HeavyB Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hello everyone, I'm looking for the right color combination for my 1956 Roadmaster coupe R76 The car has two tags, one from Flint USA and one from Antwerp. I already got some answers but I want to know for sure..... Please look at the pictures. Is this right, or should it be upside down? And does anyone have a picture of another Buick with the right color combination? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Your color code is "DFF" - which is the same between both tags. D= Electric Blue F= Cadet Blue http://www.hometownbuick.com/1956-buick/1956-buick-colors-exterior-paint/ Order is Top, Middle, Bottom (the car pictured does not match the dataplate). Edited January 16, 2017 by SpecialEducation (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyB Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Can somebody post a picture with the right color combination? I have never seen a car with these color combo.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 While there seems to have been common & popular color choices, it seems you could get any combination you wanted in '56. Finding a photo of an odd combination like this will be pretty difficult, but you can plug it in here: http://www.hometownbuick.com/1956-buick/1956-buick-configurator/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 That is one fine looking color combination!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) On 1/16/2017 at 0:52 PM, SpecialEducation said: Your color code is "DFF" - which is the same between both tags. D= Electric Blue F= Cadet Blue http://www.hometownbuick.com/1956-buick/1956-buick-colors-exterior-paint/ Order is Top, Middle, Bottom (the car pictured does not match the dataplate). If you turn the data plate upside down it does. Edited February 3, 2017 by FLYER15015 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 3 hours ago, FLYER15015 said: If you turn the data plate upside down it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 One NEAT thing, to me, about the Hometown Buick website is the Color Selector function! So NEAT to be able to try out color combinations that way. The model in the illustration might not match your car, but the way the colors interact would be the same. Another way to while away the time! NTX5467 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 0:29 PM, HeavyB said: Can somebody post a picture with the right color combination? I have never seen a car with these color combo.................. Please leave your car as it is !!!!! I think it is beautiful just like the picture. And boy-o-boy do you have guts........ to drive that big Buick around the Netherlands with the gas prices as they are now. That is a better ride than the King or Queen or whom ever runs the place. And with the steering wheel on the left side too.. My kind of guy....... Mike in Colorado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyB Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 9 hours ago, FLYER15015 said: Please leave your car as it is !!!!! I think it is beautiful just like the picture. And boy-o-boy do you have guts........ to drive that big Buick around the Netherlands with the gas prices as they are now. That is a better ride than the King or Queen or whom ever runs the place. And with the steering wheel on the left side too.. My kind of guy....... Mike in Colorado Hello Mike, thanks for the comment !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 2:03 PM, SpecialEducation said: While there seems to have been common & popular color choices, it seems you could get any combination you wanted in '56. Finding a photo of an odd combination like this will be pretty difficult, but you can plug it in here: http://www.hometownbuick.com/1956-buick/1956-buick-configurator/ On 2/3/2017 at 4:19 PM, FLYER15015 said: If you turn the data plate upside down it does. On 2/3/2017 at 7:31 PM, SpecialEducation said: If you turn the car upside down , it matches the data plate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 18 hours ago, FLYER15015 said: Please leave your car as it is !!!!! I think it is beautiful just like the picture. And boy-o-boy do you have guts........ to drive that big Buick around the Netherlands with the gas prices as they are now. That is a better ride than the King or Queen or whom ever runs the place. And with the steering wheel on the left side too.. My kind of guy....... Mike in Colorado This Buick is Belgian car What side is the steering wheel on Netherland 's cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyB Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) Cars in the Netherlands have the steering wheel on the left side ( like most cars in Europe) Edited February 5, 2017 by HeavyB (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 So you are O.K. unless you ferry over to England ? We here in the colonies drive on the right too. Just to annoy the mother country. HA.HA. Mike in Colorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 4 hours ago, HeavyB said: Cars in the Netherlands have the steering wheel on the left side ( like most cars in Europe) I thought , maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, FLYER15015 said: So you are O.K. unless you ferry over to England ? We here in the colonies drive on the right too. Just to annoy the mother country. HA.HA. Mike in Colorado "We here in the colonies drive on the right too." And it was that dastardly left handed Napoleon that changed most of Europe from the left 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyB Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Hello guys, I need your help ! Who can tell me, in which color the enginebay is sprayed ?? And which color on the dashboard ? The tags with the colorcodes of my car, are in the top of this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, HeavyB said: Hello guys, I need your help ! Who can tell me, in which color the enginebay is sprayed ?? And which color on the dashboard ? The tags with the colorcodes of my car, are in the top of this topic. The fenders and the radiator core support should be satin black. The firewall should be whatever body color you choose that covers the cowl area. Not the color of the top or under the sweep spear if you decide to make those different. The dashboard and steering column should be the same color as the steering wheel. In the picture from 3 years ago the wheel looks to be ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyB Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks for the answer But another question: Who can provide me the modern paintnumbers for the cadet blue and electric blue ? I'm located in Europe and the car was painted in the wrong colors, so not possible to scan old paint sections……. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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