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#22
February 18th 05, 07:27 PM
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I know its not quite 'classic', but I always liked the '85 "Canyon Red Metallic" color on the '85 GT's. picaza wrote: > hi, > > i was wondering what the most popular color for the classic's are. is > there a web site for this? > > thanks, > peter > 
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#23
February 19th 05, 06:00 AM
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The 1965 Mustang Fastback 2+2 I bought when I returned from Vietnam in
1970 was yellow. And my running partner in 1971 found a brand new, still full guaranteed 1967 dark green 390 equipped Mustang Fastback at the local Ford dealer for about $2750. Two weeks after he bought the car he got orders to Vietnam. My yellow one, 289 2V C4, with financing in 1970 cost me $1079.00. The 66 I bought last year, with the original washer bag and all, cost $14,000. The 65 I bought to replace it cost $9,000 before restoration. Looking back at the prices of a new one in 65-70 sure as heck makes me feel sick when I think of what I had and let slip away.... But what the heck.... It gets even worse when I look at the pump prices.... Gotta be some way to time travel..... : ) On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:52:24 -0500, ZombyWoof > wrote: >On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:40:53 -0800, Spike > wrote >something wonderfully witty: > >>OUCHEEEEEZZZZZZ! >> >>As a 4th generation Californian, I represent .... errrr.... >>resemble.... errrr.... resent that remark... : ) >> >>Seriously though... in the rod world you're probably right. And >>regionally within the state you might be correct (East LA?). >> >>In the classic world, I disagree. Most of the classics I see, and we >>have really big Hot August Nights and Kool April Nights type events, >>the majority of classics are more in keeping with build correct or at >>least era oem correct. >> >>Lots of dark greens, blacks, etc. A large number of whites which may >>be because of the heat we experience in the west. It could be because >>the darker colors contrast all that chrome better than the brighter >>ones. That's probably why I selected Vintage Burgundy over Crimson. >> >>I don't mean to say red isn't used often. It is. But, I believe, a lot >>less than people might think. It does however, equate to speed and >>spottiness from a psychological perspective. And that alone draws the >>eye of law enforcement (sporty, red, fast, single, young, male driver >>= TICKET or sporty, red, fast, young, single, female driver = DATE). >>(Did I say that? Hmmmm. Showing my age.... LOL) >> >>Or maybe it's because red is the most expensive non-specialty (ie >>rainbow/changing) color to use because of the pigment required, and >>the majority of us do not live in Beverly Hills. : ) >> >According to a local newspaper article in the past ten years Yellow >has made an amazing come-back & is pretty high up there in the >preferred color spectrum. Burnt Orange, Desert Orange and various >Cooper colors seem to be coming on strong as well. > >My new F150 STX is Bright Red (Mfr Code @EE4). Gotta love it. My >real first choice was the Drk Stone Metallic, but the one on the lot >didn't have the right options. Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16
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#24
February 19th 05, 07:19 PM
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:07:56 -0500, ZombyWoof >
wrote: >Silver Still Shines As Most Popular Car Color >Basic Paint Takes Top Spot For Fourth Year > >What's your favorite color? Chances are when you buy a new car, it's >silver. > >Lorene Boettcher, manager of global design and color marketing at PPG >Industries, said silver was the most popular vehicle color in the 2004 >model year. It is the fourth straight year that has happened. > >Silver was on was on 27 percent of cars made for 2004, up 3 percent >from last year. For sports and compact cars, silver was on 31 percent >of the vehicles. People who buy silver and white cars make me sick. Don't they know that they can be mistaken for cop cars and cause undue anxiety to the rest of us?  -Rich
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#25
February 20th 05, 05:39 PM
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:56:17 -0500, ZombyWoof > wrote:
>On 19 Feb 2005 15:59:32 GMT, Joe > wrote >something wonderfully witty: > >>ZombyWoof > wrote in m: >> >>> Silver Still Shines As Most Popular Car Color >>> Basic Paint Takes Top Spot For Fourth Year >>> >>> What's your favorite color? Chances are when you buy a new car, it's >>> silver. >>> >>> Lorene Boettcher, manager of global design and color marketing at >>PPG >>> Industries, said silver was the most popular vehicle color in the >>2004 >>> model year. It is the fourth straight year that has happened. >>> >>> Silver was on was on 27 percent of cars made for 2004, up 3 percent >>> from last year. For sports and compact cars, silver was on 31 >>percent >>> of the vehicles. >>> >>> Other popular colors we >>> Red and white at 14 percent each >>> Black, 13 percent >>> Blue, 12 percent >>> Naturals such as gold, copper, champagne and lighter shades of >>brown, >>> 11 percent >>> Green, 5 percent >>> >>> Globally, silver was also the top choice, followed by white, black, >>> naturals, blue, red and green. >>> >>> Boettcher said silver seems to appeal to people because it gives the >>> notion that it's modern and has high-tech attributes. >>> >>> She said there's also a growing interest in blues -- especially >>> turquoise shades. Yellow has also been any up & comer over the last >>> 10 years as well. Especially in the Sports Car segment. >> >>Black is my current favorite (the R/T looks simply awesome all blacked >>out with the chrome OEM wheels), but the LX is, of course, Calypso >>Green. I hated that color at first, but I've since grown to love it. >>Back in the early '90s it was the "summer surf" color to get, at least >>it was down here in SoFla. I used to see (and occasionally still do >>see) Rangers, Escorts, and of course Mustangs running around all over >>the place in that color. A few other makers copied it, but Ford had >>the best version of that color IMO. >> >Nothing prettier the a nice clean black Car/Truck, nothing uglier >5-minutes out of the garage. Love Black, but what a PIA! Screaming Yellow is the way to go! The problem is the traffic jams on I-95 between Richmond and Wash. DC caused by the scores of people trying to catch up or slow down just to get a glimpse of the yellow '05 GT cruising on the highway! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes
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#26
March 6th 05, 12:25 AM
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"Gumby" > wrote in message ... > What ever happened to brown? You don't see many brown cars anymore. I > remember "metallic brown" was really big in the 70's. As was Lime Gold Metallic. YECHHH!!! -- Scott W. '66 Mustang HCS 289 '68 Ranchero 500 302 '69 Mustang Sportsroof 351W ThunderSnake #57
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#27
March 6th 05, 01:27 AM
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In article >, 66 6F HCS
> wrote: > "Gumby" > wrote in message > ... > > What ever happened to brown? You don't see many brown cars anymore. I > > remember "metallic brown" was really big in the 70's. > > As was Lime Gold Metallic. YECHHH!!! Did you see the Lime Gold '68 I put in here? -- CobraJet Thunder Snake #1
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#28
March 7th 05, 02:39 AM
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"CobraJet" > wrote > Did you see the Lime Gold '68 I put in here? Haven't been in here for about 6 months. So I guess not. -- Scott W. '66 Mustang HCS 289 '68 Ranchero 500 302 '69 Mustang Sportsroof 351 ThunderSnake #57
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#29
March 7th 05, 03:13 AM
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In article >, 66 6F HCS
> wrote: > "CobraJet" > wrote > > Did you see the Lime Gold '68 I put in here? > > Haven't been in here for about 6 months. So I guess not. Wasn't sure how long your NSP archives this group. Mine goes back several months. Anyway, take a close look at this: http://members.dancris.com/~cobrajet/Sneaky Other odds and ends there, if you want to back up the directory. -- ThunderSnake #1
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