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Old May 21, 2023 | 04:02 PM
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White cab roof

I went to the Grand Nationals hoping to get some pictures of how the factory did 53-56 white roofs but I didn't see a single one. Does anyone have any pictures of a factory white roof? Mines not white but I'm not happy with how the bodyshop did mine.


 
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Old May 21, 2023 | 06:01 PM
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I would agree that they 'missed it by that much.' Check out this old thread of a resto in progress. It's not factory photos, but it is how I recall they're supposed to be. The drip rail is body color, and the two tone break is on the apex of the radius of the body line.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...l#post14640067


 
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Old May 21, 2023 | 06:11 PM
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Thanks Wayne. I discussed this with some folks at the Grand Nationals and we sorta figured the gutter should be body color. That would make going up the top of the cab a straight forward job.
 
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Here are 2 factory photos I have in my files.


 
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Some pics of repainted 2 tone:






And here is a wrong one:


BJ, your truck still looks good. The black and grey does not stand out like a white top would. No one here at FTE noticed it.
 
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Thanks Abe! Wayne's link gave me some pretty good closeups.
 
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My 55 has the custom cab and "should" have been white on the roof after I repainted it.

I initially was leaning towards doing the roof white it until I had my wife do a photoshop version of the white against the atomic orange paint I went with before I painted the cab and it was f-ugly to say the least, so I painted the roof the same color as the main body.

Also did one with black on the roof and the body being atomic orange and that too was not good.

Jim

 
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