Just got the latest Eddie Bauer Catalog in the mail and was pleasantly surprised to see a 65/66 Slick. Tu-tone Red and White. Top of cab was white - I know that is not correct, but the truck looked very nice. The shot is of the back with the tailgate opened and a young lady sitting on it. Bed was full of red Christmas wrapped packages. Part of the plate was also visible.

Any of you own this truck? If yes, congratulations.

 

What makes you say red with a white cab roof would be incorrect? It sounds like Color Code JM to me. Rangoon Red and Wimbledon White. Like this, although this is an F250 4x4.

 

Here's a scan of the catalog picture.

TA, I've always thought and read on FTE that the top of the cab in the paint scheme in this picture should be Red. I may be wrong, but others more knowledgable than me can confirm or deny

 

Ah, with that scheme I think you may be correct.

 

Cool picture ! Everyone has a differnet scheme / vision of two tone; looks good; but a red roof cap would be correct imo!

 

Correct.
TA455HO truck pic doesn't have the white on the top of the bed.
Original paint scheme of a white top and red remainder would not have any white on the top of the bed.
If FoMoCo had painted the top of the bed white (on the ED Slick), then the top of the cab would have been red.

BarnieTrk

 

I'm no kid but I was mostly looking at the sugar on the tailgate, at what age does that make you a dirty old man? Once I noticed the truck my eye went to the roll pan and no bumper. The best ideas are coming from the kids that are doing our favorite era trux. If you've been enamored with '65/'66 F100s ever sense you saw the new '67s then your likey to know the correct two tone paint scheme. One two owner truck in our area was completly painted over (while new) from red to black before it ever left the dealer. Customers frequently ordered white from the roof down to the belt line trim at the dealer.

The greatest thing about street rods is NO RULES. There is nothing more boring than a early Mustang restored to concours level. With nearly a million made by '67 everyone knows what they looked like. Rule book or show me what you can do, it's your choice.

 

These Mustang owners are protecting their investment. They look at their vehicle as a historic time piece, not a resto mod built for their personal taste. Serious collectors don't mess around with hack jobs. Jumping to Mustangs on a truck site is like mixing apples and oranges. 61-66 trucks were never produced in the large numbers compared to Mustangs. Trucks had a much lower survival rate due to most were abused in work enviroments. Few F 100's and fewer still F 250's are restored to concourse levels, certainly not seen as the majority at car shows.