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Heres a pic of the newer beetle light blue, the car is a little girly, but the color is cool.

Originally Posted by Mr Blue

Heres a pic of the newer beetle light blue, the car is a little girly, but the color is cool.

That would look good to Don

Wow, that is a really clean body! Keep this thread updated, I know everyone will want to watch this come together.

Originally Posted by roadster32

That would look good to Don

I am still awestruck by the condition of that body..its amazing..I guess its the cold up there that preserves old bodies..And that color on the late beetle would suit it too,I think..in fact,a lot of those pastel type colors would suit it..
Like your choice of engine/trans too..

Moonstone Grey fer sure dude!!!

It is amazing how the bodies get preserved in that area. Florida is really tough on bodies and the majority of what we find is repairable but on the rusty side Super happy with this body to be sure and thanks for the compliments

I dig both those colors too, leaning towards the grey as it was the original color and its speaking to me somehow. Perhaps some red wheels would look great with a red interior???

That blue with some creme wheels with 46 hucaps and rings??

This is the neatest part for me of car building. Planning the car out and mock up.
Thanks for all the suggestions and support.
Don Jr.

Hehe, I saw the pondering chair strategically placed in front of the 46 when I got to the shop the other day..............I figured you were sitting and "planning".

It was an easy decision for me to sell the 46 to Don. I figure I only have two more cars in me to build, the current rpu project, and a little modified like the 23 I had, except using the flathead stuff I got from Paul. Don will take this car to the level it deserves and it will be nice for me to see it come together.

Plus, if Don ever screws up and leaves the keys in the ignition.................

Don

(PS) Don, I just got the title out of my storage box and it will be in your toolbox today, sorry, I just kept forgetting.

The Moonstone Grey is a nice subtle color, tooks terrific with burgundy/maroon accents (wheels, pin stripes, interior). It's very much like an earlier Ford color known as Folkstone Grey, actually could be the same formulation but named differently for the Mercury buyers, or could be the same basic formula with some very slight tweaks.

Another original Ford color to consider that runs in the vein of that Beetle Blue (I believe they called it Vapor), but less girlie, is Cloud mist grey (pictured below). Yeah, it's green to most people, but it does lean toward a sage tone with grey to it. Works well with yellow/tan/taupe tones (the red wheels just don't do it for me on this one).

The best thing about "building" your car from the thinkin' chair is it's done quickly, no bloody knuckles, and it's cheap!