This is my 1936 Plymouth coupe that I have for over four years. I have been working on it winters and driving it summers. Well it is about time for light body work and paint. That black paint ****s and is hard as hell to sand or strip off. But I am almost done. My big question is what color! I was planning black but my buddy all ready did his 1936 Chevy black with a red interior! My dash is painted black and I do plan on changing that. What do you think back to primer and wide whites on steel wheels? ect.
I had a 4 door 36 Dodge years ago. The plan was to paint it a dark blue or dark burgundy (non-metallic). I never got to that point before I sold it. Whatever the color coupes have nice lines, it'll look good in about anything.
If the body work is straight and you are proud paint it a glossy color. Check out TPC global library for ideas. I like the steelies and WWW are a good choice. Pick a color of the era. I deep maroon, cream dash and fire wall is a good start. Good luck and post pics,
I vote for a medium to dark blue small flake metallic with wide whites and steel rims with chrome trim rings and spider caps. You could even take just a bit of the gloss out of the paint to give it a silky appearance. There was a pic from Dec 2006 Rod & Custom cover of a similar colored 36 Ford. Here is a small pic of that cover:http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/MagCars.html The Dec 06 cover is in the third full row, second from left
I know it's a Mopar, but I was always partial to GM's Midnight Blue Metallic (think 63-4 GPs and Corvettes). Looks black or nearly so, except in bright sunlight, so car would have to be just as straight as it would for black, but what a nice colour. Would look really good with pale blue mohair or white vinyl interior.
Colors are hard to pick and some times really push a car to the head of the cl***. I like some of the 2 tone jobs in period color. As mentioned above burgundy, cream, chocolate, and light brown. I guy showed up at our cruise in spot a couple weeks ago in a 37 Plymouth 2 door sedan in good old red and it looked sweet, Joe.
LOOKS GOOD ... You cant go wrong with black. Here are a few older shots of my 36 Dodge looks like twins
I really like the period colors if your car is outwardly stock. My '38 Chrysler in (more or less) a '39 Chrysler color:
If you paint it black, red or burgundy you'll be pleased with the outcome, but in time you may tire of it. Rule out (please!) vivid neon greens, pinks, oranges, etc. These '36 coupes have beautiful lines - I have both a Dodge and a Plymouth, so I've watched for them over the years and I can tell you that two-toned paint jobs break up those nice lines too much. I'm going to paint my Ply a '75 Corvette brown, simply because I like it, but also because it's tastefull and just isn't all that common. I like the idea of cream, but I've seen white and found it just plain inapropriate. I think my suggestion for you is to look at some of the original colors for '36. They offered a neat Gunmetal Gray (has some blue in it) and an interesting Beige that was really more like a tan. Two or three interesting greens, as well as blues. Take a look at Autocolor library: http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/
On my '32 Plymouth coupe, I went with an original color called Myll Green. Back in the '60's, a member of the Plymouth 4-Cylinder Owners Club matched up original colors with more current cars/trucks paint chips. He said that Myll Green was the same as the '49-'50 GMC Forest Green. I got a sample of that color, decided to use it, and have never regretted it. Every time I show the car I get compliments on the color. It's conservative but not run-of-the-mill. You might consider it:
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