Thread: Roadster pickup getting closer

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Don, it looks great. I wish I had more to post, but the fuel lines are it for now! It seems my other responsibilities are taking over(House and yard!).I'm glad your getting stuff done on your truck as well, hopefully you guys have slowed the pace a little, to make the process a little more fun! Watching Dan's build through your eyes has been a pleasure. I hope the days of disappointment are fading away, as the end is in sight. I don't remember what his plans were for the body paint? Whatever he chooses will be well thought out and look great! Keep posting, even the little stuff, which helps people like me just entering into the hobby!

I would like a darker color like the metallic maroon he was talking about at one point or the dark blue would be nice and black always looks good especially with all the shiney parts and a white top!

I have to chime in here - as much as red is my favorite color, it doesn't always look good on a small car. Wander around a car show and really take a look at the roadsters. IMO, red - red like the Porsche Guards Red is great on a full fendered coupe/sedan. But of course, it's only an opinion (mine, that is). Now, a deep burgundy or something like Ford had in the '90s with their Electric Current Red seen on 'Birds and Lincolns especially. My 'bucket was that color.......

How about Black Cherry for the color? I'm sure it'll look good no matter what color it is.

Well since I opened Pandora's box and asked the color question, A really dark purple would be cool too!

Originally Posted by stovens

Well since I opened Pandora's box and asked the color question, A really dark purple would be cool too!

It's NOT PINK!! It just photographs that way. Yeah, I guess any color would be ok. Henry Ford had the right idea about one color, guess he couldn't make up his mind either.

My own rpu project took a little detour the other night. "We" decided the front crossmember needed changed completely, so "we" took a sawzall to it and are going to replace it with a new one this weekend. (I hid that **** sawzall from Dan but he somehow found it.) At least he hasn't suggested we scrap the whole frame and start over.....................yet.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Henry Ford had the right idea about one color, guess he couldn't make up his mind either.
Don

I read an interesting explanation on this a while back. It seems that in that day and time, black paint dried faster than any other color. This allowed Henry to produce more cars faster.

I saw a dark green that was so dark it looked black until you got on top of it, it was pretty cool looking for something a little different.
Ken