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Grille color on D-17 S1

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Topic: Grille color on D-17 S1

Posted By: SWMOCraig
Subject: Grille color on D-17 S1
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 5:35pm

According to Swinford's book the grilles were either all orange or had the bar type grille. Did they ever have a black non-bar grille on the S1's? A buddy of mine is restoring a S1 diesel that appears to have never been repainted, yet looks like the grille was originally black. I have seen D series's with black grilles, but wasn't sure if the owner did it just to have a black front end.

Your thoughts??

Thanks for the help!

Craig

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Replies:

Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 6:08pm

Only the black bar on the grill was black and no other grill was black.

Posted By: norm [ind]
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 7:11pm

my D-17D 1957 was all orange when it was new still is was told was we located it last week still in use

Posted By: Rick of HopeIN
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 7:18pm

Both D14 and D17 series one had orange grilles, no bars when they came out in 57

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