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Westy Steve
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 Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your White Oval |
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Awesome thread! Thanks! Now to open a can of worms about what color was correct for May, 1955.
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ZENVWDRIVER
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: Show me your White Oval |
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| Westy Steve wrote: |
| Awesome thread! Thanks! Now to open a can of worms about what color was correct for May, 1955. |
... that's easy, no shade of white was offered as stock in 5/1955... colors offered were:
black, L41
Beige, L370
Strato Silver (blue), L227
Polar Silver, L3324
Reed Green, L313
Jungle Green, L315
If your car is (obviously) white, originally then perhaps it was a custom ordered color... what is the color code on the birth certificate?
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Dave Becker
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:59 am Post subject: Re: Show me your White Oval |
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A white '54 I restored a few years ago.
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Keith
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:26 am Post subject: Re: Show me your White Oval |
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| Westy Steve wrote: |
| Keith wrote: |
| Westy Steve wrote: |
Thanks. Nice looking cars and they'll help. Yes, I am talking about light beige. I thought that would be clear since we're talking about Ovals. She looks at my light beige car and sees it as a white one. I'll be grateful for pix of any spectrum of white including beige, light beige, French beige, mode beige, off white, buff, Tuscan, unbleached silk, cream or whatever you have. But not ecru.
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The problem is, it isn't clear... When you ask for "white" you get what the majority of people on this planet to be considered white and that is the traditional snow white/pure white, off-white and possibly cream. That's about it.
I realize on a paint scale beige and whatnot are in the white family but, to most people, beige would be more along the lines of tan and I don't know anyone (except you) that normally thinks of these colors as "white".
This is like saying grey is black. |
Thank you, Keith. I've seen the error of my ways. You have clarified everything perfectly. |
Damn straight I did.
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