Art & Inspiration 1943 image

My pal Ross is showing me pictures from his parents. Prewar photos of how the women and men dressed and how the cars looked. His mother Phyllis up against the 41 Mercury convertible.
Me- why is the top of the door a different color?
That's what they did back then, red door tops was THE THING!

 

Perhaps he meant "red topped gals".

 

Geusing they had body work done. The car not the model.