I'd vote against any metallic color that's not silver. The 550 periwinkle color looks cool, and period correct to me. I think the Mexico blue would be ok, but possibly too modern looking as well. Aluminum wrap might be cool!
I'd vote against any metallic color that's not silver. The 550 periwinkle color looks cool, and period correct to me. I think the Mexico blue would be ok, but possibly too modern looking as well. Aluminum wrap might be cool!
My brother has been leaning towards that aquamarine for his 356. I don't think it would look right on a 550 though.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:i dig the 356 aquamarine
If you go with something other than the factory style silver, I'd vote for this color too.
(I'm generally not a fan of silver cars, but it does look right on a 550.)
How about Porsche Black Grey or one of the non-metallic grey shades on the market in FCA vehicles?
I love the 550 blue over tan combo. I think that with a lot of aluminum interior, preferably with some engine turning, would be awesome. You could also darken up the tan color of the interior some with good results, but I don't think the typical walnut, bomber jacket brown would work.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:i dig the 356 aquamarine
Concur.
A couple of years ago Flyin Miata built a customer car with in an interesting shade of gray-teal-blue that was awesome. Keith posted about it on this forum, but google is failing me. Anyway, my vote would be that color. Assuming Keith can dig up the post.
This one?
I found this blue on a 356 that would look amazing with the tan interior but not sure I really want to start changing things up for it that much
Been organizing garage to keep myself sane while I wait. This ~75% of the sockets I have now. I used to keep them separate for common jobs that I would do so I had everything at a quick grab. Going back to having them all in one place.
I have 15 x 13mm sockets and at last count I am up to 17 or so 10mm. I still have trouble finding them. Sent the torque wrenches out for calibration with a friend as well just to be safe. So the extra 13 / 10's get a special drawer for themselves now so I know where they are.
Not gonna lie, i was looking up 550 and 356 bodies last week since i have so much vw stuff
Look at a company called perry spyders. If you can deal with have a non tube frame and use the stock/modified vw pan you can build one of theirs for 10k easy.
there is one running around San Diego that does auto cross with a 2776cc motor and short cut gearing that dominates when it's in the right hands. You can also use the irs pan on their kit as well.
rear end looks a little more 54 then 55 though.
waiting on a call from the shop to know if I can get it soon. Like tomorrow. I have a wedding tonight so call will come in the middle of the ceremony I can tell.
Spent most of the day cleaning the garage and getting the Caddilac all polished up. In between that I got a a few test pieces of steel and fiberglass sprayed out with the high buid primer I want to use.
Went.
so the prime goes on like butter, it cuts like butter and for a track car a 800 wet is going to be way way mre then I need to do. The primer is likely close enough to the final color that I can have them shot the basecoat without a colored primer which will cut down on the cost a bit. Not trying to be 100% accurate anyway so if it changes the hue by a bit not the end of the world.
Should have a delivery date tomorrow come hell r high water. May not be the one that I want but at least I will have a date.
Aquamarine on red interior with wide 5 wheels. I think this what I want. Will need to run adapters up front for the wide 5's but that's not an issue. Avon makes a dot legal tire that should fit as well and at less $ a pop then I though quite cheap for what they are.
^^^
Call me whatever, but add a racing number rondel and some vintage appropriate small sponsor decals.
550s look naked without some race graffiti
Car comes home this week. Just waiting on the interior to be finished and they are installing the front beam and steering now.
Big issue is that it has to come home on a flatbed trailer so I need to find one so the body can moved on its pallet. Once it is here it will fit on the lift no issue.
Can't wait to see it!
Apexcarver said:Call me whatever, but add a racing number rondel and some vintage appropriate small sponsor decals.
550s look naked without some race graffiti
Its getting a bunch of "graffiti". Though I am looking through soe vintage race photographs to find one I like. I planned on recreating the telefuken one but I have a feeling it will be something like the cars that ran the la carrera de pananamera
In reply to wearymicrobe :
Are you on Facebook? Check out the page "type 550" they have a lot of pics for ideas!
wearymicrobe said:Apexcarver said:Call me whatever, but add a racing number rondel and some vintage appropriate small sponsor decals.
550s look naked without some race graffiti
Its getting a bunch of "graffiti". Though I am looking through soe vintage race photographs to find one I like. I planned on recreating the telefuken one but I have a feeling it will be something like the cars that ran the la carrera de pananamera
I was just watching a Fangio documentary and in one scene you watch the mechanics painting the race number on the car with a two inch wide brush as part of race prep. Watching that made me consider how I want to do the paint on an older car.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
I have a book (titled American Racing I believe) with a picture of Ricardo Rodriguez painting numbers on his Ferrari, circa 1957 with a similar brush, and a bucket of white paint!
Saron81 said:In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
I have a book (titled American Racing I believe) with a picture of Ricardo Rodriguez painting numbers on his Ferrari, circa 1957 with a similar brush, and a bucket of white paint!
Yeah I have seen similar things online. A friend gave me a small can of 1 stop to try over some of my test panels. It adds some serious paint thickness though and its not something I can shoot clear over without it peeling up. At least if I lay it out by hand its not hard when I have a template to paint over. It comes off with oven cleaner. I think I could thin it out and put a tiny bit or hardener in it to make it last. Would look cooler over the years kind of rubbing off the car I guess. Would be fun to do the main colors with a template and do the edging by hand the old way.
I have a call with the shop tomorrow to see about pickup. Turns out they did a bunch more work then I expected as part of the extended kit package I bought so its a little further along then I thought it was. Chassis is already powdercoated, whole bunch of other stuff. Ordering up a set of rear disk brakes to upgrade the drums as I can save cash on that. The wheels I have are ~0.5-1 inch to wide for the front as well which means likely I am going to have to sell them and rebuy. Same with the tires. I cannot get a 205 in the rear no matter how much I want it. 18565/ 195/65 in a 15 is the biggest I can go with the body being the way that it is. This really puts a hamper on the tires I can get and right now AVON may be the only company making a 195 race tire in a 15.
Need to look at the 16's that are out there as 5 lug wheels are avlaible in that.
One Shot is made for outdoor signs, so it should last a while, it can also be thinned to flow out better for striping.
Here's the pic I referenced earlier:
While the rear stripes like on Jimmy Deans 550 seem like the most common/popular front ones appear to have been common too:
Or side stripes as sported by Denise McCluggage:
over the top stripes on a 550a:
All from this book, which is maybe my favorite in my library:
Ok so that is amazing. I really like this these ones
I know that I want the pegassis big and ahead of the doors on both sides for sure.
Funny you should say on the Pegasus...
I just put them on the Bugeye. I'll see if I can find where I got them. *edit* https://www.etsy.com/listing/488825310/mobil-pegasus-oil-gas-diecut-decals?ref=shop_home_active_5&crt=1
I almost went with something a bit more silly, just because. I actually got the stickers and may find something to put them on yet.
Trouble with a Pegasus sticker is your car will only run on Mobil Fuel.....
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