Guest Grant Magrath Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 At the risk of Earl calling me a "Philadelphia Lawyer" again, here, for your perusal, is an ad from a 1939 National Geographic featuring a Sequoia Cream 1939 Buick SEDAN!!!!!!! Still not proof that any were actually sold to the public though. The door panels have been installed on the coupe, and all that's required to finish the interior is some carpet for behind the seat, since the mat from Bob's only goes to the seat. I'll try and post some pictures tomorrow. Since the car is nearly done, I'd like to thank Allan, Earl, Mark, Janne, Terry, and everyone else on this awesome forum for their invaluable help.CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) And a Sequoia Cream 1939 Buick Coupe on this postcard for sale now on ebayOther postcard as images below Edited February 6, 2010 by 1939_buick (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I still love that color....Would it be "wrong" to paint mine that color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Billy, go for it! It's only paint! And you could say it's based on the one Buick used in their advertising.CheersGrant:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Purvis Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Sequoia Cream was a standard factory color for 1939.Howard Purvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I believe so Howard.But one of the members has some factory literature that would suggest that sequoia cream was for open topped cars only. A time machine would come in handy!CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldfordman Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Here is our 1940 Buick special painted Sequoia Cream AACA Senior and Preservation winner.Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mschuld Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 That color looks great on the 1940 as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick4547 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 One pretty car! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhar1960 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Well, I guess this answers the question on correct colours and pin striping as well.Check out the note at the bottom.Danny(Apologies to whom ever I nicked the pictures from) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) Here is our 1940 Buick special painted Sequoia Cream AACA Senior and Preservation winner.Cheers, DaveThis is the color I will paint my car, but I keep getting different opinions on it, basically how yellow it is. Obviously the literature shows a much more yellow color. I believe your car is closer to the Francis Cream color used in 1936 (maybe other years too?).For example, this car is supposed to be Sequioa Cream also, but it is much more yellow, which I don't like nearly as much as the 1940 posted above:Anyone else have opinions on the extend of the yellow that should be in Sequoia Cream vs. Francis Cream? Edited September 29, 2011 by 39BuickEight (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Billy, fly out here, and check out our paint chips! Problem solved! We bought an original paint chip set on eBay a few years back. It has the formulas on it as well. FYI, I believe the 39 Chevy color, Italian Cream is the same as Sequoia Cream. CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick4547 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Well, I guess this answers the question on correct colours and pin striping as well.Check out the note at the bottom.Danny(Apologies to whom ever I nicked the pictures from)Thanks for the list of '39 colors. I don't think I've ever seen that list before, although I've had my 39 Special since 1972.I do have a question about the chrome strip that runs along the belt line, or there about on a 1939. Mine does not have any color painted down the middle groove of that strip. But I have seen a buick or two where the groove is painted either red or black. I don't think it should be painted although I kind of like it painted red especially on a black car like mine. Maybe some one can set me straight on this and confirm that the strip should be chrome with no paint.Also, the word "Special" which is within the strip that runs along the side of the hood has red letters on my car. Is this correct?As always, thanks for your help and comments.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Jim, this comes up from time to time, and I believe the concensus is red letters and no color in the belt molding. However, I don't think the 100% original police will be knocking on your door at 5am if you wanted to throw some paint in there!CheersGrantPS If you ever get tired of being a "Member", you could always go to the CP and edit it to say '39 Buick Team Member if you want. Unless you need to be a senior member first, in that case, disregard for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Stock Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 My hazy childhood memory: red "Special" lettering and red in the groove of the moulding. Authentic, or owner's addition I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 .... Authentic, or owner's addition I don't know.Red in the molding is owner addition in my view. I looked at this in Flint 2003 at 2 very original cars (the black very low mileage 61 & Wayne's original unrestorted green 41) and others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick4547 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Jim, this comes up from time to time, and I believe the concensus is red letters and no color in the belt molding. However, I don't think the 100% original police will be knocking on your door at 5am if you wanted to throw some paint in there!CheersGrantPS If you ever get tired of being a "Member", you could always go to the CP and edit it to say '39 Buick Team Member if you want. Unless you need to be a senior member first, in that case, disregard for a while!Okay, Grant I'll own up and admit that I had red on the strip and on the running board strips as well, because well, I liked it. But then last year before going to Ames I removed the red to try for an Archives award, which I won. Now I'm considering adding the red. True confessions are hard. I guess that means that my '39 will always have the red - just like the eyes in the photos I take. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Haha! I don't think a bit of red paint to highlight your stainless trim will make your 39 a street rod Jim! Odd that the "Special" is in red and the hubcap letters are black. But that's what they were!CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 It appears that a modern version of sequioa cream is now present in the 2014 Chevrolet Spark. Now it is called "lemonade." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Lemonade? Inventive! I'd have gone for banana milk!CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Grant,Could be called "ripe bananas", but not too ripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ha ha!! Maybe spray a few black spots on the car for authenticity? Then it can be ripe! Buick was quite classy using national park names for colors in 39!CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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