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I have 3 trucks and several NOS hood hinges, and they are all the gray phosphate like you mentioned, but some have insisted that their gold cad plated hinges were original, so I don't like to push that envelope too far. Same with the hood latch. The door latches were gold cad so I suppose they may have had some trucks where they used a supplier that did the hood stuff in gold cad, too. The tailgate handle would have been silver cad and I've noticed yours has the aftermarket Stainless Steel one. That's a sharp addition - the silver cad starts to look bad after just a few years at most.
For the cowl plugs I was only mentioning what I've noticed on other trucks that used the metal plates. My trucks are all newer than January 1966 or whenever they switched over around then so mine use the rubber plugs.
The 1975 edition Master Parts Catalog lists all 1966 F100 through F1100 as using this rubber plug but we know some of the early 1966 models did get the rectangular metal plates liked used in all previous years back to 1961, of course.
The few underhood factory photos I have all show that plate as being black as do many photos I've been looking at online, but not sure how many of them I'd hold out as an example. Might have been something different they did at different assembly plants.
Very true, I feel from what I have seen from Henry Ford. He used what was available, at different locations. My F100 has parts that are listed as 1965 not 66. If He had some left over. He used them up. On the plugs, I'm sure that varied from plant to plant. some were made in house, and painted with the body and some vender and painted black so they would not rust. Mine were defiantly Sahara Beige. I couldn't tell if the screws were painted. because they were rusty. Yeah I went with the stainless tailgate lever and brkt. because of what you mentioned. the cad. corrodes quick. and then starts rusting. Mine for sure had the dark gray phosphate hood hinges. these after market hinges came in cadmium. and I didn't want the trouble and expense to send them back LOL.
Yes, that truck is pretty close to perfect. I love the seat protectors. They fit like a glove. My truck is pretty similar except F250 with Ranger package and the Sauterne Gold special order paint. I've got a ways to go but it's going back together now.
Yes, that truck is pretty close to perfect. I love the seat protectors. They fit like a glove. My truck is pretty similar except F250 with Ranger package and the Sauterne Gold special order paint. I've got a ways to go but it's going back together now.
Wow. it's looking beautiful. I like that color. looking forward to seeing that when it is completed. will be a show stopper for sure.
All these photos of nice trucks are making me want to get back on mine!
They look sharp when done. But takes many hours, and these days a pile of money to get them nice.Yours looks like a good candidate for a complete restore. Would be sharp when finished
Do a little research if you are going to remove the grille it ain't as simple as it looks. Bumper has to come off. You probably need to remove the upper grille, grille and the stone deflector together. If it hasn't been off before wire brush and lube all the bolt threads sticking through those clip nuts, some of those clip nuts are hard to get at if they break and start spinning.
The grill, bumper, and wheels are paint satin Wimbledon White.
Actually, if I remember correctly what NumberDummy once said, the bumper and wheels were Colonial white which is whiter than the somewhat off white Wimbledon. I did Wimbledon white on my bumper before hearing from him more than a decade ago. No problem as a correct chrome bumper will be taking it's place.
From the factory it was satin black, like that used on the grill. Most of it peeled off over the years, and the many resprays these trucks got the details was lost from the original. Mine was never repainted and still showed the treatment from the factory. It makes the FORD letters look like they are suspended in the opening. instead of attached to the surround.
The light color trucks had red letters. The darker colored trucks had white letters. This truck I have seen since it was new. and copied it exact as it was built.
That is very true. I have what is pretty much a NOS tailgate sitting in storage being a take off for a camper and never used. Almost this color with the red letters. Those letters are what helped me get the letters correct on my green tailgate.
Actually, if I remember correctly what NumberDummy once said, the bumper and wheels were Colonial white which is whiter than the somewhat off white Wimbledon. I did Wimbledon white on my bumper before hearing from him more than a decade ago. No problem as a correct chrome bumper will be taking it's place.
What it boils down to, It depends on what options you choose. if you chose the body color with a two tone cab and back panel. it was Wimbledon white. which would also get you Wimbledon white wheels and grill and bumper, if you didn't choose the shinny grill option. If you ordered the deluxe two tone which included the top half of the body. And you chose Pure white. you got Pure white wheels and grill and bumpers. If you chose Sahara Beige. you got Wimbledon white grill and wheels.They did not mix to shades of white ether. If you ordered Wimbledon white body color you got that on the grill and wheels. If you ordered Pure white you got that on the grill and wheels. My truck has been in the family since new. I know for a fact it was born with Wimbledon white grill, bumper, and wheels. And argent silver hub caps with red letters that matched the tailgate. Your sharp 65 deluxe two tone is correct in having the pure white treatment to include the bumper and wheels. And if it had been solid green it would have had white FORD letters on the tailgate. But with the white upper it got red.
Here's some information from the 1966 Ford Trucks Facts Book. One thing to note is Wimbledon White was always used as the secondary body color for any two-tone combination (Regular and Deluxe) except for special orders.
Here's some information from the 1966 Ford Trucks Facts Book. One thing to note is Wimbledon White was always used as the secondary body color for any two-tone combination (Regular and Deluxe) except for special orders.
The special order option, As with many manufactures of the period. you could get nearly any combination they had. Somethings were forbidden. thankfully,LOL that is why you do see odd or against the rule things in the wild. Just like yours for a great example. You wont see another one likely that was built from the factory.
I met Don (camperspecial65) a number of times in person to swap parts with him but never saw his truck, but it was apparently the CM color code - Pure White and Wimbledon White combination.
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