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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 08:49 AM
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tool box color

any one know what color the tool box,located behind the driver's seat were painted.
Semi-gloss black? or the color of the truck?
 
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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Mine was the color of the truck.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 02:57 PM
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Same here, same color as the truck
 
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Old Dec 23, 2014 | 10:17 AM
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Some were body color, earlier ones were painted red.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2014 | 01:30 PM
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I have a 49 and a 51 both are the color of the truck
 
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Old Dec 23, 2014 | 03:11 PM
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I have a 48, round on the ends, body color. Have a 50, square on ends, body color.
 
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What all years had the toolbox?
 
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What all years had the toolbox?
The 48-52 trucks had a tool tray that sat above the gas tank, behind the seat. The 51's and 52's I've seen were body color. I had a 50 that originally was green with a red tray, and I've seen some earlier ones with red trays, too. It may have been something that varied by assembly plant.
 
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