GLMFAA1 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Are Dodge pick up bed floors painted black, stained wood, or all the body color? What color are the metal stays- black or body color if the wood is natural? circa 70's greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 From what I could find, the bed floor on Dodges was painted body color, including the skid strips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT4EVR Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hi GREG, Yes this is correct, I checked my '72 Dodge pick up brochure and all beds are painted the same solid body color all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Maybe a little more specific that I am looking for are the flare side beds with the wood floors greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Greg I do believe they were painted the same time as the rest of the truck. All one color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 why were pickup beds made from wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 All of the stepsides I have ever seen when i worked at our local Chrysler dealership had body color painted wood bed floors(other than for the Little Red Express they were finished wood color). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Wood floors were used probably due to the durability, ease of access of material and what do you do with the wood workers who made the wood spoke wheels greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Durability was one reason. The other reason was for ease of repair. If a board got damaged, you could easily remove the board and replace it. I don't know about Dodge, but GM offered a wood floor option on the Fleetside trucks all the way up to '87, and it was standard in all Stepside trucks until the Stepside bed was discontinued in '87. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I was told early on it was so cattle hooves wouldn't slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I was told early on it was so cattle hooves wouldn't slide. Yep I have been told this also. Live stock in general can stand on the wood better than metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) pretty sure the Little Red Express and the Warlock trucks had stained wood floors with chrome strips Edit, and as far as I know,, the only dodge trucks with wood floors ,,were the stepside trucks Edited January 17, 2015 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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