Click the photo for an enlarged view. We note a few things:
First, see how the floor of the loadbed is painted gray while the sides are red? This is the correct configuration. Many owners paint the loadbed either entirely body color or entirely a contrasting color, but Cal’s scheme is original.
Second, note the exposed primer in the open area ahead of the engine, where the heater blower housing is located. This exposed primer is also correct. We don’t know whether Cal was intentionally replicating the original overspray patterns, but he did.
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