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Apr 14, 2017 | 01:50 PM

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FresnoF600

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So I'll check the frame and try to find that vin.

What color were the 256 ? I'm hoping they were yellow too since I have a yellow engine and a vin plate that says it should be a 256.

I guess ill I'll start looking for new wheels too.

Apr 14, 2017 | 01:55 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen67

Always nice to see another F600.

I have no proof to back up the statement I heard, but I've been told before on the larger trucks they often used an old body that was left over. Someone tried to sell me a '56 F600... that had a 55 body on it. It was legally a '56.

i heard the same thing but can't find any example of it going into 57.

Apr 14, 2017 | 01:56 PM

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I thought they were red, but I'll let someone else chime in that knows for sure.

Apr 14, 2017 | 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by df85732

I thought they were red, but I'll let someone else chime in that knows for sure.

The 256 were yellow in 1955. The Cargo King engines were red in 1955. In 56 the Cargo King engines were yellow. Here is a page from the 1955 Dealer full color catalog.

Apr 14, 2017 | 03:22 PM

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The 256 were yellow in 1955. The Cargo King engines were red in 1955. In 56 the Cargo King engines were yellow. Here is a page from the 1955 Dealer full color catalog.

Thats the picture I was hoping to see. and just looking at the pic of the 239 and 256 mine does look like a 256.

My idea for this truck is to eventually find a bed for this thing and have it looking kind of like Stephen's f600. Thats a nice looking truck!