[CSX 4027]

I know I will get $hit for this but, oh well...
For the most part we are all re-creating what Shelby did in the 60's right? So why mess with the single most recognizable detail to take away the look.
Viper Blue is too modern of a color and it was made for a Chrysler.
SPF Blue was made for a SPF.
The car in the Shelby ad with the yellow rookie stripes is not a 4000 car. It is Bruce Meyers original S/C. I believe 3025 but don't hold me to the number. It is McClusky Blue. This is where the East and West coast differ in terms of the restoration of 3000 series cars. McClusky likes the brighter Blue. If you go to the best East coast guys like Geoff Howard or Bill Kemper, they might just turn down a job to paint one an un-original color or do their best to convince them otherwise.
When I was caught up in the Color war, I was told that I should brighten up the Blue ala McClusky. I then got samples from all over the planet. I went to show them all to Tim Donovan who owned 3002 at that time. He said; Why go through all that effort to get all those original nuts and screws that took so long to hunt down and then paint the car a color that it never was?
I went with Guardsman from DuPont and was always glad I did. It just looked right......period