goathearder

So, my 77 is sitting in the garage fully stripped and sanded with the bumper lines shaved and is waiting to get masked and painted. My only problem is that I don't know what paint scheme to use!!!

I know that I want to use a hugger orange color on the car but I don't want just the single color, looking to offset it with some kind of white detail. Maybe a stripe on the hood or something.

I am looking for ideas so any of you guys that have custom paint jobs, I would appreciate seeing what they look like so I can get my imagination rolling. Can't do anything super complicated cause I am painting myself but I could get fairly detailed.

Thanks in Advance,
John

tigers123

My friend has a 1955 chevrolet that is two toned hugger orange with cappucino [like coffee with cream in it] on top. I thought it sounded horrible until I seen the car and decided it looked pretty nice. You could do the same only make the stripes the second color.

Trae1976

I spotted this '77 at a show in August. Not my favorite stripe, but it might give you some ideas.

Resonance

OK...this is weird...I was looking for pics of that kind of stripe for the last couple of days. Thats not exactly the variation I like, but what kind of car is that seen on usually, or does it have a name for that kind of stripe? Im trying to decide what to paint mine in like 3-4 years when I get done with the frame off and was thinking of that.

goathearder

Man, I can't get over how great the car looks in Orange, thanks for posting those pics.

I know there are other pics out there too. Flames, stripes, post up anything you guys have, it doesn't have to be orange and white either, I am just looking for ideas

Attfay Elleybay

I like the quality of the flames but not the quanity.



Not a vette

yellow 72

Not mine, but one of my all-time favorites

goathearder

Holy Moly that is a sweet car, do you have any pictures of the back of it???

yellow 72

Sorry that's the only view I have....

80VETTEL82ME

You may want to do a search on motions stripes, it was through here a week or so ago. Those combinations looked too

Red 69

A stripe similar to what is on the orange car was found on the 69 ZL-1. The picture I have is of a yellow car with a black stripe. One of the three ZL-1 cars produced is in the collection of a dealer in Orlando, FL and with the yellow and black color scheme.

goathearder

OMG That scheme is beautiful. I think I have found what I want.

Thanks everyone!

77Vette4S&J

I like the color but the stripes aren't my fav.

Resonance

I googled that and that is exactly the info I was looking for. I have seen that pic before and thought it was awesome. Thanks for the info!

BOWTIEGIRL

I just had my corvette custom painted about a year ago. Went through the same thing you did. I did learn that a corvette, a c-3 if it has stripes, it is only one stripe from the nose to the rear. It also goes across the top of the car including the t-tops. Camaros and Chevelles of that era had two racing stripes but they didn't go over the roof of the car. I am going to try to attach a pix of my car, but haven't got use to working with this forum.

BOWTIEGIRL

[QUOTE=BOWTIEGIRL;1562697702]I just had my corvette custom painted about a year ago. Went through the same thing you did. I did learn that a corvette, a c-3 if it has stripes, it is only one stripe from the nose to the rear. It also goes across the top of the car including the t-tops. Camaros and Chevelles of that era had two racing stripes but they didn't go over the roof of the car. I am going to try to attach a pix of my car, but haven't got use to working with this forum.

rayluka

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...motion+stripes

panic

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I have that very same cartoon sticker you have in your rear window, but on my driver's door...

Aussi chev4fun

panic

The two seated on top of the car look pretty well 'customized'...the paint job really is not my cup of tea