Originally Posted by
Poncherello
Thanks again for the help! Mine is a standard cab & I'm having a the most trouble finding a lower grille (painted is fine). I visited all the sites you both mentioned with no success. I'm going to start searching the local bone yards this week.
A couple more questions if it's not too much trouble.....
As you can see in the pic, my truck had a quick re-spray before I bought it. Can you tell me, is the front bumper supposed to be white? Is the rear bumper supposed to be gray? What about the upper & lower grille sections...body color, white or gray? Also, the seat looks to be pieced together from 2 seats....the upper half (seat back) is black and the lower is a tan plaid color. I assume the lower came from a custom cab and the upper is the original. Is this correct? The guy before me started doing some restoration, but I'm not sure how much of it is correct for my truck. Thanks again for all your help.
On the non-custom cab the grill, both upper and lower were painted white originally and the front bumper was as well. Most rear bumpers were changed to an aftermarket style to make them more functional. If you look in my gallery, you can see the original rear bumper, it was only produced in 1960 and maybe 1959 I am not sure, so it is really hard to find.
The door glass and rear glass is just flat glass with safety film in it, The flat glass can be cut by any automobile glass place and is cheap. I think I paid less than $50 for both doors. I got my windshield at a local auto parts place, they ordered it.
I am not totally sure on the seat. You can likely get a replacement cover.
You may check Desert Valley Auto Parts for the grill. Google them.
Dennis Carpenter has very good restoration parts and an online catalog.
Welcome to FTE and good luck.