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FREEDGUY 
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 Topic: Vintage Ford Paint Color ??
Posted: 06 Aug 2021 at 6:44pm |
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I met an "oncoming" Ford F 150 ('70's era) truck that was white/cream over a GORGEUOS teal/blue base color. Was this a factory "standard" color of this "sea foam" color ??
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 06 Aug 2021 at 7:58pm |
What a BS topic, boo/hoo you  !! No sympathy "here" 
Edited by steve(ill) - 06 Aug 2021 at 7:59pm
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 06 Aug 2021 at 8:36pm |
So Ford never offered this particular teal/blue paint back then ?? Just as well, this guy "might "have copied this AWESOME color scheme from Dodge 
Edited by FREEDGUY - 06 Aug 2021 at 8:37pm
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Dnoym N. S. Can.
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Posted: 06 Aug 2021 at 8:43pm |
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 06 Aug 2021 at 9:05pm |
Thanks for the picture ( nice looking buggy btw), but this "blue" had a little more green tint to it, a BEAUTIFUL color scheme IMO on the truck I saw on the road  .
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Lars(wi)
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Posted: 06 Aug 2021 at 10:33pm |
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I guess the best thing to do, would be get a hold of the Ford brochure/publication of colors that were offered during the production years of that model. My guess would be , the truck probably has been repainted. The color choices are endless nowadays with modern technology.
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I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.
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iowallis
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Posted: 07 Aug 2021 at 7:08am |
In the 1960s (and maybe into the 70s) Ford had a color called "Tropical Turquoise". Maybe this is the color you noticed?
Google search this color or 1970, 1971, 1972,... Ford pickup color charts/paint chips.
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Posted: 07 Aug 2021 at 12:36pm |
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most all i see are rusty
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 07 Aug 2021 at 6:35pm |
 shameless dude wrote:
most all i see are rusty |
LOL!!, yes ,even my 2005 model is showing rust, but this buggy was pristine in every way . I'm just curious about the paint color that was on this truck ,it was a beautiful color that was reminiscent of a STUDEBAKER color 
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GARY(OH/IN)
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Posted: 07 Aug 2021 at 11:39pm |
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Sometimes I'm thankful for being color blind.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 08 Aug 2021 at 9:08am |
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Greg (Hillsboro, OH)
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Posted: 08 Aug 2021 at 3:09pm |
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Much like what is a 'real' pickup truck, is this a real color? Who cares, as long as the owner/buyer is getting what they want, what business is it of anyone to decide if it's "correct" or not.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 08 Aug 2021 at 7:12pm |
BUTT, BUTT, BUTT...... "REAL TRUCKS" have to be 3/4 ton and 8 ft bed.... so the above dont QUALIFY according to the DRUNK EXPERT !! 
Edited by steve(ill) - 08 Aug 2021 at 7:12pm
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Posted: 09 Aug 2021 at 8:45pm |
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That appears to be a 65, we had a 66, same color, long bed, bought it from the neighbor. Neighbor added air conditioning, GREAT BIG silver box mounted in the center on the floor. I think it was Dad's first automatic pickup, no room for 4-speed.
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JTOOL
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Posted: 09 Aug 2021 at 9:54pm |
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@FREEDGUY; Man I don't even remember teal being an actual color option until the early 90's. Then it exploded into EVERYTHING. I would say that it is a custom paint job.
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Posted: 10 Aug 2021 at 1:18pm |
The neighbor had a 55 F100 in Teal and there where more in town. It was solid no white. The son still has it at his winery so you can see it, even sit in it. Has been 10 years since it ran. If they drained the gas it and the 36 he had before the 55 should both run.
Could you get a 2 tone paint job from the factory on a pickup before the 60's?
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