Mango Tango
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Mango Tango
Weather here has been in the mid 70's for the last two days so yesterday I tried putting some color on the '59. It was only the hardtop, but at least I can tell what it will look like now. The color is Chrysler's Mango Tango, PPG base/clear. Only 50° today so it looks like it will be a few weeks before I can do any more painting.
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Interior will be orange carpet. Seats are black and saddle leather. Door panels and dash are saddle leather. I haven't put all of the interior together at one time yet, but here is a picture of the seats with a piece of carpet behind. The carpet and saddle leather both looks darker (more orange color) than shown in the the photo
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75° here yesterday so I got a few more parts painted, bumpers and headlight covers. The eyebrows and grill surround will be black also. The paint is SEM Hotrod Black, single stage, sort of semi flat.
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Are those plastic bumpers? What color are they going to be? Top looks great, and the color reminds me a little of the 55 copper. Like a modern version, very cool.
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