Thread: Your Favorite Paint Jobs.

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For me it has to be Flames...of any kind.
The ones I have on my Vette were at the time my favorite but any flames will do.
One thing I do not like is when airbrush work is done and the lines are not crisp so it has a blurred effect on the picture
I will find more:
http://www.iceburgh66.com/sitebuilde...g.w560h364.jpg

Me too on flames. One that comes to mind is that trend setting flamed '40 Ford sedan (black car with flames starting in white and changing as they went back) I forget the owners name now, but it is generally held up as an example of one of the first flame jobs. (maybe Cunningham??)

Second car is a '50 Ford shoebox from the same era. It was a solid blue Ford, and what made the flames different was that they began on the front end, like most flame jobs, but then there were flames all along the rockerpanels, clear to the rear of the car. They were sort of like ocean waves, and were pretty much in a straight line, only coming as high as mid door. These broke up the slab-sidedness of the shoebox, and gave it a really different look.

Those two stuck with me the most.


Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

One that comes to mind is that trend setting flamed '40 Ford sedan (black car with flames starting in white and changing as they went back) I forget the owners name now, but it is generally held up as an example of one of the first flame jobs. (maybe Cunningham??)

You mean the Bob McCoy sedan? Here's a drawing he's done of his former car followed by a picture taken in recent years of a car that claims to be the same one.

i love the beebe & mulligan candy stripes

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

You mean the Bob McCoy sedan? Here's a drawing he's done of his former car followed by a picture taken in recent years of a car that claims to be the same one.

Yep, that's the one. I couldn't remember his name (half the time I can't remember MY name ) Always loved that car.

Thanks Bob,


Don

Some of you may have already seen this. There are simply too many details in this one (my first pick) to post a bunch of pix. Therefore, I am attaching a link to a page that you can take a look at. Be sure to look at all the thumbnails to get an idea of the detail here. I really believe that this is an incredible work of art. No matter what your political persuasion is, from a standpoint of a paint job, I think you'll agree...

A Hero's Truck, A Rolling work of Art. Chrome all over V-8 - Fast Cool Truck.

Originally Posted by iceburgh

For me it has to be Flames...of any kind.
The ones I have on my Vette were at the time my favorite but any flames will do.
One thing I do not like is when airbrush work is done and the lines are not crisp so it has a blurred effect on the picture
I will find more:
http://www.iceburgh66.com/sitebuilde...g.w560h364.jpg

That is a nice job. :-)

Here's my third choice, more current, and a real piece of art. This is Elijah Morton's IHRA Pro Stock. "Very artsy", and incredibly stunning!.

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

Here's my third choice, more current, and a real piece of art. This is Elijah Morton's IHRA Pro Stock. "Very artsy", and incredibly stunning!.

Is this paint or a wrap?

Originally Posted by iceburgh

Is this paint or a wrap?

Painted by Mark Brown, at Illusions Custom Paint, in Tennessee. Here's a link.

http://www.koolpaint.com/portfolio.html

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

Painted by Mark Brown, at Illusions Custom Paint, in Tennessee. Here's a link.

:: Illusions Custom Paint and Body featuring Great Art by Mark Brown ::

That guy is good. Maybe little too much for a street car, but the talent is obvious.

Jack

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

Here's my third choice, more current, and a real piece of art. This is Elijah Morton's IHRA Pro Stock. "Very artsy", and incredibly stunning!.

I'm still looking, but what I have looked at so far, this is the best, by far. That is well done, not gaudy like some are doing these days with flames and graphics.

Jack