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DougVieyra · 03-14-2017, 12:29 AM

Special (custom) built bodies made by coach building companies (of which there were many) used a color scheme selected by the fleet order of the customer. Generally the custom coachwork companies bought Chassis which consisted of front fenders and all body components from the cowl forward. I am not sure what color, if any, the cowl, hood & fenders were painted at the Ford factory, before the coach building company took delivery. But in any event, once at the coach builder's shop the color changed to suit the customer's fleet order. So when the commercial service vehicle left the builder's shop, it rarely had stock Ford colors.

03-14-2017, 12:29 AM	#3
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,733	Re: What color is the hood on this special Model A truck? Special (custom) built bodies made by coach building companies (of which there were many) used a color scheme selected by the fleet order of the customer. Generally the custom coachwork companies bought Chassis which consisted of front fenders and all body components from the cowl forward. I am not sure what color, if any, the cowl, hood & fenders were painted at the Ford factory, before the coach building company took delivery. But in any event, once at the coach builder's shop the color changed to suit the customer's fleet order. So when the commercial service vehicle left the builder's shop, it rarely had stock Ford colors.