POLL: What color is the original color of your 1972 Truck?

[Casper42]

Poll to gauge the most and least popular/common OEM color for your 1972 C/K series truck.

Please select your original "main" color. For instance, if you have a two-tone Red/White, you select the appropriate RED. Options are those listed in dealer literature and description doesn't match the SPID! And there's an "other" category specific for "Special Paint".

You may also enter multiple selections to reflect other 1972 trucks you've owned.

This is only for 1972, no offense, but it's what color variation information that I have. Perhaps others can create a similar Poll for other years.

*EDIT - GM Regularly used varying/inconsistent names for colors, just like numerous other inconsistencies found from assembly plant. There's the "official" color name, then their's the simplified name. i.e. Medium Blue - Hawaiian.

[Orefactory4x4 swb]

I’m in progress doing a complete build on a 72 factory swb k10 black one

[howzzzit]

Casper 524 lists as hugger orange, but not on your chart. ???

[Casper42]

Originally Posted by howzzzit

Casper 524 lists as hugger orange, but not on your chart. ???

Ah, I copied that from another user's post. however, Chevy never used "hugger orange" name for the non-commercial line as it was referred to as Firebolt. I believe they were one/same however

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by howzzzit

Casper 524 lists as hugger orange, but not on your chart. ???

Originally Posted by Casper42

Ah, I copied that from another user's post. however, Chevy never used "hugger orange" name for the non-commercial line as it was referred to as Firebolt. I believe they were one/same however

Firebolt orange is the name GM publicized for RPO 524 in sales literature intended for the public. Here’s an excerpt from that for the 1972 Chevrolet light duty pickup brochure. The SPIDs never listed Firebolt orange that I’m aware of and instead used Red Orange (commonly) or Hugger Orange (less commonly) to define RPO 524 paint

[57taskforce]

My truck being a 557 was originally a combination of both medium olive poly and and dark olive poly…

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Don't know if it's considered a special option paint, but my former 72 was 558

[Richard]

My 72 truck was originally deluxe two tone white/med bronze 462 not an option in the poll.

[howzzzit]

Casper here's paint scratch's colors for 72 truck. 524 lists as hugger orange. I have spray paint mixed locally and give them the 524 number and it is marked hugger when they mix it using the 524 code. Although my 72 is hugger it is called red orange. That's it. I'm done.

https://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/select-color.cgi

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Firebolt orange is the name GM publicized for RPO 524 in sales literature intended for the public. Here’s an excerpt from that for the 1972 Chevrolet light duty pickup brochure. The SPIDs never listed Firebolt orange that I’m aware of and instead used Red Orange (commonly) or Hugger Orange (less commonly) to define RPO 524 paint

No kidding, I got to find one of those, "Spanish Gold". Oh wait, already have one for the 71. That paint chart must be out of something else. Anyway, where you been

[jumpsoffrock]

I bought a '72 GMC and a '72 Chevy parts truck, both white.

[Impact02]

Mine is medium olive. Hugger orange was the name for 69 Camaros same paint code on chevelle was called carasel red corvette was Monaco orange.

[70cst]

None of these ...

[special-K]

This will be an interesting poll

I've never known the colors by most of those names. Most are not listed that way on the SPID. For instance 524 is listed as Red Orange on truck SPIDs. Firebolt was only used in brochures, so most never heard that name if they don't have the literature. Many incorrectly call it Hugger Orange, but that one is well known from cars and some prior year trucks. I know Hawaiian Blue as Medium Blue, Willow Green as Medium Olive Poly, etc. Even Frost is just shown as White. I have all the brochures but most don't. So I use what's listed on the SPIDs because that's the name anyone with a truck will know. Marketing would change names year to year in some cases, too.

[DeadheadNM]

But these 72s with RPO 524 paint identify as “Hugger Orange”. Lol

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

But these 72s with RPO 524 paint identify as “Hugger Orange”. Lol

Yep I’ve got a glove box door at the house from a ‘72 C10 that clearly says white/hugger orange on it.

[72c20customcamper]

My camper Special is Placer Gold . It was repainted Ochre but the inside of the bed and cab interior are still the special order paint

[howzzzit]

My spid says 553 white/red orange. It designates white top only and the body red orange (hugger 524). Sure a lot of variations.

[mr.mud1]

both the spid and build sheet for my 72 built in Fremont,California say 465 White and Medium Olive.

[special-K]

SPIDs can vary but my point was the brochure color is rare to be shown. I did have a '72 Blazer that said Wheatland. The funny thing was, it was clearly grapefruit. No doubt about it and it had original paint. I was surprise later on when I saw Wheatland is that lemon yellow color, not grapefruit. I don't think Wheatland was even offered in 71/72

[Casper42]

I suspect "Wheatland" aka Schoolbus yellow might be one of the least popular and chosen colors. But they are out there.

there's a thread here http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa....php?p=8238567

Originally Posted by special-K

SPIDs can vary but my point was the brochure color is rare to be shown. I did have a '72 Blazer that said Wheatland. The funny thing was, it was clearly grapefruit. No doubt about it and it had original paint. I was surprise later on when I saw Wheatland is that lemon yellow color, not grapefruit. I don't think Wheatland was even offered in 71/72

[Beach-Burban]

Beach Burban is a ‘72 and the SPID indicates 581 as the color code. If I understand it correctly, this is the code for a two tone with White roof and lower panels…and Dark Yellow (Wheatland) body. Now that I see there is a Glenwood Green (505), I might have to look for one as that is my actual name…I even spell it with one “N”.

Woody

[Casper42]

where are all our Ochre-511 and Firebolt-524 (Hugger) Orange? I know there's a lot of you out there.

[tutone]

Here's an org paint ochre. Sold it though, a few years ago.

[special-K]

Here's my Wheatland Yellow '72 Blazer, original paint