Hello everyone,
Im a disabled plumber/fire fighter.my Grandfather opened a plumbing company in 1945,used various trucks until my dad bought a used 1970 ford F250 Camper special sport custom in 1972.i was injured and 99.99% disabled in a fall,broke my back in 1995,and i was still driving the truck,dad retired in 2006 and that truck was still running,had (not kidding) 530,000+ miles on it,we did have to replace the engine in 1986 ( my neighbor is the guy who built the engine,we just found this fact out last week Jan 6 18..odd huh?..) it had had a 360 in it,they put 390 heads on it,then on my way home from the shop,a 55 miles one way trip,the engine seized after about 30 miles,turned out a freeze plug came out,the shop then built a 390 that was "pumped up",i have no idea of what they did to it,but it had some serious power.we had a Oakland utility body on it,i wish i could post a pic as im trying to find out what the color is,i found a code 8530 1970 Diamond Blue,but im colorblind,and i dont know if it may have been the sky blue,why it maters is that im starting a 1/25th scale model of it,and id sure like to know the correct color,we had it repaint in the original,correct color according to the body shop,but i dont know for certain.

 

oops i had no idea it would post,hopefully someone can let me know what they think the blue color is?..thank you all!

 

Thanks for joining the site Dave. It's great to have you here
Tony

 

Welcome to the forum and we hope you enjoy your time here. We have a great group to answer questions and help with problems. We look forwards to your questions and input.

Look in your states chapter and talk with your neighbors.

Rod