I am restoring a 61 champ that I found about 38 years after my Dad sold it. Someone has had it painted and changed a few things, I am trying to restore this truck to original as possible, I am just wondering if someone can give me some expert guidance. When I bought the truck it had a chrome grill in it and I am 99% sure it had a painted grill originally. I know at least that the chrome grill is not the original because it has 1963 written on the back of it.
So I am going to assume that the original grill was white and I know that the truck had the chrome trim on the front fenders.
My questions are:
1. If the grill is white were the front signal light grills white or could they have been chrome.
2. If the grill was white would the original front bumper have been white or could it have been chrome.
The truck had some kind of mirror on the passenger side front fender that as far as I can tell someone put it on because I can not find any other pictures of champs that have a mirror in that location (it was about 1/2 way back on the front fender).
For safety I want to put mirrors on both sides that I will likely purchase from Studebaker-International.
If the grill was white and it had the piece of chrome trim....would the outside mirrors have been white or chrome.
I appears that the mirror is only available in chrome but the arm & spacer & bracket are in available in chrome or painted.
3. What is the most likely scenario if the truck would have had mirrors on both sides.
I bought the rear taillight brackets from Classic Enterprises.
4. Should these be painted white or the truck color (Apache Red)
Thanks
Randy
So I am going to assume that the original grill was white and I know that the truck had the chrome trim on the front fenders.
My questions are:
1. If the grill is white were the front signal light grills white or could they have been chrome.
2. If the grill was white would the original front bumper have been white or could it have been chrome.
The truck had some kind of mirror on the passenger side front fender that as far as I can tell someone put it on because I can not find any other pictures of champs that have a mirror in that location (it was about 1/2 way back on the front fender).
For safety I want to put mirrors on both sides that I will likely purchase from Studebaker-International.
If the grill was white and it had the piece of chrome trim....would the outside mirrors have been white or chrome.
I appears that the mirror is only available in chrome but the arm & spacer & bracket are in available in chrome or painted.
3. What is the most likely scenario if the truck would have had mirrors on both sides.
I bought the rear taillight brackets from Classic Enterprises.
4. Should these be painted white or the truck color (Apache Red)
Thanks
Randy
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