certain vintage in colors that were popular then if you know what I mean. Basically, some colors are interchangable because they are always available but some colors look wrong for a certain vehicle and therefore detract from its look. So long as you don't choose the wrong color, it will be fine whatever color it is. __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

03-18-2003, 09:42 PM	#9
72shadetree KEEP ON TRUCKING Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: martinsville va Posts: 2,563	just the way it is __________________ 72 cheyenne 2wd lwb 71 k20 sons bassett va

03-18-2003, 10:51 PM	#10
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Well my personal opinion is ORANGE. It looks sweet, and it's winning too. lol Brandon

03-18-2003, 11:10 PM	#11
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,101	Like it is to nice a truck to change colors. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

05-22-2003, 12:27 PM	#12
speesh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 318	wow that must be that $300 a pint color changing paint! hahahaha hohoho hehehehe __________________ 57 suburban(sitting in the driveway), 2 69 C20 longbeds (sitting in the field ) and a 2003 8.1 Suburban Endeavor to persevere. "All of a sudden, I'm the old timer!" Some old timer on American Pickers.

05-22-2003, 12:32 PM	#13
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	I think the med blue and white is just hard to beat. Red and white would be my second choice. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

05-22-2003, 12:44 PM	#14
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	orange all the way __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife



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05-22-2003, 01:03 PM	#15
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	Any of those colors in a 2 tone combo with white look great... but I guess I like the color it is now best. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

05-22-2003, 02:23 PM	#16
Purs Got Big Block? Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,510	yeah, I think I mis stated the original color as "Medium Green." I think, according to a 72 brochure I got the color is listed as "Meadow Green." It looks alittle better without those "bugcatcher" mirrors. Attached Images __________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." Last edited by Purs; 05-22-2003 at 02:31 PM.

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