New color for the '40

[teal32]

The Boss gave me her blessing a couple of weeks ago to get the '40 Chevy painted. So, I've been looking at hundreds of pictures on the internet to get ideas. I finally came up with the color I like. My question is this: when you guys look down a row of cars at a show or cruise-in, what color gets your attention and makes you want to go check it out? Or, does that even happen? Right now, I get the guys that walk by and want to check out the LS2. I'm not trying to make this a trophy getter (can't afford that), I just want to "stand out" a little. Does that make sense?

[river1]

i don't look for particular colors, i look at build styles. the style i look for depends on the era of car and some eras have more then one stlye i like.

later jim

[Jokester]

Yellow... or orange... or somewhere in between.  I'm tired of red, and black cars (tho they have to be perfect to wear black) just don't ring my bell.

my 2¢

.bjb

[taxpyer]

I love those years in two-tone, fenders painted to accent the body.

[phat rat]

Trends come and go. Paint it to please yourself, not other people. Some people gave me
%$#@ for painting my cpe purple but it was what I wanted and I've never regretted it.

[UGLY OLDS]

^^^^^^^^

What he said ...The blue we painted the Ugly Olds fools many people to think it is a stock color ....  Maybe its all the original trim  :?:  

The stock interior with all the neat stuff hidden   :?:  

 I did have a guy ask me why I was driving it with broken springs once ... :oops:


Bob.....

[Digger]

For one thing, paint it something you can touch up if need be. There are a ton of factory colors that look custom nowdays. Any high metallic or pearl will stand out on a car like your's with a lot of round corners (highlights) There are several new metallic oranges and coppers that would stand out.

[idrivejunk]

"teal" makes me think of WA-119B on 95 GM F-body. Mystic Teal. Great for showing off curves. Turned a lot of heads on one of mine.

[rumrumm]

The coppers and bronzes I see on newer cars are the ones that turn my head, but ultimately, you have to please yourself.

[Learpilot]

TORCH RED !!! It still glows even at midnight. The other color that makes a car look like a fine Swiss Watch. That color is Mercedes smoke silver.
That is my two cents worth !
Rick

[Carnut]

Heh, heh, I kinda like black cars.

[teal32]

Thanks for the input. The color I'm going for is an Indigo Blue. But we're trying to come up with an close match to a '32 at the GNRS this year. Interestingly enough, this is almost the same color interior I have been checking out.