And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
i painted mine bright yellow. 10 year old me used a cutting torch (woodburner) to make it into a stock car after going to the local saturday night races. ~1964
That color is very similar to a Bronze color Ford had on some of their pickups back in the early to mid '70s. It was a very pretty color when the paint was fresh or well maintained. It was a good pickup color because it looked good even when the rig was slightly dirty.
Root beer would be a little darker, but that is very nice. If I was wealthy I'd own a Gibson LP with a birdseye maple top and a transparent root beer finish.
I have a fondness for the '57 Chevy. Was the very first model car I ever put together. Can't recall if it was an AMT or Revell kit, though.
ReplyDeletei painted mine bright yellow. 10 year old me used a cutting torch (woodburner) to make it into a stock car after going to the local saturday night races. ~1964
DeleteOnly the rich kids had 'em when I was in High School. I was religated to driving a clapped out '49 Chevy 2dr "torpedo back" I bought for $50..
ReplyDeleteThat color is very similar to a Bronze color Ford had on some of their pickups back in the early to mid '70s. It was a very pretty color when the paint was fresh or well maintained.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good pickup color because it looked good even when the rig was slightly dirty.
Very nice Bellaire and with fuel injection. That color may be canyon coral, as
ReplyDeletethere was no root beer.
Bubbarust
It looks good with that color. Most of the time they're red or red/white.
ReplyDeleteWe had a '56 4 door B/W BelAir. AM Motrola Radio only (good for Dick Biondi on WLS), no A/C or power brakes or steering, which came in the '57 Impala.
ReplyDeleteIn 57 there was no Impala body style. The Bel Aire was the top of the line.
DeleteThe 58 was the first of the Impalas.
Bubbarust
My primary '57 did not have PS or PB, but it did have a ragtop in place of A/C! Hmm, my '56 2dr HT didn't have any of that, either.
DeleteRoot beer would be a little darker, but that is very nice.
ReplyDeleteIf I was wealthy I'd own a Gibson LP with a birdseye maple top and a transparent root beer finish.
My father had a '56 BelAir with 283 vette engine. also had a '59 Vette restored. also had a '72 El Camino with 350 race engine. - AL Tru
ReplyDeletethe 57 I have been driving for 39 years is this color
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