|
|
|||||||
| Forums | Gallery | Encyclopedia | Tech | Olds Junction | Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
05-07-2008, 05:32 PM
|
#1 (permalink) |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 4
|
What's the best color?
Hi, I have a question:
What is the best color to paint a '71 Convertible Cutlass? OR Where can I look online to view similar vehicles for sale? |
|
|
| Sponsored Links |
|
|
|
05-07-2008, 06:00 PM
|
#2 (permalink) |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 236
|
The best color is...what ever your little heart desires.
There's no wrong colors...favorites maybe. I love galleon gold. |
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 04:40 AM
|
#3 (permalink) |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 4
|
Thank you for your response. We were trying to pick the best color that would sell. The car is in excellent condition, and I'm starting to realize the color won't matter.
 |
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 06:22 AM
|
#4 (permalink) |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 236
|
Well...there's a reason they call it 're-sale red.'
|
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 07:30 AM
|
#5 (permalink) |
|
Senior Moment Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 245
|
Big fan of the gold too.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 09:33 AM
|
#6 (permalink) |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 4
|
Thanks you guys! I think the color is going to be red...that's what it was previously and looked very nice. When we're finished maybe I can post the listing here.
 |
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 05:03 PM
|
#7 (permalink) |
|
Seasoned beater pilot.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,646
|
You guys are silly, the answer is obviously Gray
__________________
 I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.
|
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 05:10 PM
|
#8 (permalink) |
|
Landyacht Club President
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Lawton, OK
Posts: 1,804
|
Nah. I think the best color for a 71 Cutlass would be Root Beer Brown and Bronze with a black top.
__________________
"Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007 |
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 09:49 PM
|
#9 (permalink) |
|
Senior Moment Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 245
|
You must remember that the more conservative colors look best on the Oldsmobile because when they were new that's what they were painted. The people buying them had more income and a more reserved taste in colors. If you wanted a fast car and were young you bought a Chevy. Alot of Olds and Buick buyers went to the showroom with their Dad and he kind of dictated what went down. Hence not alot of 4 speeds in comparison to the cheaper Chevys. This goes for the colors too. Oldsmobiles look the best in golds and silvers and such IMO. Does anyone know what I mean?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
05-10-2008, 10:33 PM
|
#10 (permalink) |
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cambridge England
Posts: 64
|
Paint it the color of your wife or girlfriends eyes. That will get you a lot of fish and chips, maby a pint or two. Andy
|
|
|
|
|
05-11-2008, 08:44 AM
|
#11 (permalink) |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 4
|
Root beer brown? It has a black top and black interior. Hmmm...that might be nice.
|
|
|
|
|
05-11-2008, 06:44 PM
|
#12 (permalink) |
|
Oldsdruid
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Danville Vajenya, the Last Capital of Dixie
Posts: 400
|
If all you want to do is a quickie sale to someone who could not care less about authenticity, yeah, red is the way to go though I personally think they look trashy in red. Then again I've never seen many cars I thought truly looked good in red.
If you want to sell the car to someone who cares about such things (meaning will spend $$ to get it), the best color is whatever the data plate paint code is.
__________________
I know absolutely nothing about Oldsmobiles. Just ask the owner of Oldspower.com |
|
|
|
|
05-12-2008, 04:27 PM
|
#13 (permalink) |
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 54
|
Color is definitely a matter of preference, but I'm with Rallye on the gold. I like the Aztec Gold just a little better than the Galleon, but both are awesome colors.
|
|
|
|
|
05-22-2008, 05:18 AM
|
#15 (permalink) |
|
car nut farmer
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SE KS
Posts: 100
|
Green. Black top and hood stripes.
__________________
 SE Kansas, the sticks.
|
|
|
|
|
05-27-2008, 02:01 PM
|
#16 (permalink) |
|
Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 42
|
I have to say Nordic Blue Poly. An amazing color IMHO!
 |
|
|
|
|
05-27-2008, 03:19 PM
|
#17 (permalink) | |
|
Administrator
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Lees Summit MO
Posts: 3,142
|
Quote:
Thanks son, that was the color of my 1971 Cutlass for the rest of you all. Red would be an easier job for the painter since it is the original color. Missed spots on door jambs and under trunk lids won't show up so much.
__________________
Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door |
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| What color is this on my 78 Salon???? | HAFROD | Cutlass | 6 | 04-23-2008 05:26 PM |
| Top Color | Olds luvr | Interior/Upholstery | 13 | 03-17-2008 01:28 PM |
| Where do i get the right color ? | The_Jeremiah | ClassicOldsmobile General Discussion | 1 | 11-29-2007 06:42 PM |
| Paint Color | scrappie | Chassis/Body/Frame | 2 | 03-27-2007 08:08 PM |
| Engine color | STEVE1103 | Small Blocks | 0 | 04-08-2004 05:42 AM |
Linear Mode
