Taboo was painted black in the 70s up until 1991. We almost went back to black when we restored it, but it lost the coin flip.
"Black Pearl" Completely custom built "Jaguar" body by Marcel Delay and son, Luke. Built by Rick Dore for James Hetfield of Metallica Black.
Old thread but what Chopholds said back when. Even the most perfect black car or truck hides the details that you worked so hard to put there. I love great looking black rides but my camera isn't into them at all. Note just about every photo on the last three pages, unless the light is just right the details are lost. I'd have to think that the reason a lot of guys think so many customs were black or flat black in the 40's and 50's was that all we see are the black and white photos from that time frame from car shows and rod or custom gatherings. Many inexpensive cameras only used black and white. That made all of those photos of grandpa's or uncle Vernon's new car look like the car was black rather than green or blue or Maroon. A friend of mine's 54 Chevy 3100 is a prime example. This is one of the straightest Chevy pickups that you will ever find and very nicely done in a fashion that isn't Hamb offensive. I've taken a bunch of photos of it over the years and it is hard to catch the details and when you are within watching distance it doesn't draw the attention from the majority of people that it should but AD truck guys will stand and marvel at it and take photos. The black just soaks up the details though.
When I think of customs, I think of flamboyance and that applies to the paint too. Candy apple red, metallics, transparents, fades, 2 tones, oranges, blues, greens, you know - sorta in your face, look at me colors. I love black, I own black cars, I just painted my truck black, but customs do look good in color IMO.
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