the body on my panel was shipped out of the factory in primer(browny red) there was no color stamped on the builders tag....when i purchased this body it had the original dark green sprayed by the dealer or whoever.... bumpers & all... but they removed nothing they masked it all.
including the real simple to remove stuff like emblems & lights , when i removed them there was primer underneath, the interior was also never painted so the dash , inner doors & interior walls were all in primer browny red . now it's orange inside & out.

Mikie
near ottawa canada
58 merc 100 panel & 64 econo p/u

 

Does anyone have pictures of a truck painted the vermilion color? I always find it better to really see what a color looks like on a vehicle then just a sample.

 

Hi Pappy,

I think this one is Vermillion.

I'm not sure I'm going to agree withthe guys on the orange red description. That color is an intense red but a little darker - kind of like blood. At least the paint chip I have in my Salemans handbook is a little more RED with a dash of depth.



And a 53:



And here's the color chart from Marks (53lakeside) gallery:



I don't see a whole lot of orange in that - sorry guys!

 

Is the vermilion red the same color that is in the front hood badge?

 

I don't think so, I think that is just plain red. It would probably clash something awful with Vermillion.

 

Does anyone know if the R color code for a 1954 is the same as a 1953?
I noticed Bessie listed the color codes for 1953...
Thanks
Dom

 

Go to:
paintref.com

and call up the chips for both years I'm sure you'll find your answer there.

Mikie
near ottawa canada
58 m-100 panel & 64 econoline p/u

 

New at this, still finding my way around. Thanks for the site, that was helpful. For whatever reason i am having a difficult time finding the letter paint code for a 1954 f100 meadow green, even at this site
Thanks for your help

 

Not to hi-jack but I have been looking for the cream color that is on the grille.

 

For 53 and 54 the grille was Sungate Ivory. In 55 and 56 it was Snowshoe White.

For my 54, I got a paint chip from a company in Connecticut for the Sungate Ivory and the Meadow Green back in 1998.

 

Thank you Abe I am going to check it out I love the color for grille and wheels.