Hey everyone,
I'm reposting this from pro-touring.com, hoping to get some more input, but when the paint is settled, I'll share more on my car's build here.
There's not a full thread for my car's build but the short version of the story is that I've had it since 1996 and it's gone through a periods of being a daily driver, sitting under a cover and sitting in a shop not getting worked on. Now it's in a shop (1257 Customs in Round Rock, Texas) actually getting worked on!
Here's the gallery of their progress:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2090767&type=1
Which brings us to today. The car is going to be painted very soon and I'm still not 100% sure on the paint scheme. We know it's going to be light silver and gunmetal and I found some pictures of a '66 post car just like mine, so I went over them in photoshop to get an idea of what my car might look like. This car and photos belong to Cullen Hamm, not me! I only added some overlays to visualize the gunmetal sections.
Here's the gallery of paint concepts:
https://plus.google.com/photos/11217...58406132092337
Since mine is a post car, I like the idea of blacking out the window frames, like some of the later model faux hardtops did, as well as a blacked out tail panel like some SS models had. The car is debadged except for the grill. I didn't photoshop the wheels. I'm looking for some 18" wheels similar to these
Forgelines but this car is going to be street driven a lot and I'd rather stick with less expensive, off-the-shelf wheels. My Bel Air has Torq Thrusts but I love the look of more spokes on a PT Chevelle, like the Air Ride '66.
Which paint concept do you like best? Or all they all butt-ugly? Any other suggestions?