Projects 32 5W Build - The $4K Swapmeet Body / The Old Chrome Coupe

Wonderful coupe; meticulous attention to design , function and "look"

 

The purple on the hood will be a great color on it!

 

That is nothing less than a dream workshop! Your exhaust ideas are reflecting your incredible power of imagination, not to talk about the tons of chrome underneath. i'm quite sure i'm #849 or something in that range who's watching from the beginning.
That office is incredible, so cool!

 

Looks great! Where did you get the flared tips from?

 

Office is killer plus the complete shop has it all going for it. Great meeting ya at the ROC

 

They were done with the flaring tool on my buddies exhaust tubing bender.

 

Agreed, but I'm thinking a little darker...



Anyone have any idea what color thus 40 was? Did any of the OEM's use a color like this in the late 50's?

 

I did a 40 pickup for a customer in some shade of purple he picked out of a Mopar color chart.

 

Late '50s. not that I recall. Late '60s and early '70s on Dodge's.

https://www.66autocolor.com/collections/house-of-kolor-purple-shades



Glenn

 

I'm lurking......heck there's so much going on here really... Neal, you do cool stuff...

 

Would the Mopar purple be Plum Crazy?

 

The first Camaro I saw at 1966 Tulsa Oklahoma state fair was Royal Plum and it was pretty dark!

 

I think this is eggplant.

 

Check out Chrysler’s Deep Plum Pearl from the 90’s. Fairly dark not a lot of red.

 

Thanks for all of the purple info. I just found this old post and will dig into some of those colors mentioned.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/deep-dark-purple-pearl-paint-advice-needed.778662/

 

Got some more parts back from the chrome shop. Now to the glass shop for a windshield. Looking forward to seeing the car with the chopped windshield installed.

 

Maybe Bill knows what purple Pat used on his Nitti-inspired roadster...

 

Wow! That must be a few rebuilt steering boxes sitting there. Fun build to follow! Bob

 

So killer. I'll be there, soon, too!

 

Yeah, I need to get to work emptying this cart.

 

"Yeah, I need to get to work emptying this cart."

Yes you do

Glenn

 

Rolled the 5w outside for some pics. Changed it up a bit with blackwalls and full Lyons caps. I thought I was 100% sold on the whitewalls, but now I guess it will get either option, depending on the occasion.

 

That is just perfect!
BTW, What was the fix where the fender and frame meet up at the running board, after you rotated them forward?
Did you just hammer in the setback?
Thanks!
Bill

 

Love everything about this thread/ car. Blackwalls look killer. Thanks for sharing.

 

And your steering box is on schedule to be assembled this week!

 

"And your steering box is on schedule to be assembled this week!"

Yes!!

Black walls and caps look fantastic!

 

That is a great looking car. Wow. Nailed it.

 

Awesome car and thread!

 

Just checking in on the progress, and it looks fantastic.

 

Read the entire thread so I guess I'm # 235 or so. Your work just reaffirms the fact I'm a hack. Love everything you've done so far. I like the black tires and Lyons caps better.