Thread: Does this qualify as a Hot Rod?

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I like the big stripes Wes! The car has the right look for them, I think!!!! Heck, the car is about as subtle as a heart attack anyway, might as well flaunt it with something wild!!!!!!

That last one trips my trigger!! Very tasteful, not over the top or as bold as the ones above it.

My brother painted his 68 firebird Electric Blue. It's a great blue for ragtops! I like it with the stripes breaking off to the sides it just really accents all of the curves of the car.

Originally Posted by Fauxre

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My first car was a '66 Triumph TR4 I had painted exactly like the bottom VR. Color was called Electric Blue and the stripes were decals for a Mustang.

I like this blue so much that I've already owned several cars in it's range. I want something different for this project.

As far as the straight stripes go, I agree they are clean and classic. What I haven't been able to depict in these renderings, is how they warp and distort as they pass over the hump in the center of the hood. I've tried creating them with tape on the car and they just don't look right to me. Of course, someone with more expertise could probable get it looking right.

I'm pretty committed to the 'side stripe/bra stripe' combo for now. It's sort of a cross between Mustangs Boss 302 and some of Ferrari's original 250 GTO racing stripes.

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Of course I'll keep experimenting, and I'm open to looking at all suggestions.... except maybe flames and skulls.

It was suggested that I should try a root beer color. That reminded me of another TR I owned that was metallic root beer with a wide gold racing stripe. This is what I came up with...

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have you considered orange or burnt orange with the brown?

Originally Posted by randyr

have you considered orange or burnt orange with the brown?

I've tried just about every combination, but I can't say I remember that one... I'll try it out.

In the mean time, I'm bummed...it was actually too hot drive around in a roadster today. So, I cranked up the AC and played around with some new graphics technics I recently learned.

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Not too subtle....is it? Obviously, I'm reconsidering the possibility of blue.

Wes I really am favoring the deepest blue with silver above, those too colors really pop and go well together.

I agree Steve. The two dark blues look stunning with the white or silver striping. The bottom left has a little more pop to it... top right, a more classic look... I think thats my favorite of all the blues so far.

Originally I wasn't considering any blues. As I stated before, I've had many cars in that color range. I've seen only two VRs in dark blue... none in light blue . Didn't like either one. The color seemed to hide the graceful lines of the car and made it look short and stumpy. Additionally, one of those cars had the rear brake vent filled-in, giving the rear a large bulbous feel that was disproportional to the rest of the car. However, neither of those had any striping.

I painted the brake vents the same color as the stripes in all the blue cars. I really like it on the dark ones. I also split the single stripe on the sides into two stripes, in order to tie in with the dual strip down the back. Added benefit.... it looks like side pipes.

Shelby's Datona coupe had similar colors. Ironic, if I end up going this way, since the Daytona was built specifically to beat the 250 GTO. I better take a look at what the rear would look like.

I really like the old Daytona's too. I agree that the bottom one does have more pop in the royal blue, but the deeper navy blue is classic looking as you stated, and the pin strip combo just accents the body and curves of the car perfectly.

Spent a beautiful Sunday in Knightsen, at the NCKCC Kit Car Show. The VR made her second appearance in public and her first in a show. She got a lot of positive feedback even though she's still in primer gray and lacking any kind of real interior.
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quote = Spent a beautiful Sunday in Knightsen, at the NCKCC Kit Car Show.

Haven't hear of this club before, NCKCC. Are they regional/local to you?

That's the Northern California Kit Car Club, right Wes? There're a lot of regional clubs out there, all tied to Kit Car Builder - Kit Car Builder magazine I ran across this stuff when I was looking at doing a Cobra "kit" build.

Northern California Kit Car Club is correct. They've been doing an annual kit car show for over 30 years. I started going in the late '90s when it was held at the Marina in San Leandro. "Bash by the Bay" it was called and there were close to 200 cars (my guess) every year. But participation has fallen way off in the last five years and the show was moved inland to Concord two years ago. This year the show was originally scheduled for Benicia, but complications with the venue forced the NCKCC to merge it with the Knightsen Classic Car Show. Only 25 kits were in attendance.

According to the club members I spoke to, adding a 'kit car corral' to existing car events is most likely the future of this annual show. Participation is just too low to warrant the effort it takes to produce the annual show.