|
Revisit the "Paint it- Gold or Blue?" Poll
Last month, CSX4027 asked an opinion question..
CSX 3047 was delivered and born Hertz Gold. It is currently Guardsman Blue with White Stripes. If you were going to restore it. Would you go back to the way it was born? Steve put up a poll for voting on some potential answers. As of today, the Poll Results are: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...lts-042205.jpg Overwhelmingly, the majority wanted to see the car back in it's original color. Well, Steve and I have discussed this car at length well before the poll... ...the trouble that I had was... in my "mind's eye", I could not visualize a 427 Cobra painted all Hertz Gold. ... couldn't make it happen...it kept morphing into a bronze 442. :-) I needed a good original picture to help make the decision. Well...we got it right here! ...a very nice vintage photograph of CSX3047, just a mere pup... in it's original Gold paint. So, I'd like to resurrect the poll, based on these "new" visuals.... ...should I start a new poll, so some can change their vote? Here is the original thread and the Voting Poll.... Take a look at these two pics... CSX3047 in the current blue...and in yesterday's gold. Which would you prefer? http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...3047BLUE1b.jpg http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...3047GOLD1b.jpg |
Gold all the way !! I think all other Cobra's are blue with white stripes :JEKYLHYDE
|
Ron
Thanks for posting the photo's.
I had the opportunity of driving 3047 from Delaware to New Jersey. It was quite an experience and certainly one I will never forget. I have had the opportunity to drive a more than few original 427's and 289's over the years but never for the distance travelled in 3047. Afterwards, I felt like I needed a cigarrette. Fortunatley, I gave up smoking eons ago. :MECOOL: |
Isn't that Elvis behind the wheel in the 'gold' picture above ?? %/
Go for the GOLD ! |
Wow.... now ya'll know I have a guardsman blue/white stripe and white pipes..... so that SHOULD be my choice...
but...... GOLD ALL THE WAY!!!! whooohooooo!!! sooo UNIQUE!!! |
If it is to restore an original, go with the original color. ( I kinda like the gold anyway)
But I also am building a "cough' " cough" Chevy powered Cobra "cough" "cough" :D |
OK, who came up with the old picture of Carter Gette? (RIP, Carter.)
And you already know my choice: paint it blue with gold stripes! |
The white stripes on the first picture look too wide.
I say go for the gold. |
Well, Guardsman blue is an awesome looking colour, but I am an originalist (is that even a word??), so I'd say paint it gold!!! Ha, I say I am an originalist, but I am having 2 rollbars on my cobra and painting it orange!!!
|
Quote:
I remember an AC ACE that was a bronzey-gold, and thought at the time how nice a Cobra would look just a bit lighter.... and that`s it! Not knocking the blue 'n'stripes, but sometimes, you have to get out of uniform!!!! |
The world has about 5000 too many blue/white Cobra replicas, so why take a car with this history and join that crowd? BTW, the picture of Carter and the Cobra conjures up memories of my misspent youth. That shot was taken at Mandalay Farm in Milbrook, NY where Carter was renting a house from the Dysons, currently of ALMS racing fame.
|
Gold, and dont forget the braces.
|
Paint it gold...Who are we to question the originality of a certain vehicle over another.......It's certainly a unique color
|
If you are "restoring" it to "original" the question answers itself. If the car began life as Hertz gold and your bringing it back to the way it left SAI then it must be Hertz gold. That color as odd as it may be also helps antiquate the car to that era in a way.
Moreover, very few if any of the orignal 427s to my knowledge left the factory with stripes. Most were solid colors. Is this right Ron? Hertz Gold is the right answer. |
Quote:
...whereas few, if any, of the S/Cs left SA with stripes... A quick registry check would confim that... |
Quote:
|
Considering this car still wears it's original gold paint under the current blue paint job, it's a no brainer. I know the people involved with this car have come across several methods to strip the current paint off and leave the original gold on the car. Even with some minor paint damage/wear/imperfections of the original gold paint, the car's value is no doubt worth MUCH more wearing it's original paint job. Very few Cobras still wear the factory paint after all these years, and considering this car is one of only 2 cars with this gold factory paint, I say "go for the gold!" :D.
|
Thank you.
Yes. I was referring to S/C's. Although most of the pics I've seen of comp 427s in action were without stripes. Interesting. |
I've always felt on a car as valuable as this, if the original color is documented as it is in this case, and it's to be restored it should be the original color.
I'm always amazed at how different various originals looked. The rear fender flairs on 3047 don't look at all like today's CSX, Kirkham, or ERA cars from the angle of the picture above in it's blue incarnation. |
1 Attachment(s)
Quote:
You are right.... dead right. The reason that the flares on CSX, Kirkham, or ERA don't look like that is that they were ALL take-offs from a 427 street car. The only replica that I know of, that was taken off an S/C, was the Contemporary. The original Comps had almost no flare...part of the conversion to an S/C had an exaggerated lip pounded out on the rear wings. Major body work on many of the original S/C's have muted this original flare. I concede that the gold paint above tends to accentuate the body curves and edges, but the flare is very much pronounced.. Look at this secret picture of ex-Ned's 3042 rear flare, taken by me using a highly accurate measuring instrument ...compare it to any of the S/C replicas |
| All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:04 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
The representations expressed are the representations and opinions of the clubcobra.com forum members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and viewpoints of the site owners, moderators, Shelby American, any other replica manufacturer, Ford Motor Company. This website has been planned and developed by clubcobra.com and its forum members and should not be construed as being endorsed by Ford Motor Company, or Shelby American or any other manufacturer unless expressly noted by that entity. "Cobra" and the Cobra logo are registered trademarks for Ford Motor Co., Inc. clubcobra.com forum members agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyrighted material is owned by you. Although we do not and cannot review the messages posted and are not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). Thank you for visiting clubcobra.com. For full policy documentation refer to the following link: