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TomO

02-15-2011 @ 7:51 AM

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Wolfie,

Great looking Fordor.

One of the advantages of not having a color and trim code on your car is that you can still be original while painting your car a color that you like.

If you can work with any of the photo enhancing software, you can change the color of you car on the computer to see which of the 7 colors used in 1940.

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02-15-2011 @ 9:51 AM

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You can see from the photo that maroon looks good on my car but the paint is in very poor condition. I don't like black, but will stay within the original color offerings. I'll have to look at the other colors. Does anyone have a Fordor photo showing another color?

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02-16-2011 @ 8:38 AM

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I saw a Deluxe Fordor at Dearborn that was Folkestone Gray. It looked really sharp, unfortunately I did not get a photo of it. Don Clink from the NORG did have a photo of it, but unfortunately the NORG web site does not work since his passing.

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I did a quick color change of your car in Photoshop. It ended up slightly more brown than Folkestone Gray and it is not a finished product, but just something to give you another idea.

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Color selection is, to use a familiar phrase, "in the eye of the beholder". When the time came to select paint for my '47 convertible, I was very surprised to find that there are several "blacks" to choose from. We went with a modern "clear coat" system. It looks wonderful, and is easy to maintain. I doubt that lacquer looked better. I suspect anyone who saw our cars when they were brand new is likely "pushing daisys from the bottom side".

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02-16-2011 @ 4:20 PM

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Both you and I could have seen your car when it was brand new. I remember being amazed at
how much the 46's resembled the 42's. I agree in concept though, as paint was never one of Ford's "Better Ideas". The "Ford In Your Future", most often had "orange-peel". I'm certain that the Concourse paint jobs if pitted against the originals would make the originals appear crude, at best.

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02-16-2011 @ 4:29 PM

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Supereal is correct of course, color is in the eye of the beholder.
I don't care for Folkstone on closed cars. To me, it makes the cars look 'fat'. And, I don't care for maroon on convertibles as it seems most are maroon.
Anyway, here's a convertible I did a few years ago in Lyon Blue. It appeared to be "Classy" - rich looking.

I did another 40 convertible years ago in Folkstone Gray. That had an entirely different 'feel' to it. The Folkstone with the Mercury red leather appeared "sporty".

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02-16-2011 @ 4:36 PM

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Here's the Folkstone Gray convertible to compare...

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02-17-2011 @ 11:24 AM

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Thanks Tom for your Photoshop skills and Kubes for the photos you sent. Paint is a matter of personal choice and it seems that the original colors I have seen so far all look good on the 40.

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02-17-2011 @ 4:43 PM

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My first Early Ford V8 was a 1940 Std. 'Opera' coupe and was Cloud Mist Grey which is actually a lightish green color. I liked the color but have seen some 4 door sedans in that color and didn't like it on that body style for some reason.

Here's a picture of an almost identical car.

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