Thread: OT: To Auction or Not?

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Originally Posted by btsave

You seem to sound like you have a good handle on the color schemes... so you think that I should paint the car silver to match, and leave the red/silver interior as is? In terms of the wheels, probably going to use painted steelies... maybe I can find a deeper back space... opinions on whether the steelies should be matched to the body or contrasting color?

Jerry's right, paint is not cheap but it doesn't cost anything to kick it around. Given your approach I would do the body silver and leave the under hood and garnish moldings alone. Add a belt line pinstripe matching the red on the fenders, which will also tend to tie into the interior garnish moldings and interior color. If you can save that nice pinstripe in the back that's a bonus, but only if you can get a perfect match on the silver. If you want steelies, maybe consider some "artillery style" wheels in silver to match the body with the small center caps, maybe with the Ford logo? A nice single or double red pinstripe around the wheels would set them off nicely, too. Car would be killer, to my eye!

This is what I mean about centering the wheels in the fender 'rebound' arch on my '31. I do have fairly large tires in comparison to many but they are not lost in the wheel wells, front or rear as so many fendered cars that I see at cruises or shows. I do like steel wheels on some cars, especially if they don't have a nice disk brake arrangement(no, the caster and camber are not 'off', it's the way I photographed the car).



As far as paint - I'm still seeing fairly recent paint jobs such as yours. At this point, for sure wouldn't do a repaint vs return on that investment, especially at the cost of materials these days. Mine is a 'standard' Ford Mustang color, Venetian Orange and at 2009 pricing was ~$650/gallon x 2 gallons for DuPont ChromaBase plus 1.5 gallons of not inexpensive SPI clear coat

Unless you stick to a reserve , it could sell for anything, no matter what you change. I agree with Jerry and take it to shows to show it off and maybe catch the eye of the next owner.People who come to auctions are looking for a deal too, not to pay full price.