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I'm curious why there's a difference in colors listed in the Chevy Master Parts Price List (1929-1942) and the Dupont color chip chart. For 1936, paint combination #196 is listed in the parts book as:
Body: black
Stripe: cream medium
wheels: black
The original Dupont Chevrolet Color Bulletin No. 11 lists paint combination #196 as:
Body: black
Strip: cream medium
wheels: black, cream medium or R Aurora Red
Under combination 196, it says that these colors are available for all master and standard models. So what's the deal? Did Chevy have different colors of wheels available, or did Dupont simply made additional ones available for repaint?
Randy Nudo
Overland Park, KS

I didn't take the time to go back and research farther but-
On the Standard all wheels were black regardless of body color.

The Master Coupes and coach had wire wheels.The wire wheels had no stripes and were usually available in red, cream and black.

The artillary wheeled Masters had body color wheels.

The above often added confusion to the wheel colors listed in paint charts and books.The parts books also never went into detail or included changes made during the production year.

1935 and 1936 were the most confusing years for colors due to the number of wheel styles,etc.

Randy,In reviewing the DuPont paint chart and my 1936 literature and my memories of a 1936 (my first two cars were '36 Masters).....These are my thoughts.All Standards had black wheels with a cream stripe-exception would be the special red for a convertable.
All Masters with artillary wheels had the wheels same as body color - except again with a special color like Hollywood tan the wheels were a different color...Black cars had black wheels with cream (ivory) strpe.Colored cars had matcing wheels but wheel color has a different name is some colors-due to body painted with lacquer and enamel on wheels.They called lacquer Duco and enamel Dulux.
The wire wheeled Masters had black, red or cream wheels with no stripe.

I would be 99% sure the above is correct...

Thanks. That clears things up a lot. It's consistent with the brochures for that year also. I'm getting ready to paint with acrylic lacquer this summer, and wanted to be sure. So was the enamel used on the wheels because of durability?
This is my first restoration, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far...even the many hours spend shaping new wood for the doors.
Randy

Enamel for the wheels--Did not require "rubbing out" for smooth finish as lacquer did and was probably more chip resistant than the lacquer.
As late as 1934 the bodies were laquered and the fenders were enamel.Laquered fenders were available as an exrta cost option.