Colors And Stripes (rw)

[sodly]

Tell me about paint options on Superliner Is vs. IIs. Seems like many of the Superliner Is had fancy paint schemes with lots of stripes and contrasting colors. But most Superliner IIs I see are typically much simpler, mono-color, cabs. I realize most manufacturers cut back on fancy paint jobs through the 80s but could you still always get any color and scheme you wanted on a Superliner? I suppose they'd do about anything if you were willing to pay, right? Were color choices more or less endless or were there just certain standard colors available to pick from? And did that list shrink over the years? How about striping and paint schemes? Maybe it's my imagination but I seem to see less IIs with the fancy factory stripe jobs.

For that matter, why did all the manufacturers go away from fancy paint schemes on trucks through the 80s? Stuff fromt the 70s and early 80s were sure a lot more interesting to look at.

Does anyone have pictures of other factory striping schemes?

Edited June 7, 2008 by sodly