Hot Rods I would like a paint opinion on my Willys coupe

Car is yellow with black interior, I dug this 303 Olds from under a work bench that was sitting for at least 40 years. I'm not sure what color I should paint the engine to go with a 60's hot rod racer coupe. VW seats, Hydro transmission, dana rear with magnesium halbrand quick change.

 

GOLD

 

Olds, Black and Gold!

 

I’d go with the stock Rocket 88 green, yellow lettering on stock valve covers.

 

If you're going for a '60s Hot Rod look, I'd paint the engine block black and run some finned aluminum valve covers (with gold paint between the fins) . . . something similar to this:

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. . . but if you want to keep the 303 looking like it may have been "transplanted" into your Willys from a 1949-1953 Oldsmobile p***enger car, then perhaps you go with the factory engine block & valve cover colors:

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Lots of lovely interesting stuff going on in the background. While you're thinking of paint color, can we have a look around?

Chris

 

Times Two

 

I think gold would clash with the yellow. I say black.

 

Some think that yellow/orange and blue go together (yuck), but I think bronze would look great with the black frame and finned valve covers, black details. Maybe black tuck 'n roll on the seats and interior panels.

 

Boy, you have plenty of cool old jalopys there
With a black engine compartment
A Gold engine may not clash so bad with the yeller

 

In my opinion, the engine color depends on how you're going to dress it. If you don't care if its a factory color, consider a gloss maroon.

 

1960s race car with full black undersides? Race car first, not a show 'n go. Either stocker colors or just Black with speed parts bolted on. The look isn't trying to be flash, just a person wanting to go kick some ****. They aren't looking at color charts or prepping and painting the body and engine the same paint. They are spending more time on the internals than presentation.

 

I don't have a photo of it and because this was back in the early 80's, and I know you weren't asking about the trans, but the B&M Hydro in my '54 Olds was painted red (front 1/3), white (mid) and blue (tail) and had a polished br*** B&M Racing Transmissions plaque on the side (it was like that when I purchased the car). I always thought that was kinda cool.

 

When I first picked it up, it was white, which I like a lot, but I think that color might look strange. I like the stock green color, or maybe black. This is a built on a farm striped down race car, no finned valve covers, these aluminum covers are probably 60 years old.

 

Next, I need to figure out which air cleaners. I have one oddball.

 

I did mine Chevy orange to highlight it. A bit hard to see under all the chrome!!

 

That motor needs to have the block and heads painted black (or the Olds gold might look OK in the black engine compartment), with the aluminum parts cleaned up a bit, but not polished dramatically.
The car looks old school, don't try to confuse the image with an out of the time frame motor finish.

 

That's the Cal Custom rattle can color I painted my Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild entry in '66!

 

Those valve covers would have to stay if it were mine. I like the purely functional look. For the block and heads I'd go with a darker industrial green or grey, or maybe that blueish-green that Jasper used on their rebuilt engines.

 

I'm not a fan of the green with performance goodies

 

I think that factory rocket setup looks pretty cherry actually, for a yellow car....

 

Olds weren't black and gold back then. I'd paint it the engine color Olds used back then. Sort of a light blue metallic color.

 

white

 

I like gold

 

White block & heads. Gold trimmed, finned VC's. Cl***y but fasty. Plus easy to catch any pesky leaks before they get to outa hand. Lotta cool **** in the backyard BTW, nice!

 

I LOVE Olds engines in gold (and a lot of others, too), but I think if you go gold with the yellow paint it will look like you tried to match it and it didn't work out....I think black with aluminum or the Olds green (or similar) will look good and period correct. Silver wouldn't be a bad choice with yellow, either. Some really cool stuff in your collection.

 

Opinions are free so here's mine if i owned it.

Under hood would be body color, engine would be the old dark Chrysler red/maroon.

Paint the metal in the interior body color with door panels, seats etc an off white/cream color....

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I agree, black or Olds Green.

 

yellow and cream? hmmmm