Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

I'm guessing they're Pontiac 195's?

 

Hamb Member @296ardun “ these cars were campaigned by legendary Bill Butters and Dave Gerard"


One of my favorite colors listed as Tahitian Red.

From an old HAMB post:

Hello,

With the weather playing some games with the whole Westcoast of the USA, sometimes, the weather pattern moves Eastward during these patterns. If it does, then the known fact of the tall mountains causes a weather pattern called “orographic rainfall.” As the front approaches the tall blockage on its pattern moving East, it starts to drop moisture and then it rains down as it climbs the frontal face of the mountain ranges.

It leaves the heaviest amount of rain on the western side as it attempts to climb up the face. It still rains on the Eastern peak side and as it flows down to the level areas, dissipates somewhat. But, has the ability to start blasting the flat Midwest with some vengeance at times. Every Westcoast storm has barriers in their local mountains, as it gains strength to move toward the Midwest, it hits the Rockies.

So, as it approaches the mountains near Salt Lake, what is below is Bonneville. Where the pattern plays tricks on everyone. If we think of a traveler with suitcases, as a steep hill is approaching, leaving some weight as one approaches the peak is easier to climb, while moving. The rain drops a lot when climbing up and over a barrier. The Rockies are a very large mountain barrier, to say the least.

Jnaki

As we have seen the history of the Bonneville racers and even South at El Mirage Dry Lake in California, those hot rod folks are relentless in their mission.

So, later in the 1950s, did the whole coupe/truck group become a dark purple?


"Grohs Texaco in Rivera, California ( before ‘Pico’ and ‘Rivera’ became one city in 1958) sponsored a few very nice drag cars." (By 1960, our Long Beach High School played in a championship football game against a well known High School from the city of "Pico Rivera.")

"The first shot is of Grohs 32 5 window coupe photographed (by Norm Grudem) around 1953. It featured big n’ little whitewalls, knee action shocks and some crazy twin push bars in the back. Check out the triple straight pipes (flathead, I presume) peeking out from under the frame!"

"In late 50s, Team Grohs returned with a wicked Digger powered by a front-mount blown 331 Hemi. I like the rough, hand-hammered bodywork and four wheel Moon discs to finish off the package. Doug Peterson took the color picture below and added, “I was introduced to drag racing in the flesh in the fall of 1958 when a friend and myself wandered into the pits at the old San Gabriel track while shooting mud hens in the rock quarry lake to the west."
1955
So, is it the Tahitian Red coupe/truck color or… the Dark Purple combination that we see in the old photos? YRMV

 

I’m of the opinion that magazine writers were often misspelling Titian Red as Tahitian Red but the color charts say otherwise. Here is the Ditzler 1954 Buick chart showing Titian Red.
And really, the 1954 Buick color known as Titian Red shown here is far from being red at least to my eye. So the question remains, could the Grohs color have been ‘54 Buick Titian Red?

 

I had never heard of Titian Red... haha, one of a very large number of things I am unaware of. Here's what Google has to say.

Sounds like
ti·shn

Titian red is a shade of brownish-orange red hair, named after the Renaissance painter Titian, who frequently depicted red-haired individuals in his works. It's often described as a warm, intense, and sparkling color.
Key points about Titian red:

• Color:
  Titian red is characterized by a brownish-orange hue, although some definitions also describe it as reddish.

• Popularity:
  Titian red hair, and the associated color, have been admired for their beauty throughout history, and the shade continues to be sought-after today.

• Relationship to Auburn:
  Titian red is sometimes confused with auburn hair. While both are reddish-brown, Titian red is specifically described as a brownish shade of red, whereas auburn hair can encompass a broader range of reddish hues.

• Origin:
  The term "Titian red" is derived from the 16th-century painter Titian, who famously depicted red-haired people in his art.

 

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

 

Yeah, your Titian Red on the chart is a long way from Tahitian Red.

 

No super when it was built , but it has a bit of history . That’s Ohio George , tinkering I suppose

 

Hello,

We grew up in So Cal and in a time period of some good influences. In our own neighborhood, there were plenty of speed shops and manufacturers of hot rods + drag race cars. Our early reading was the same as most, those tiny magazines. So, we were influenced by those that we saw early on when we were elementary school kids.

In our neighborhood, was a custom 56 Ford Truck that was the inspiration for my hot rod/cruiser/custom car ideas. The daily sight of a Tahitian Red Custom Truck parked outside of a storefront was on our way to the big neighborhood park. Our whole family went to that shop to get glasses. I was usually outside looking and admiring the Tahitian Red Custom Truck. Even the owner said his friend painted the truck a bright Tahitian Red. It was almost a bright Candy Apple Red, but it was a little darker and he called it Tahitian Red.

Jnaki

So, during the next 10 years, the custom car techniques and styles blossomed. Here are some examples of the “famous” painter during this time period, Larry Watson. His shop was just past our cruising grounds of Bixby Knolls and those old photos bring back plenty of memories during that time.

 

This has been discussed on the HAMB for about 20 years.
Here’s a few:
Tahitian Red Question
Tahitian Red
NEED INFO ON TAHITAIN RED PAINT CODE
In Buick colors, Tahitian Red is a lot closer to Cherokee Red than Titian Red. Cherokee Red was renamed Seminole Red for 1956.
Buick dropped Titian Red after 1955. They had a Tahiti Coral as a one-year color in 1956, but as you might expect, it has nothing to do with Tahitian Red.
Both Honda and International Harvester had Tahitian Reds, but those came later.