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Old 01-10-2023, 01:32 PM   #1
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Default Truck colors for 1939

About 25 years ago in some publication, an article described the
a 39' truck as painted in Moss Green with Vermillion wheels.

Having the same year truck I recorded the color names.
Finally having the time to work on it, I found IH Red
looks very close to Vermillion (to my eyes).

I would like to know if Moss Green was a Ford color ???
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Old 01-11-2023, 03:31 PM   #2
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About 25 years ago in some publication, an article described the
a 39' truck as painted in Moss Green with Vermillion wheels.

Having the same year truck I recorded the color names.
Finally having the time to work on it, I found IH Red
looks very close to Vermillion (to my eyes).

I would like to know if Moss Green was a Ford color ???
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Old 01-11-2023, 03:42 PM   #4
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manuf: Fordmodel: Ford Truckyear: 1939

found 11 paint color chips with a year of 1939, manufacturer of "Ford", model of "Ford Truck"

Ford Truck paint collections: yellow red blue green black white orange gold silver brown gray purple

image make paint color name code sample Ford code comment

G B Y Ford Black M1724


G B Y Ford Bright Coach Maroon M1758


G B Y Ford Cloud Mist Gray M1787


G B Y Ford Dartmouth Green M1772


G B Y Ford Desert Sand M1755


G B Y Ford Folkstone Gray M1776


G B Y Ford Gull Gray M1760


G B Y Ford Jefferson Blue M1775


G B Y Ford Vermilion Red M1722


G B Y Ford Vinyard Green Dark



G B Y Ford Washington Blue
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Is it a "truck" or a 1/2T "commercial"?
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I know there was a Moss Green for Ford Mustang in 1967 but that was a metallic simmilar to the Bullitt Highland Green.

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Old 01-11-2023, 08:11 PM   #8
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First two are from the 1938 Data Book, the last two are taken from the 1939 Data Book for Commercial Cars and Trucks.
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Old 01-12-2023, 07:26 AM   #9
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Take a look at post #8 just above on page 137 The pick up is considered a commercial by Ford.
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