75' Paint Job Almost Done
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75' Paint Job Done - Pic Heavy
So I've been working on this 75' for a few months now, redid a lot of the interior and now it's being painted. Having a buddy paint it and he's been working on it for the last few weeks (car was in a previous accident). Had a lot of body work to do but it's getting to those final stages. I really didn't like the color too much, I'm all for keeping it original but this isn't a collectors car or anything so I figured I'd go with a color that I'd enjoy more, and would probably bring me more when I came to resell it. Without further ado here are some pics!
Before:
In the Process:
First picture since I got it home, gonna clean it up and work on some of the interior stuff and update this with more pics.
Before:
In the Process:
First picture since I got it home, gonna clean it up and work on some of the interior stuff and update this with more pics.
Last edited by Dboy23; May 7, 2013 at 11:07 AM.
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Hi Db,
Yes!
That paint really does make a difference!
I know there are too many red Corvettes, but they certainly do look good in red to my eye, so another one is fine with me!
It'll be interesting to see it when it's finished. It should be a beauty!
Regards,
Alan
Yes!
That paint really does make a difference!
I know there are too many red Corvettes, but they certainly do look good in red to my eye, so another one is fine with me!
It'll be interesting to see it when it's finished. It should be a beauty!
Regards,
Alan
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I kinda like it too but the car needed a repaint badly and I figure I might as well paint it something that'll be easy to resell. Been looking for an earlier C3.
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I generally dislike brown on cars, but for some reason it didn't look too bad on that one and I prefer it over the red.
With the exception of these two pictures in which it almost looks like a hot pink:
With the exception of these two pictures in which it almost looks like a hot pink:
Last edited by Priya; May 7, 2013 at 01:11 PM.
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Yeah it actually doesn't look like that in person, the color is actually Torch Red which is a newer GM/Corvette color, thanks for the input though.
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Yes, I figured it was probably a trick of the lighting. I have security cameras surrounding my house and every now and then I'll see a car parked in front of it and think "What a gorgeous hot pink colour!" and then look out the window to see its red.
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Looks Great!
I thought my Dad had bought the only medium saddle metallic from '75!! I also just had mine painted - a '75 convertible now atomic orange ... enjoy the summer!
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