Grille color for a 1940 ford pickup
 

I have seen black grilles, chrome grilles and grilles painted to match the body color. Which of these is correct for a 1940 ford pickup? Howard Towne's book on page 16 states that that the 1940 ford pickup grille is the same as the 1940 standard passenger grille which I think can be either black or body color. I welcome your comments.

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Body color - always.

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Thanks for your prompt reply. My 1940 ford pickup has a Folkstone gray body and I had the grille painted to match the body. Several people have told me it should be black which motivated me ask what people associated with the forum would think.

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Several people were wrong :)

You did well!

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Several people need to educate themselves before telling you how to restore your pickup. Folkstone Gray is a great color, BTW. One of my favorites.

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I have heard so much bad information from spectators at car shows that it boggles the mind. It seems that people go out of their way inventing mis-information.

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Kube….Did Ford design these grills such that ALL of the screw slots would align perfectly? DD


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OCD I love it.

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Painted...

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Thanks for your comments. For your information, the motivation for my color combination of Folkstone Gray and black with a red Vermillion stripe came from a cover photo of Renee and Benny Frazier's 1940 ford in Dennis Carpenter's 2004 parts catalog for 1932-47 pickup parts in which the grille is painted black.