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.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
This should be a modern color on cars. Gorgeous and sophisticated.
Since it's a 1940 Ford if the paint is original it's either Sahara Sand or Tucson Tan. Some vintage paint colours are difficult to duplicate exactly because modern paint cannot contain lead and other toxins. Al_in_Ottawa
There's a fad on this side of the lake for awful pale greys on new cars. They look as if the factory left off the colour coat and lacquered the primer!
I've noticed this fad and it's weird. So many cars these days appear to have been made of modeling clay. At least that's what they look like to me. Odd colors.
50 Shades of Gray is the name of the sample book the car makers use today. I'd be happy to see that old color, or ANY color, on the roads today. My Hyundai Palisade is Sierra Red, but looks black in almost all light conditions.
In the hangar's paintshop they had the Ditzler, Imron and PPG binders of paint chips. If you see a car with original paint that you like and know the make and year of the car you can go to your bodyshop and look it up in their binder. That's how I chose the colour when I wanted to repaint my motorcycle. Don't know if the paint companies publish them anymore since everything is online now. https://www.autocolorlibrary.com/pages/1940-Ford.html#parentHorizontalTab1 Al_in_Ontario
Toyota had a color similar to that back in 05 & 06. They only put it on the Lexus ES 330 and the Tundra. I had an 05 330 for the wife. When it was dirty, it was dull looking. When clean, it was bright and shiny.
Since it's a 1940 Ford if the paint is original it's either Sahara Sand or Tucson Tan. Some vintage paint colours are difficult to duplicate exactly because modern paint cannot contain lead and other toxins.
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Al, you always have great input - many thanks
ReplyDeleteThere's a fad on this side of the lake for awful pale greys on new cars. They look as if the factory left off the colour coat and lacquered the primer!
ReplyDeleteI've noticed this fad and it's weird. So many cars these days appear to have been made of modeling clay.
DeleteAt least that's what they look like to me. Odd colors.
50 Shades of Gray is the name of the sample book the car makers use today. I'd be happy to see that old color, or ANY color, on the roads today. My Hyundai Palisade is Sierra Red, but looks black in almost all light conditions.
DeleteMy dark gray CRV looks like that. - Nemo
DeleteIn the hangar's paintshop they had the Ditzler, Imron and PPG binders of paint chips. If you see a car with original paint that you like and know the make and year of the car you can go to your bodyshop and look it up in their binder. That's how I chose the colour when I wanted to repaint my motorcycle.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if the paint companies publish them anymore since everything is online now.
https://www.autocolorlibrary.com/pages/1940-Ford.html#parentHorizontalTab1
Al_in_Ontario
i likes me sum panel wagons
ReplyDeleteToyota had a color similar to that back in 05 & 06. They only put it on the Lexus ES 330 and the Tundra. I had an 05 330 for the wife. When it was dirty, it was dull looking. When clean, it was bright and shiny.
ReplyDeleteMy 64 Dodge was a similar color, but much prefer my 911 in Rainforest Green Metallic.
ReplyDeleteMy maternal grandmother had a 1936 "Businessman's coupe" that color. She called it "Chocolate Drop."
ReplyDeleteMy wife's 2020 Lincoln is that color.
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