I really enjoy reading these stories of all the different ideas Shel had for various British cars before settling on the Cobras. As far as the colors of the Aceca go, my own vision would be for something a little more restrained in keeping with a GT, rather than a race-oriented car with stripes. Perhaps something from the original AC palette would work: Original 289 colors? Metallics seem to really highlight the curves of the AC body and personally, I'd be looking at a dark grey or silver to go with a lipstick red interior. Also stunning is an orangey-red interior that came on early Healeys called "persimmon" A Healey BN2 in persimmon... - A DETAIL ENTHUSIAST .For solid colors, I like the Jaguar E-Type cherry red color called Regency Red. As I think about this, I realize I'm building my Aceca. not your vision. Choose what makes you happy.
@HealeyRick Thanks for your ideas about paint. I can see the silver and red color scheme (it would be flashy!), but silver has never been one of my favorites. My idea is to have the "racerly" stripe scheme because after all, this IS going to be a hotrod. Almost 380 hp in a 2000 lb car, it will have a better power to weight ratio than a Ford GT (3400 lbs/550 hp).
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