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Old 03-06-2019, 03:36 PM
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Is that vette super sonic blue or a gray?
Old 03-06-2019, 03:57 PM
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GTO guy.

Good eye on the 66 Pontiac. I love that Barrier blue and in different light you really see the lavender. I saw a GTO in Barrier Blue and had to have that color, you rarely see it....that was easy but the vette has been a lot harder to find that must have color. I also really like the blue/violet that was painted on the 63 kindig-it designs did. I was just hoping for a color a little off from my already blue cars. Every time I read a post I say ok that makes sense, then I read the next post and it changes my mind. LOL I can literally agree with almost every post. That is not good when making a decision. In the end I love the comments, and I even have my wife thinking she would like green. Two weeks ago she said she wouldn't drive in a green car. hahaha I really don't think I can go wrong with whatever color I pick--blue or green with tan interior and a white strip on the stinger hood. I can say the 67 green corvette in the picture above, the super sonic blue retromod, and the daytona blue picture just look so "classy" They really stand out. Well I have one week to make a decision.
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Is that vette super sonic blue or a gray?
Shadow gray metallic
Old 03-06-2019, 08:13 PM
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OP, we have a lot in common... before I bought my 67 Goodwood green Corvette, I had a 66 Barrier blue GTO.




Old 03-06-2019, 08:45 PM
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I painted my 67 mustang fastback LRG to match my c7. the car looks so awesome its almost indescribable. People have been going bananas over the color. It is just a very deep, very complex color that really highlights a car's beautiful lines.
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Old 03-11-2019, 11:10 AM
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Nothing personal, I don't know either you or your wife . . . . . but I'm voting with her . . . . . .
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It seems to me this should be an easy question. Regardless of liking or not liking an after-market color, Happy Wife Happy Life. The original color of your car is extremely nice and a concession which makes your wife feel a winner may be in your best interest. The idea of riding alone doesn’t seem as that wonderful of an idea.
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And if my happy wife demands hot pink or else I say goodby to my wedding tackle?
Old 03-19-2019, 12:51 PM
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Here is the LRG in the sun on the mustang.
there are 6 shades of LRG. We think the C7 is LRG-A
For the mustang - we went with LRG-F (slightly darker)




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That is an absolutely killer color on that Mustang. As sharp and clean as black, but more complex. And you lose none of the 'shock value' of a well-done dark paint job. I love it. It's like a slightly darker version of Glen Green.



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