Need help what colour

[tmareina]

I've always been partial to Guardsman Blue w/ Wimbeldon White stripes...or Solid Red. I almost bought the last Red Cobra Shelby had in his shop back in 1967. Man it looked GREAT. Color is a very individual thing though and you should get the color that you will be happiest with...'cause YOU have to live with it!

Tom

[Rob. Smith]

You can please some of the people some of the time.
You can please the other people some other time .
But you can't please all of the people all of the time. Stuff em all... your choice.., your colour !
I learned this from a hot rodder...When you are driving around or waiting in a carpark. Have a look around at the colours.. What's common, What's wrong, what catches your eye. Found a colour ? Now think how it looks in the sun, in the shade, cloudy days, night street lights. look around . I know one bloke that has a blue that is undescribable under fluoros. It goes "weird" . . . .just what every one wants.
Smithy.

[4into4]

It's gotta be the toughest decision. I was all set on silver, thinking about how great black side pipes, roll bar, and carpet would look, then unexpectedly went 180 from that. Black body, silver pipes, roll bar, and carpet. No regrets!

[Juggernaut]

I wanted something a little different, couldn't decide between burgendy or brg with wimbledon white stripes. I also decided to make the stripes a little wider than most.

Decided on the green & I love it.

Pics in my gallery.

It is a hard decision, you'll know the right one when it hits you.

Randy

[vanoochka]

YELLOW IS THE NEW TITANIUM.

[batdan]

If you're still interested in darker grey here is mine - finally to the paint shop after 5 years :-) . Colour is a mid sixties Jaguar gun metal grey as used on E types and probably others. The colour changes with the light from almost a silver in sunlight to very dark grey at night. Chrome parts look great.

[macloft]

So Greg
22 replies, have you decided yet what the colour (color for the Americans) is going to be.
I am in the same boat, car now in the upholstery shop, what colour am I going to paint it?
Bruce

[hsv300]

Originally Posted by macloft

So Greg
22 replies, have you decided yet what the colour (color for the Americans) is going to be.
I am in the same boat, car now in the upholstery shop, what colour am I going to paint it?
Bruce

Bruce only 2 pics in you gallery and car getting the upholstery done please give me a hint what colour is your upholstery, I am getting close let you all know next week Thanks for the replies

[macloft]

No pictures posted as I own a Sony Digital Camera (my wife brought duty free) and then find I need a special Sony docking station which costs a bloody fortune that I can only get from the Sony parts place by mail order (bastards) what happened to the simple connector to the computer.

Black leather everywhere, carbon fibre inserts printed on various bits plus some satin chrome pieces. So either Metallic Black with ghost stripes, Audi Dolphin Grey or BMW Stirling Silver with Black Stripes or something else
Bruce

[trularin]

No question...silver.

[treblig]

I’m not trying to copy the color. I have a mid 1990’s Kit Car mag ( can't find it ) and it had a cobra that was candy wineberry with a silver stripes. That has always stood out in my mind as a good color that I would want to go with. Everybody has blue with white. The car I saw a few days ago is somewhat of what I was looking for. Just want to compare or even pull pic’s so when I go to pick the color I have something I can show the painter.
Thanks

[400TT]

Greg, as Paul mentioned above, I've always just toured the new car yards and kept on eye out for vehicles driving on the street when choosing colours.

There are just so many great colours on new cars these days that in some ways it makes it all the more difficult when choosing colours.

And so many great colours posted in this thread.

I've always struggled with paint colours and never actually make a final decision till right before the paint is applied to the car.

Good luck with it.

[Merv and Sharon]

Like Paul, I wanted a non-metallic colour that was dark and a 'straight' black is my final choice. A very individual choice in each case. The eye of the the beholder....

Merv

[boss290cobra]

totally agree with you craig, although a colour on a different car may look great but when applied to cobra may not be so very hard decision hopefully the colour i have got picked now i will stick with its about my 5th colour choice,and i thought the 3rd time was lucky ,so ive decided not to look at anymore colours til in paint shop,fingers crossed

darrell

[macloft]

But Merv wouldnt the silver look so much better than "striaght" black which just gets dirty and hot real quickly.
Darrell dont get yourself in a rut you know you will regret it in a year and you have time still to change your mind remember 8 is the lucky number so pick 3 more colours and you will be right.
Choices choices now should I try moulding some carbon fibre spats to fit my black paint job or was that silver. I have driven my wife to the stage where the colour is now my choice alone and I still cant make my mind up.
The beauty of making your own Cobra.

[Merv and Sharon]

Yes silver (or at least a dark silver/grey) was my other consideration. I decided on the full black bit - no side pipes, minimal chrome, black roll bars and vents and "old English" dark green leather seats, etc. I have had 5 open sports cars of different colours and they all get hot in QLD day weather and influence when you drive them and when you use a hood or tonneau. Black cars need lots of care in keeping them clean and they do mark more. Dark blues and greens have many of the same problems. I am just 'over' metallic colours at this stage.

[LT65]

mine just came out of spraybooth on sunday, Ford K6 Meteorite is the colour with ghost stripes. Colour is a little darker than I anticipated but very happy all the same.

[LT65]

here is another photo in the spray booth under the fluro lights looks more silver.

[Merv and Sharon]

Nice colour - some ways between black and silver/grey! I see that there are now paints that can change colour with temperature: Foursprung: Paint: Changing color with temperature - Foursprung is the ultimate car gadgets blog and inspired by the four brands which formed Audi, the brand behind the claim "Vorsprung durch Technik".

Merv

[hsv300]

Car is back from painting some pics in my gallery if some one will post for me
Hope you like them as much as I do.

Cheers Greg