One piece rim original colour.

[HER45]

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the original colour of the one piece rims are? Specifically for ‘64 split rear window.
Cheers!

 

[dmaddox]

When I restored my swbfj45, all printed ads and brochures along with any photos, showed a satin black. I researched quite a bit, and my answer is Satin Black. So is the firewall.

here is a photo of the truck I restored shortly after the owner purchased it new in 1964:

 

[HER45]

When I restored my swbfj45, all printed ads and brochures along with any photos, showed a satin black. I researched quite a bit, and my answer is Satin Black. So is the firewall.

here is a photo of the truck I restored shortly after the owner purchased it new in 1964:

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Thank you very much mate! Appreciate your response. What a beautiful old girl! Great to see some pics of back in the day!

 

[Living in the Past]

US market and guessing the world at the time rims were black until the 68 model came out when grey was the new color.

 

[HER45]

US market and guessing the world at the time rims were black until the 68 model came out when grey was the new color.

ah thank you, I had seen a lot of light grey so I wondered about that. Very helpful info- cheers!