Quote Originally Posted by btsave View Post
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!