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Rex Condie 
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Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 4:35pm |
can anyone tell me, are decals on a 1950 Wd blue or black?
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Pete from IL
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 6:02pm |
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According to the Steiner catalog they should be black.
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Rex Condie
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 10:29pm |
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thanks for the information
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CrestonM
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 11:02pm |
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Yes, black decals started in 1948 I believe.
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nella(Pa)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 6:13am |
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black, Father bought one new in 1950 which I still have and they are black.
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Robert Musgrave
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 7:29am |
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I remember reading somewhere that first year WD (1948) were BLUE with a long "A" and a long "S". I have WD S/N 5109--I would like to know too, as this one was re-painted at least once. R.Musgrave
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DrAllis
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 9:18am |
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1948 were blue. I also think 1950 might be the year they went from blue to black but not the whole model year build. Hard to prove on that. I'd guess early 1950 models were blue (with big A and S) and late 1950 models were black.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 11:22am |
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1948 were blue. I also think 1950 might be the year they went from blue to black but not the whole model year build. Hard to prove on that. I'd guess early 1950 models were blue (with big A and S) and late 1950 models were black. |
1950, s. 39811 Father bought it new and the decals are black.
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Michael V (NM)
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 11:55am |
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My avitar is a '49 WD, SN 10XXX,,but the original picture is B and W, so all I can see for sure is the long a and s
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DrAllis
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 12:13pm |
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Well, that shoots my theory all to pieces. Beginning 1950 s/n is 35,471, so s/n 39,811 would be a Feb build at the rate of 3,000 units per month. This kind of info isn't in the parts books.
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Allis dave
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 10:19am |
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SO I guess then you can pick which decal you like better for 1950!
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Rex Condie
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 6:55pm |
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Thanks guys, my WD is original to our family ( I was 6 } and it was painted about 25 years ago. It is a late year 1950 so I am going with black. I will post a photo when it is done.
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DrAllis
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Posted: 14 Sep 2018 at 7:18am |
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To add to this decal information: If it is an early WD with the blue decals (Big "A" and big "S") there is no decal on the radiator that designates it as a "WD". The official "WD" designation was only with the black decal letters. Same with a "WC".....never was a "WC" decal from the factory.
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