I've always loved the high optic colors that Chrysler became famous for using. The late '60s - early '70s was the era of Plymouth's Rapid Transit System advertizing. - And of course, the Dodge Scat Pack. I wanted to keep my '67 somewhat tame looking but still have a look that embodied a bit of that outlandish muscle car psychedelic feel. The metallic grey actually has a hint of candy pink and blue in it. It doesn't jump out at you but it's there.
I realize that tail stripes were really a Dodge thing. - Part of that Scat Pack theme. But I hoped I could make them work anyway. The stripes are painted on, but the 'Cuda' emblem is vinyl. Clearcoat was applied over it all.
I started with a design that had been used in old Plymouth advertizing and modified it. In order to do it in one color it needed to be simplified a bit so that it wouldn't be too hard to distinguish what it was. I eliminated some of the details, rounded out the tires, added a tail, etc... After redesigning it I had one of the local vinyl sign shops cut a few out for me. $8 each. I had them make the BARRACUDA decals for the hood as well. It made more sense to me to have these things custom made rather than have to deal with sizes that didn't quite fit.