Weld's 40 Ford pickup - Lateral-g Forums

**214Chevy** · #1 10-03-2017, 05:19 AM

I love it Greg. I've seen a few cars with that color and it's awesome. Black wheels and bronze colored wheels really go well with the color if you ask me. I say do it!! Dodge calls their color like that "Destroyer Grey." You may want to look at that shade too. They reason why I love it is because colors back in the day were flat and didn't have metallic, pearls, etc. and weren't too many options in a color choice, period. Therefore, it is only befitting to put a flat color on such an awesome truck.

**GregWeld** · #2 10-03-2017, 05:45 AM

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I love it Greg. I've seen a few cars with that color and it's awesome. Black wheels and bronze colored wheels really go well with the color if you ask me. I say do it!! Dodge calls their color like that "Destroyer Grey." You may want to look at that shade too. They reason why I love it is because colors back in the day were flat and didn't have metallic, pearls, etc. and weren't too many options in a color choice, period. Therefore, it is only befitting to put a flat color on such an awesome truck.

We took the color and tweaked it.... so it's not exactly that color anymore but close.

And I'm 100% in agreement --- I want the truck to be 40/50's color. I'm never a fan of these 40's builds with hitech colors and rubberband tires. My goal has been to keep it fairly period looking - but updated modern driving/running etc. A guy is going to have to really "look" to find the details. I'm not trying to build a show car at all.... or a magazine build. It's just my nice old daily driver and I live in Idaho. LOL

**clill** · #3 10-03-2017, 05:47 AM

"Destroyer Grey" because it destroys the look of the car..........

**GregWeld** · #4 10-03-2017, 05:54 AM

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"Destroyer Grey" because it destroys the look of the car..........

I asked Harold to start sending you the bills, so you can have your choices.

**fleetus macmullitz** · #5 10-03-2017, 06:00 AM

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I asked Harold to start sending you the bills, so you can have your choices.

#ouch!

**V8TV** · #6 10-03-2017, 07:48 AM

The truck is looking killer, man. Love that style.

**GregWeld** · #7 10-03-2017, 08:26 AM

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The truck is looking killer, man. Love that style.

Thanks Kevin!

**fleetus macmullitz** · #8 10-03-2017, 08:37 AM

Here are a RS Camaro and Challenger, plus a Ring Mustang that 'may' be a similar color to the sample posted grey posted. There's also another non-metallic grey '69 build on this board somewhere.

Tim john--- · #9 10-03-2017, 09:13 AM

Greg, Beautiful truck by the way, very well exucuted. If you are considering a silver color I would highly suggest taking the time to do a little spray out of a 1963 Pontiac Super Duty Swiss Cheese Catalina color called "Sterling Silver", without question the most stunning color I have ever seen. In the natural sunlight it is beyond words. You owe it to yourself to see this color in the sun if you are considering a silver. If you need the paint code or any information I have it and can forward it to you.

Tim john---

**GregWeld** · #10 10-03-2017, 09:36 AM

One of my favorite cars - '60's Pontiacs. Buddy had a navy blue one in high school --- with the bolt on wheels. Loved that car. Especially with a girl named Kiki Love in the back seat.... LOL

I don't want a metallic paint on the truck.... it'll be a solid color. The paint color we are working with is a custom -- and the Audi Nardo is only "close".... but the color changed with light. It was sprayed out on those clear body samples the paint companies use... and it went light to dark with the curves.