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03-09-2011, 05:54 PM
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Re: Chevelle updates
That black w/vinyl SS (the first one in the Chevelle link & '67 photo gallery) is an amazing looking car!
I've had a couple of black cars and they always looked the best - if they can be maintained properly but usually means a lot of work.. For me at least, that '67 pictured first has the perfect stance and look for that year - but the darker the paint the better the body work and prep better be, considering those long quarters! 
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03-10-2011, 12:23 AM
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Re: Chevelle updates
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]  Tahoe Turquoise
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#3
03-08-2011, 11:45 PM
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Re: Chevelle updates
Eric - the link below lets you search Chevelles by year for colours, body styles, or options and if you scroll down to the 'Chevelle Photo Gallery' you can view cars in virtually any colour available for that year to get an idea...
http://www.chevellestuff.net/index.htm The blue I had on my '68 SS was Teal Metallic code LL and is shown in the 1968 gallery on at least one car there. I think it looks like the second blue you had sprayed. The first blue is also shown on a car in the 1967 gallery - check it out... Randy
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#4
03-09-2011, 07:05 PM
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Re: Chevelle updates
Paint color and shades will knot up your stomach faster than anything......LOL........Having Fun yet!!!....
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03-09-2011, 07:46 PM
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Re: Chevelle updates
Just wait for the day when you painter calls and tells you to come look at the car in it's fresh paint. You will experience all those emotions at one time second guessing yourself but ultimately being thrilled with the outcome.
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#6
03-09-2011, 10:55 PM
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Re: Chevelle updates
I just picked up the two new sample panels from Bodyguy...but of course, we're inundated with liquid sunshine right now, so I'm again back to "hurry up and wait" mode. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
The last 3 projects I've done that managed to make their way to the paint booth were actually easy paint decisions...a `75 Monza hotrod that was painted black, my old Pro Street `67 Chevelle that was painted black, and my old `57 Chevy Sedan that was painted Torch Red. I was 100% confident with my choice on each of those projects. This project is an entirely different ballgame. I'm intentionally trying to <span style="font-style: italic">avoid</span> having an end product that's so obviously "non-stock". Since the onset I've leaned heavily towards Deepwater (as explained recently), esp. considering this isn't a numbers resto--in which case it would've went back to it's original Marina Blue with a Bright Blue interior. I guess I was a little derailed when this sample of Deepwater seemed so far off from what my mind's eye remembered. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] I can't say yet with any certainty what my final choice will be until I can review these last two samples in good daylight, but I can say that the `66 Nightwatch is off the table, and the `67 Deepwater is still a very strong possibility.
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#7
03-09-2011, 11:19 PM
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Re: Chevelle updates
My experience with Deepwater Blue (a color I love) definitely shows a red/purple cast to it. It becomes most apparent when you put a Bright Blue interior against it-which has an aqua/green cast to it. To my eye they clash terribly.
Not sure if your interior color choice is made already. I really like that black '67 Vette with the bright blue interior, that could be a nice look for this car. If you want to stay era-correct you might want to have him spray some '67 FoMoCo Nightmist Blue, another beautiful dark blue. Since you don't sound like a purple fan, I'll refrain from suggesting Royal Plum, but Tahoe Turquoise is a BEAUTIFUL color when shot properly that looks awesome on any '67 Chevy I've seen it on. Good luck!
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#8
03-10-2011, 01:06 AM
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Re: Chevelle updates
The car does have an interior already, good ol' basic black.
Royal Plum was actually on the consideration list a few years ago (as were Emerald Turquoise and Butternut Yellow), but I just couldn't bring myself to go for it. My first `67 SS Chevelle (the $200.00 beater I had nearly 30 years ago that's shown on my website at the beginning of "The Chevelle Project" section) was originally Emerald Turquoise, and that is one of my favorite colors on a `67 Chevelle...but as is the case with Marina Blue, Black, and Red, while they are all beautiful colors, there's a gazillion of them out there already. That's the other factor that stands out so much for me about Deepwater---you just don't see that color very often. FWIW, the weather broke a little bit and I got a bit of a look a little while ago of the two latest possibilities. While I still can't say for certain until I actually see them in good light, Deepwater is still at the top of the list.
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#9
03-13-2011, 12:56 AM
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Re: Chevelle updates
No pics for today, just a brief update;
Bodyguy is wrapping up the last few details on the car and it should be ready to come back apart in the next week or two. Paint will hopefully happen within the next month or so. Along those lines... A paint choice has been made...but y'all will have to wait until the car's painted to find out what it is. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
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#10
03-13-2011, 01:11 AM
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Re: Chevelle updates
Big TEASE!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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