55 Buick paint ideas/ photoshop help

I'm startin to plan the repaint of my 55 Buick , and am lookin for some ideas/inspiration to get me started. I really dig the Watson style, and love flake. The car was factory black, so wouldn't mind going back to that as a base, and I'm going to shave the door handles and badges.

Any ideas?



Cheers, Jimbob

 

Nice car, can't help you with the photoshop though, maybe a dark blue body, with a light blue flake top, supremes and bellflower tips.

 

Heres a black one i whipped up real quick... And a blue one...

Primo

 

http://customrodderweb.com/features/0303CR_Buick01zoom.jpg

http://customrodderweb.com/features/0303CR_Buick02zoom.jpg

 

Quick purple with scallops

 

Man youre making me wish I never sold mine.

 

Heres another quick one... stole tysond's scallops for this one, hes better at this than me.

Primo

 

I thought the color was ok, but it could use a little trimming.

 

I dont know how you trimed it but it looks like a retarded miget now.
I think you should leave it red and add some flake to the roof

 

retarded midget? Not a fan of customs I guess? Standard chop, section, and shorten. Same kind of "traditional"***** people's been doing since the '20s.

 

I say keep it red and just scallop it. It still needs something on the front fender though.

 

here's my 55' Shaved emblems, frenched lights, bagged, gold leaf and pinstriping on trunk
Pappy

 

[Crappy scallops but its was a quicky

 

No I love customs But know ugly sectioning looks like***** on most cars and I cant recall the last time Ive seen a standard shortening. Unless it was someone who could'nt afford a two door. Now dont start arguing with me over what "Traditional" is ugly is ugly and second its all semantics.
My oppinion anyway wich is the only one that maters to me.

 

Thanks for the input guys. I'd drawn upa few with scallops similar to those posted. I really love the red one in the link posted by lowsprings, that thing is KWEL.

Will keep you posted with what I decide to do.

Cheers, Jimbob

 

You've got a sweet looking ride.

Here's what my buick looks like after we set fire to it.

 

slamminpappy I saw your car at BTT50's last year and loved it. Took quite a few photos. More impressive in person than the photo shows. Great ride.

 

I like the idea to take it back to black, but shave the handles & emblems, and go with a cool deep purple flake roof.

Keep the stock side trim- It's******in' already, and is SO Buick...

Scotch~!

 

i think your paint job looks great already..here's what you'd look like shaved and bagged..

 

Red top. Green?

 

I think you are both wrong! It's not a midget or a Kustom........Its a Buick trying to be a 58 Corvette in Roman Red and Polo White!! All you need now are some Polo White alcoves!! I''d go with the purple with scallops! YUMMY!!
xx
Brandy

 

If it is as nice in person as it is in the pic, leave the paint alone! Just do the roof in a complimentary color.

 

Here you go.

 

purple and skirted looks good too.

 

I'm thinking the black with green scallops and skirted would look REAL good. Of course bagged, slammed, and de-trimmed.