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General Category => Henry J & Allstate Forum => Topic started by: BobsJ on August 12, 2015, 09:50:55 PM

Title: Body numbers
Post by: BobsJ on August 12, 2015, 09:50:55 PM

An odd thing, I have  1951 Henry J body 2239
and a 1951 Studebaker Business Coupe body 2233
and both are green

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: G.B. (All Vinyl Dragon) on August 12, 2015, 10:02:34 PM

Each Auto Company had Color Code numbers. Sometimes New Numbers & New Name for same Color.
That's why each Year they had Color Chips to match with after The Paint store did a mix of Colors.

So Your 2 Vehicles have the same Color Green ?

Henry Kaiser loved Green. So You will see lots of Green K.F. Products...

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: BobsJ on August 12, 2015, 10:55:52 PM

My Henry J  is two tone green, the Studebaker is close to the darker green.

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on August 14, 2015, 01:30:11 PM

body number unimportant here right now...what is the PAINT number on the large body tag?  That will tell what the original color if the HJ was.

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: Fid on August 14, 2015, 05:22:06 PM

BobsJ's paint code was discussed in detail in this thread -

http://kfclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,7760.0.html

It appears he's commenting on the body number vrs serial number at this point.

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on August 17, 2015, 05:49:56 PM

So someone repainted the car...not coincidence as I see it since it didn't come off the production line green.

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: h-e-n-r-y-j on August 17, 2015, 06:21:41 PM

Car is not repainted since paint code calls for Aloha Green and the car is Aloha Green.

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: BobsJ on August 18, 2015, 02:43:35 AM

Actually the car it two tone green, i assumed the car was a car lot repaint but others seem to think it was a factory two tone. I have 2 other Henry j's, all 51's grey blue no trunk.
(http://i60.tinypic.com/dmb1av.jpg)

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on August 21, 2015, 06:50:28 AM

The factory did not two-tone Henry J's except by special order (usually fleet sales).  However, if you check KFOCI HANDBOOK, you will find a factory-authored document advising dealers on how to two-tone cars (break points for the colors), what colors were "permissible" and how to mark the body tags (the larger tag) for the second color.

GOT KFOCI HANDBOOK?

Title: Re: Body numbers
Post by: BobsJ on August 21, 2015, 02:02:18 PM

GOT KFOCI HANDBOOK? If that's different than a repo Henry J shop manual then no i don't.