pauldana

going to pick the exact color tomorrow... maybe tuesday,,,, but what I was once so sure of now I am doubtful... and I would like some opinions.

Yes I understand that color is hard to define and what is beautiful to one is not necessarily to another. This is the reason I ask for some opinions.

I was going to paint her; #81 victory red, but then I was looking at the Torch red #70 and it just seems to jump out more,,, brighter, but... it also looks like it may have a little orange to it, and I do not like an orange red,,,,, i like more of a blue red... but i want it to pop like an orange red.... I am trying to make sense,,,,But then there is also 81, bright red........

O... then today I saw a new Challenger, it was a awesome red..

My questions:

1. what color reds did chevy paint vets with from 79 to present?
2. What is your favorite red?
3. Does it lean more towards orange or blue in the spectrum?


sitting here going through all these color books I took home.... I really would like your input... thx...

jrzvette

[QUOTE=pauldana;1572489298]My questions:

1. what color reds did chevy paint vets with from 79 to present?/QUOTE]

1979: Corvette Red #72
1980: Red #83
1981: Red #75, also Autum Red #80 paired w/ Dark Claret #98
1982: Red #70

I don't know if the reds from 80 - 82 are different or if they just have different codes.

Here is a list of all Corvette paint colors:

http://www.corvettepaintcodes.com/

I've read (no pun intenderd) that the color red has the most variations of all colors.

MakoShark72

pauldana,

Man, I was in your shoes a year ago!! I think, if you DONT stay original, the choice of color is the hardest choice to make in a resto. I beat myself up for weeks trying to figure out the "right" color!!

I also took a look at the Challenger, and decided I didnt like the color for a vintage C3. Had I not gone for Hugger Orange, it would have been Torch.

I just bought a Victory Red C6...it definitely DOES NOT have the pop of Torch Red.

I'd go with Torch Red... (has ONLY enough "orange" to make it really stand out).

Rob

Frank O'Hara

I'm having my 73 convertible painted this week - I decided to go with C6 Victory Red. It's a deeper red than Torch Red - but it's up to you. There are too many colors of red to choose from.

7T1vette

IMO, the best RED ever on a Corvette was #976, Mille Miglia Red (1971-73). Check out the red car at the end of this webpage:

http://www.100megsfree4.com/corvette/1970/vet73.htm

pauldana

[QUOTE=jrzvette;1572489627]
Ok... so if I read right its this way 79 up...:
79 medium red 72
80 red 83
81 red 75
81 red 70
84 bright red 33
85-92 bright red 81
93-2004 Torch red 70
05-present Victory red 74...... Which is very close in color to medium red 72.....did they really change color every year from 79 to 85???

Thank you!!

Great opinion.. just what I am looking for...and thus my dilemma...please keep em coming

pauldana

looks orange.... i like the blues more....is it orange? or just my monitor???

thank you so much for your input....because after she's shot.... thats it. like it or not

pauldana

yes... this is my thought... but i just wish it would "pop" more.... love the depth, but... gosh its hard to explain... that color, but with torch "pop"



Hey... going thought the books....would Viper red be blaspheme?

highschool67

I like my 69 Coupe's Monza Red.
Looks little orange but definitely a cool red.

pauldana

Looks very nice........ but, if you say it has orange in it .... it would not be for me,,,, But again.... vett...very nice!

MakoShark72

Paul,

I'll tell ya right now...forget the sample books and forget computer pictures. You HAVE to go out and look at cars, IF you are considering "new" colors. Go find a dealership and look. I looked at cars I passed on the street and actually (respectfully) stopped the drivers to ask if they knew what color?? I jotted down the make and model of cars I saw and got on the the web to look up codes, or went to the dealers and looked for ones on the lot!!

I had decided on repainting the original Ontario Orange, until I saw one in Seattle, and it just didnt do it for me. Great color, but when I saw it in person I didnt really like it as much.

I went to car shows to see the original colors...

Bottom line is, at $600/gallon, you cant afford to make a mistake, right??

Here's a link to a thread I started a yr ago...

Good luck!
Rob

pauldana

LINK????

7T1vette

Don't make your decision based on paint 'chips' in a color book. The color on the car will look different than it does on a small chip. I agree with the above comment on finding a car with the color you want and asking what year/model it is to research the color code...or get the color name/code from the owner (unlikely that owner would know that info).

pauldana

Me and the wife are going to go to the ford, chevy and dodge dealership today.... would like to keep it chevy red though if posable.... The problem is some of these reds are going to be hard to find....
thx, I know it is best to go look, which I will be doing again today... but it is also nice to get opinions of what to look for by others.... thx again...p

Droptop-Rob

Man, I have been going through the same thing the last month or so. I am not there yet so I have some time. I had a local paint store mixed me up some of thier Matrix "Sunrise Red" I have not yet sprayed it. Good luck with your color hunt!

GREGG-73

If, you are considering going outside the original GM factory Red's....you may wish to look at the Ferrari and Lamborghini Red's. I am sure one of these shall meet your taste.

pauldana

Yea..... you know, I think some one at the paint store told me that.... I also believe hearing that Ferrari puts a blue base coat on then sprays the red.... i think.. or something like that....... I will look into that more today... thx..

Rickman

RED is good!!

I vote for Torch Red.

Merry Christmas from Rickman

jnb5101

i painted my 70 vert victory red-as mush for the color as my victory over rust!

noonie

Porshe used some reallly nice reds...