It's time for new paint! Just need help with color.

davissw1

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I have a 66 coupe and was going to paint it candy apple red, I know there is a ton of them out there but I just think that color looks good on this car. Are there any suggestions for another color of red or possibly a silver that looks good too. Would love to see any pics you guys have.
 
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I always had a thing for Ford's Poppy Red. Has a hint of orange in it, really sets it apart from all the other red cars but still has that eye-catching caliente color :)

As for silver, I think charcoal/mineral greys are nice, but the rest of the car has to have a muscular attitude to match; IMHO it doesn't look that great on stockers.
 
have you checked out this type of paint job?

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Except maybe making it silver bottom and a blue or red top; I believe someone on the forums did it on a 65 coupe, it looked sick.

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I wouldn't put le mans stripes on a convertible. If you do, the top needs to be white.

I wouldn't either, I want a clean, simple look myself, two tones are too busy for me, stripes look a lot better on a fastback I think.

As far as reds go, it depends a lot on how much you like orange in them, my wife doesn't like the orange reds hence the choice to go with the 60's Candy Apple Red, Lipstick Red is also very red. If you like orange in it, Guards Red is very nice. I painted my Jeep that color.

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