Gold stripe

ctvpa

ctvpa

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O-kay, please help me. I have a 28 tudor, it is my baby. I bought it in 1975 and it was my daily driver for over 10 years through high school and college.
I am just compleating a 3 year ground up, but it is not a points car. It is Bonnie Grey / Chelse Blue (green) and I added armrests in the back, float a motor, and other things. Now I have a pnstriper who has presented a thought.
Rather than put the 2 stripes on the ridge, he is saying a 3/4 inch 21 kt Gold, like the lettering on a fire truck, with the cream boarder.
I really think it will set my car apart, but I am looking for input. So many have said "It's you car, do it your way" but I want input from others. At the recent Maine meet and there was a great car that was cream with chocolate fenders. Not a standard color, but looked differend and everyone who walked by commented that it looked great.
Please help me out, should I be bold and different, or keep it standard.
Thanks
 
Picturing the proposed color scheme in my head, it sounds pretty good. Not something that you see everyday I feel like it would go with the colors. If you're not going for a perfect points car, then make it unique and go for it.
 
As a purist, I believe it is hard to beat Henry's original selections. If you go with gold, I would keep it narrow. Try it with tape first on one side. The bottom line is it's your call. Gar Williams
 
I consider myself a traditionalist more then a purist. And beleive in staying within the norm's of an era rather then exactness.:eek: Gar makes
a lot of sense in starting out with a thin line and going from there.:)

Bob-A:D
 
you might want to rethink the float-a-motors also.
I ran them for 10 years and then put stock mounts back on after reading what was posted here & elsewhere.
was not able to discern ANY difference in vibration..........
 
Are you refering to Gold Paint OR Gold Leaf like the fire trucks are done in. I thing the Gold Leaf wuld be really cool, unique and classy. Your post says 3/4" wide. Thats too wide, are youe sure or does it suppose to be 1/4".

I painted my S/W Fordor dark red and black with maroon wheels. Had a hard time trying to find a pinstripe color that looks right . Ended up uning a chrome double pinstripe. Not "Henry" but I luv it.
 
Thank you all for your help.

It is gold leaf that is 'spun' to have a circular pattern, like the fire truck lettering pattern. If you think of the correct pattern for a Tudor, he would place the gold between the two pinstripes. It would use the correct cream pinstripe as the boarder.
 
I would ask your striper what it would take to remove it if you don't like it. I've seen a number of folks make choices only to fine they didn't visualize it accurately at all and have major regrets. Getting rid of it may entail repainting the belt line and getting a new stripe so be prepared!
 
If you know someone who's good with photoshop, you can also take a snapshot of your car and have them edit your paint scheme on to see if you like the choice of colours before getting into any paint jobs directly.

Sounds like a neat choice of colours.
 
Just don't turn it into a circus vehicle ! People know Model A's are not bizaar and that sounds off the wall. Just make sure that if you do it that it can be easily removed. You will in my opinion know immediately and that will be before you do the second side ! I painted the Ford logo on the back of my Roadster pickup the same color as the rims and pinstriping ( apple green ) The purists don't like it but I do and that means it stays ! I bought it and paid for it and it is going to look the way I want it. I have had far more compliments than criticisms !
 
Chief taught me to be an independent thinker & not to do whatever the "IN CROWD" was doing, they're like a crowd of MONKEYS!! Bill W.
 
I regret not following the restoration guidelines exactly in having the coupe striped. I selected a Model A stripe color and pattern, but not correct for the standard coupe. Wish I had done it correctly the first time. Too expensive to correct my bad decision now. That's just my experience. It's your car.

W. Michael
 
heneste said:
If you know someone who's good with photoshop, you can also take a snapshot of your car and have them edit your paint scheme on to see if you like the choice of colours before getting into any paint jobs directly.
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Photoshop to test it, yes.
 
anyone can do anything they want to a car. the issue down the road becomes, will it be harder to sell it if not done in a traditional/Henry manner? And, let's face it, eventually, every car will be sold. You would have to find another person who likes the idea of a 3/4 inch gold stripe down the side of the car. i do find it a little off the wall that a professional striper would come up with this idea, tho
 
tbirdtbird said:
i do find it a little off the wall that a professional striper would come up with this idea, tho
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Ok, I refrained from saying "I'd find a different striper!" as it strikes me as a rather odd suggestion coming from a striper that has any real experience with vintage and/or custom cars. However that doesn't mean there won't be some folks that love it.
 
Thanks to all, I am going to photoshop it and see. I have had the car for 40 years, bought it when I was 16 1/2 and just got my license. My dad held firm, if he bought it, he drives it, so it was my daily driver for 10 years (winter & summer in New England with a 52 mile commute each way to my first job) . Just funnishing a 4 year ground up. It will be sold long after I have any say in it, and I will not get any of the cash.
Thanks to all, this is a great site.
 
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