Here's another nice one with the nostalgia theme going.
Yes, once again the black is calling me. I'll be making my final choice soon though. When I get ready to paint my engine, it will dictate the body color and so far I'm leaning towards Chevy orange.
When I started planning I chose black and red because they go very well together. There is also a strong association with 50's nostalgia connected to these colors. I then decided to try and do my build the way a guy from the 50's would do, if he had little money, but access to todays technology. "Nuevo Retro"!:lol: One thing I didn't want to do was fall into the "trying to be traditional" thing. I was happy and red seemed like a good visable color. I liked black for a body color, but had basicaly talked myself out of it. You know, "black is hard to keep clean, etc." Then..... I bought that Rodders Journal
. With my wheels and frame done in black and the suspension done in red, I'm going to just about HAVE to paint the body black. If I paint it black, I'll HAVE to get a little flame job. I mean, how could you own a black Hot Rod and NOT have a flame job?!:dance: And of course red and white pin stripes.
Man, if someone has a nice pic of a red T Bucket.... PLEASE post it! LOL
Sorry about the rant. It's all part of my planning process.
If you think reading this is bad, my boss has to listen to it all day!:lol: