MECOM ref blue color
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MECOM ref blue color
Hi all's
I'm looking for about MECOM team, paint reference for it Blue car color, , This team run during sixties with corvette, any information according this team will be appreciate
je suis à la recherche de la reférence du code couleur bleu de l'écurie MECOM ( Corvette / ferrari 250 LM / Mc Laren Elva / Scarab etc.... ). Cette équipe US courait dans les années 60 / 65 notamment le challenge " BAHAMAS SPEED WEEK "
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patrice
I'm looking for about MECOM team, paint reference for it Blue car color, , This team run during sixties with corvette, any information according this team will be appreciate
je suis à la recherche de la reférence du code couleur bleu de l'écurie MECOM ( Corvette / ferrari 250 LM / Mc Laren Elva / Scarab etc.... ). Cette équipe US courait dans les années 60 / 65 notamment le challenge " BAHAMAS SPEED WEEK "
thanks for your help
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Are you looking to find what color blue the Corvette(s) that raced in the Bahamas were?
I have seen pictures, not sure if they were color pictures, but somebody around here should be able to help.
I have seen pictures, not sure if they were color pictures, but somebody around here should be able to help.
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Patrice,
The Mecom team blue used at Bahamas Speed Weeks in '63 was a Cadillac color. It is very close to the color of the car in my avatar.
Jim
The Mecom team blue used at Bahamas Speed Weeks in '63 was a Cadillac color. It is very close to the color of the car in my avatar.
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http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...llac&year=1963
Looks like it might be "Basque Blue" in 1963 Cadillac colors.
Looks like it might be "Basque Blue" in 1963 Cadillac colors.
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The official Mecom Racing color was "1959 Cadillac Pelham Blue, with added metallic flake". . . This according to Karl Ludvigson's new 2014 edition of "Corvette - America's Star-Spangled Sports Car", Page #430.
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Yes Pelham Blue
Available in 1960, but it was a metallic already! When Patterson did his restore on the #003 car, Automotive Enterprises mixed it up for that original restoration.
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Yep, you're correct - the GM charts show it as a 1960 Cadillac color, not 1959 as Karl's book shows. Shouldn't be too difficult to have mixed.
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When the Collier car was painted they took great pains to not do a great paint job. They wanted to create the original color and the original lack of quality. It looks great.
We have far too many cars that are really historical fictions.
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We have far too many cars that are really historical fictions.
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I am one of those guys that takes a red pen to my books!
I guess that is what happens when you write so many really truly great ones! 
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Well this post makes me feel better!
When the Collier car was painted they took great pains to not do a great paint job. They wanted to create the original color and the original lack of quality. It looks great.
We have far too many cars that are really historical fictions.
Richard Newton
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We have far too many cars that are really historical fictions.
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When the Collier car was painted they took great pains to not do a great paint job. They wanted to create the original color and the original lack of quality. It looks great.
We have far too many cars that are really historical fictions.
Richard Newton
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We have far too many cars that are really historical fictions.
Richard Newton
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If you scroll forward or backward from that page, there's a lot more stuff to be seen about #004's state of the art restoration.
The Collier Museum & REVS Institute (partnership w/ Stanford) are on the cutting edge regarding preservation & restoration. Plus, they put their cars (including GS#004) on tracks like Goodwood, Monterey, Lime Rock, Elkhart Lake, Daytona & Barber (often with veteran drivers) so little guys like us can enjoy seeing them in action. IMHO, a visit to their Naples FL facility should be on every car guys bucket list.
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Richard is on point with his comment. If anyone's interested (and hopefully many are) details about the effort that went into #004's authentic paint work can be found here: http://www.racingicons.com/gs/004/004-30.htm
If you scroll forward or backward from that page, there's a lot more stuff to be seen about #004's state of the art restoration.
The Collier Museum & REVS Institute (partnership w/ Stanford) are on the cutting edge regarding preservation & restoration. Plus, they put their cars (including GS#004) on tracks like Goodwood, Monterey, Lime Rock, Elkhart Lake, Daytona & Barber (often with veteran drivers) so little guys like us can enjoy seeing them in action. IMHO, a visit to their Naples FL facility should be on every car guys bucket list.
If you scroll forward or backward from that page, there's a lot more stuff to be seen about #004's state of the art restoration.
The Collier Museum & REVS Institute (partnership w/ Stanford) are on the cutting edge regarding preservation & restoration. Plus, they put their cars (including GS#004) on tracks like Goodwood, Monterey, Lime Rock, Elkhart Lake, Daytona & Barber (often with veteran drivers) so little guys like us can enjoy seeing them in action. IMHO, a visit to their Naples FL facility should be on every car guys bucket list.
I concur..............
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steering box rebuilyt
Hi all's
I've given an order to steering box rebuilt kit
my steering box is open cleaned
well I've seen on youtube some video about this fit, also read some posts but some points stay in dark
can you explain me how to adjust the gap between top cover screw and pitman axel, where I put shims between the screws and pitman axel or betwwen scew and cover
Have you some specifics remarks to help me
all yours comments are a great help for me
have a nice day
I've given an order to steering box rebuilt kit
my steering box is open cleaned
well I've seen on youtube some video about this fit, also read some posts but some points stay in dark
can you explain me how to adjust the gap between top cover screw and pitman axel, where I put shims between the screws and pitman axel or betwwen scew and cover
Have you some specifics remarks to help me
all yours comments are a great help for me
have a nice day
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Hi all's
I've given an order to steering box rebuilt kit
my steering box is open cleaned
well I've seen on youtube some video about this fit, also read some posts but some points stay in dark
can you explain me how to adjust the gap between top cover screw and pitman axel, where I put shims between the screws and pitman axel or betwwen scew and cover
Have you some specifics remarks to help me
all yours comments are a great help for me
have a nice day
I've given an order to steering box rebuilt kit
my steering box is open cleaned
well I've seen on youtube some video about this fit, also read some posts but some points stay in dark
can you explain me how to adjust the gap between top cover screw and pitman axel, where I put shims between the screws and pitman axel or betwwen scew and cover
Have you some specifics remarks to help me
all yours comments are a great help for me
have a nice day
sorry it's a wrong link