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Originally Posted by Dave D
You should also know the fenders were body color... except for Black. For some reason if you ordered a "Medium Lustre Black" body the fenders were "Black Japan".
Now if you wanted to pay extra, well..... they would do just about any color you wanted. They would even do lettering, art work and "decalcomania application"!
Extra charges:
Frame, front and rear axles, springs and spring brackets....$4.50 set
Rear Fenders (painted other than Ford colors).....$2.00
Front Fenders only (painted other than Ford colors)....$3.00
Truck Wheels (per wheel)....... $1.00
Complete Chassis, frame, front and rear axles, springs, front and rear fenders, running boards and wheels............ $12.50
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The difference with body color and fenders is that the body was sprayed with enamel and baked on and the fenders were dipped.
The frame etc painting mostly refers to 1 1/2 ton big trucks and not to commercial cars(pickups& panels etc).