what happen to black

allen

allen

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I have a ppg book that list the colors of ford cars 28-32, complete with color clips, I would have bet the farm that black would be one of the colors to chose from but its not , Not one clip in black, so was black ever used in production thanks al
 
All black was an optional color. It seems Henry did not like the saying "You can have it in any color as long as it is black"
 
Actually, that kinda makes sense when you think about it because buyers really didn't need a paint chip to show them what black looked like.
 
All-black does not show as an "official color" for '28-'29 ( at least ), according to the Paint & Finish Guide...

I think after 20+ years of offerering only Black Fords ( Model T ), Henry & Edsel ( probably more Edsel ) wanted to do as much as possible to distinguish their all-new car from its predecessor... what easier way than "any color as long as it's NOT black" ( unless you ask for it )... ?
 
Here is a question? How many "ORGINIAL Model "A" color ad's are showing cars in BLACK? The "ONLY" ad for the 1930 Deluxe Phaeton has a "BLACK" car. I have a 31 Tudor in [green] ,standard 30 roadster in [brown],30 cabriolet in [yellow]31 coupe in [blue].Out of all Model "A" color ad's[28-31] there are about maybe 5 shown in black.
 
I am driving three model A's, a '29, '30, and '31. I find it interessting that in spite of the color "not being offered" that all three were black originally.
 
My '29 has always been black. It was originally purchased in AZ and has only been restored/repainted once (in the mid-80s).
 
True there are a lot of different 'hues' of black, warms and cools...my point was that where they sold the cars there were probably 20 different models with black fenders and that is better than a chip. There might not have been model A's of every color to see, hence the need for the chips. Who knows, it was just a thought that occured to me. I think there is probably a good point made about pushing color rather than black since it was used so exclusively in the T's.
 
When the "New Ford" was announced, there was a concerted effort on the part of the company to deemphasize all black cars although as indicated in the MAFCA paint guide, they could be special ordered. Black was used in combination with several other colors like Gunmetal Blue and Andulusite Blue for an example during 1928 and 1929. Black was a listed color option at the start of 1930 production. There is no doubt that black was a common '29 option although not "officially" listed.
 
As Steve said, "you can have black, but you have to ask..."

From my tender youth, I remember seeing a number of 1930 Coupes in all-black with apple-green wheels...
 
29RPU said:
True there are a lot of different 'hues' of black, warms and cools...my point was that where they sold the cars there were probably 20 different models with black fenders and that is better than a chip. There might not have been model A's of every color to see, hence the need for the chips. Who knows, it was just a thought that occured to me. I think there is probably a good point made about pushing color rather than black since it was used so exclusively in the T's.
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This is just My opinion, But I believe that all model A's would be black unless someone looked at the color chips, and said "I want that color"
I have a 48 chevy 1/2 ton, and I was told that unless you ordered one of there color options They were all Forester Green. Mine was the maroon option.
My 30 coupe was originaly black. It has only had one paint job, and I would gess that to be a minimum of 60 yrs. ago, around the door handles the blue is wearing off and you can see the black, and also some of the pinstripe. Also I believe it was a company car of some kind, because the blue is peeling off, and a logo of somekind is showing through on both doors. Does anyone know if there's a way to find out who was the orignial purchaser of your car. I know I got off of the black issue, so I'll just end with, I know that my car was originaly black.

Stan/MO.
 
I would think, "But I believe that all model A's would be black unless someone looked at the color chips, and said "I want that color".
 
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