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    Tracking down old paint colors

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    Hello Bill ,Thank you for the information about the colour of your car . Friartuck also gave me information about colours available at the AACA reference library . Which I did not know about till now . Also the auto colour library was very informative regarding colours . Friartuck sent me a photo of his beautiful car . You can see that with just a few changes you can really change a car . I have been trying to determine colours by old magazine advertisements . The car I am interested in was designed by Amos Northup . When I look how he accented the car with belt lines and colour differences and a fine red stripe . You can see he was a master . I came across a photo of a orange 1930 Packard . With a few tricks with the colouring of the car rims and belt lines and accents you can see how those bold colours could work . Here is the link to the photo .Thank you for your help Mark http://www.remarkablecars.com/for-sale/showproduct.php?product=10746

    Tracking down old paint colors

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    Friartuck , Thank you for responding to my questions . I liked your advice on the auto colour library . It was very informative . My wife says she will never sit in the car if I paint it the original yellow . It is so bright it looks like a Checker Cab . She is partial to a dark blue and grey colour . I would like to keep the car close to an original colour . But according to what I have read there was only about 15 basic colours in the 1930's . I would like the colour blue and grey more vibrant . Also how do you match the 2 colours so that they blend together ? Thanks very much , Mark

    Tracking down old paint colors

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    Is there a company that provides a service that can scan a advertising picture or photo . Then give you a picture of your car looking brown , green ,etc. or then 2 tone . Then say this was the original paint but it might look better with this more modern paint colour combination . I am referring to a 1931 car . Thanks , Mark

    1931 Car prestige compared to 2013

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    Rusty very good response to my question . The $11,000. was the value of a Duesenberg chassis . I thought most of the employees were laid off and only a few working . I did not know they rotated the work to everyone . The comparison of the value of Corvettes , BMWs , Mercedes and Cadillacs is the comparisons I wanted . As people ask me where a Reo Royale car stood in 1931. Now I can tell them the status the car held . The Duesenberg frame was very expensive indeed . Thank you , Mark

    1931 Car prestige compared to 2013

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    Thank you every one for responding to my question . I know you do not calculate prices like this into the year 2013 . But a Ford workers yearly wages were cut from $1,600. in 1929 to $800. in 1931 . That means it would take $11,000. divided by $800. = 13.75 Years of wages to be able to purchase this car . So fast forward to 2013 . 13.75 years of wages X $60,000. average UAW workers wage = $825,000. for the car chassis alone . One expensive car . My grandfather made .10 cents per hour and they cut it down to .8 cents per hour I was told in 1931 . Thanks Mark

    Orphan Car Parts

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    The Hollander manual can still be purchased from the Hollander company . It is a reprint . I assume it covers the same information as the original printing . It looks to be cheaper than reprints on ebay . Thanks ,Mark

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