Hot Rods In Appreciation of Washington Blue (and other closely related hues)

@Marty Strode shared this information on the paint they used to spray his 40 pickup (if you scroll up you'll see some photos), go to this post: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ely-related-hues.1107661/page-8#post-14017397

 

I feel the need for some blue, time to update this thread again.

Here's a couple I shot myself, I don't think I've posted them in this thread yet.



Hey @Marty Strode here's some inspiration for you:

 

Very nice '41 ! My will progress some this Summer, but will get finished next Winter.

 

My take. 

 

At one point she was stellar looking like yalls...

 

Clarence isn't out of paint yet. However, here are a couple of teaser pix of the front fenders in Washington Blue (with inner fenders hanging above). Paint codes from here: 1937 Color Codes - Ford Paint Cross-Reference (paintref.com)

 

Looking good Atch!

 

Wow, I had no idea you were doing that. It's gonna look bitchn.'

-Abone.

 

My buddy's flathead Cad powered roadster.









-Abone.

 

And thanks for sharing the paint codes @atch

 

Here's a few from @Tom davison , from his thread on the Lonestar Roundup 2022:

 

Clarence came home from the painter's yesterday. Washington Blue paint code is from here. Ignore the green microfiber cloths sticking out to keep from rubbing paint; no rubber yet. Tom (the painter) says "no more panel trucks." He spent over 660 hours on prep/paint. It's flawless though. If any of you Midwesterners need a body man/painter message me and I'll give you his contact information. He made it perfect enough to accept this utterly dark paint.

 

Wow, that looks great!

 

That looks really good Atch! Bet your glad to have him back home. It's been a few years.

 

Thanx. It looks even better than I had hoped for. Tom is THE MAN.

Thanx. I last drove it 4 years ago. It needs wiring, glass, and upholstery. Then I get to drive it again. And not just on and off the trailer. Would be nice to have it on the road this fall. Maybe or maybe not. We'll see. Maybe Quincy color run but probably not before.

 

Who's going to wire it?

 

I love dark blue. GM has one called Nocturn Blue; almost black.

 

Ryno (on here) will be wiring it and reinstalling many items which he had previously installed and then removed during paint.

 

Dad’s…..and hopefully mine one day.

 

That's a tease, we need more photos, close ups please.

 

Time for an update? I keep collecting these photos, so I might as well post them:

 

I don’t know if I posted My RPU here since I put it on the road. But here it is. So fun to drive.

 

I’ll and in my Roadster as well season 3 is just about to begin with the snow melting

 

I also realize I never posted a pic of Clarence with lighting, glass, etc. installed. Paint is Washington Blue, Ford code M1747.

At Spencer, MO. That's virgin untouched original concrete paving on US-66 in the foreground (obviously it was raining that day).


My daughter in her driveway. She'll inherit it when I die. She first requested that over 25 years ago when she was in high school and I let her drive it to Rock Bridge High School a few times.


In front of the Dewey Hotel at the 2024 SK-500. Photo credit to Dan Greenberg.


At a Jefferson City steak house parking lot in early 2024. The first actual drive after completion. About 30 miles each way.