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Old 10-11-2015, 10:24 PM   #212
oem4me
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Re: The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Factory Correct Restoration Thread

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I learned quite a bit Bruce. Gas caps, mirrors wheels. How these trucks were delivered without the floor mats installed. Correct day one spark plugs, oil filters , exhaust. How they were painted underneath , almost looks like the chassis was painted black AFTER it was assembled underneath. Have evidence of this with exhaust systems painted black .
I know on Corvettes of the same era black paint was applied with a hand mitt to certain items like shocks and exhaust pipes and mufflers. Often only the surfaces that were easily reached or visible from the outside got the blacked out. I wonder if the trucks got the same treatment?
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