Put the little Kenwood 6 X 9 speakers in the rear deck tonight.
1964 Valiant "Get Runnin & Drivin"
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Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
I vote white with that red interior. That would be awesome. But given the two choices I'd go black. Black and red would be hot!
I am leaning more and more toward red. I really do like the red.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Red would look great too
I'm running into the color problem with my valiant wagon. Problem is that in the early 60s, car colors were limited and BORING!!!
When your only options for "high impact" colors were red or white, and everything else were colors an old lady in cat eye glasses would pick, that is the definition of boring.
I think it all depends on whether the car is a V100 or V200 and what you want your motif to be.
Low option = boring plain color
High option = aftermarket color that has some pop and says "I'm here, love me"
When your only options for "high impact" colors were red or white, and everything else were colors an old lady in cat eye glasses would pick, that is the definition of boring.
I think it all depends on whether the car is a V100 or V200 and what you want your motif to be.
Low option = boring plain color
High option = aftermarket color that has some pop and says "I'm here, love me"
Non mopar colors on early As make them pop out and really make their style noticable to the average, non car zombie
You always limit yourself to stock available stuff. You only live once. To hell with stock.
There you go. Problem was, the 60s WAS boring for color.......much like it is NOW. Pick what you like and spray away. It's your car. Do it like you really want to.
66340SEDAN
FABO Member #3649
Coming along nice! Do you have a service manual for your car? Sometimes I like to flip through them as I work on my stuff, they are cool to look at and I usually learn something!
I think red would look good on that car! A few colors would look great with the red. I really like silver too, add some flake to it with the red gut, it would look sharp!
I think red would look good on that car! A few colors would look great with the red. I really like silver too, add some flake to it with the red gut, it would look sharp!
Being old!! I remember back to the 80's, 90's when thee old cars became "wanted"> The huge number of F8 Army met. dark green Roadrunners! NO ONE and I mean 99% never consideded painting that car back to that F8 color!!! But the difference in that color newand fresh, vs.20 yrs old is like night and day. That is not a eye pop color even when just laid down, but.....
I get amused at some people that have to have their old Mopar 100 % stock, and then paint it some modern color from a GM or Toyoto!!! What ever roars the boat!! lol
Interior choices can make such a statememt. A red car with red vs black interior. Makes a big difference in the final result. I had a 69 GTX silver with that 2 tone red/maroon int. and another one with black int. Big difference. To me. MY boat has no oars, just a 7 hp Evenrude!!! lol
I get amused at some people that have to have their old Mopar 100 % stock, and then paint it some modern color from a GM or Toyoto!!! What ever roars the boat!! lol
Interior choices can make such a statememt. A red car with red vs black interior. Makes a big difference in the final result. I had a 69 GTX silver with that 2 tone red/maroon int. and another one with black int. Big difference. To me. MY boat has no oars, just a 7 hp Evenrude!!! lol
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
I would stick with with a mopar color just a later one. Noone is gonna notice or care that you painted your 64 valiant a 69 color! Haha
My 75 dart is gonna be a 1970 color. And I dont care what anyone thinks. I disagree with rusty I love stock appearing cars they are not boring at all but at the same time I agree with him its your car you only live once do it the way you like it. Screw anyone else's opinion lol
I painted a mopar a chevy color once and 2 weeks later, all the paint fell off!!!!! lol
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Haha
^^^ I have had a couple of Roadrunners that had paint/interior colors that were not available, but they were!!!! I remember a black RR with green int,and another black one with green int!!!!
I love red int, but it was pretty uncommon back in the day. Also love tan int in 68-70 Bodies but only had a few.
I love red int, but it was pretty uncommon back in the day. Also love tan int in 68-70 Bodies but only had a few.
abodyjoe
Well-Known Member
Who says a shade of any color wasn't use on multiple make cars only called something else?
Screw only "Mopar" colors. If the color looks good on said body style and the owner likes it then go for it
Yes sir I do! You know me. That's one of the first things I get is a factory service manual.
Yeah, If I see a color I like, what "brand" color it is is the last thing I think of. It's a color. You cannot "brand" a color. Stupidest thing I ever heard.
Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Yea that's a good point. Originally (20 years ago) I was gonna paint my dart Corvette blue I think it was call electric blue metallic or something like that I always loved that color then when i finally got to paint it i couldn't afford that caliber of paint so I just painted it gloss black with enamel. The whole paint job primer and all cost me like 100 bucks that was back in 2004. When I started working on it again 2 years ago I wanted to do either black or the blue that I wanted 20 years ago. Then I saw your car and well you know the rest of the story haha
Got the tail lights put back together and put back in and have been driving her again for about two weeks. It just glides down the road with the floorpans fixed and the Kilmat and carpet in. It's extremely quiet. Lots of fun.
/6 Matt
30 Degrees Crooked
Looking good Rob. I change my vote for paint color to silver. A nice bright silver with metal flake would make that red pop.
Rusty, I like how you talk. Out here in California, we don't have many country sounding guys.
famous bob
mopar misfit
What, u got a boat and were yankin my chain cause I got a lathe ??!!------LOL
famous bob
mopar misfit
I used to get kidded about my use of '' YA`LL '' , when I was out there ----------
I do like red. It would be cool on that A. Here’s two for you to look at. The Swinger is Chevy Rally Red. The Dakota is 2002 Flame Red. The Flame Red a little deeper. RRR you know this but, others...a lot of paint shops will mix you a sample. Single stage ready to spray, usually free. BC/CC sometimes they charge.
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