rocketraider Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Whatever color it is, it looks hungry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 When I was 13 I painted my bike pink. It was a color that no one would ever think of painting a bike or car. At 18, I painted my 33 coupe purple!👨🦳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, Roger Walling said: When I was 13 I painted my bike pink. I bet it never got stolen, even when you forgot to lock it! Craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, 8E45E said: I bet it never got stolen, even when you forgot to lock it! Craig Actually, it did get stolen, why I was at church! (Recovered the same day, abandoned!) Edited January 6, 2022 by Roger Walling (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 15 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said: I want the Rambler Which one? We have had 2 pink Ramblers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 If Cadillac's "dusty rose" from 1957 can be considered pink, then my Fleetwood 4-door hardtop is actually a 2-tone pink. The top is a lighter shade called "mountain laurel." Liking cars that are a bit different, I bought this car because of its unusual paint scheme. Normally, a Fleetwood would be painted in more conservative colors. Here is a picture. It was originally owned by a doctor and his wife in Oregon, and I figure it may have been her car: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 13 hours ago, nick8086 said: 😁 It looks pink in the sun light .. May be John K can tell me what color it was for a 1962 Mopar.. That color is coral gray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Roger Walling said: When I was 13 I painted my bike pink. It was a color that no one would ever think of painting a bike or car. At 18, I painted my 33 coupe purple!👨🦳 Way back in the Stone Age when I was a young automotive tech student, several of the guys had problems with their personal tools sprouting legs. One of them painted his tools pink and never had a problem again. I engraved my name on all mine plus had a "you touch-a my tools, I break-a you face" sticker on my box. Not that anyone wanted my garden variety cheap stuff! The boys who had the most problems were the ones whose folks had bought them tool truck sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 45 minutes ago, rocketraider said: Way back in the Stone Age when I was a young automotive tech student, several of the guys had problems with their personal tools sprouting legs. One of them painted his tools pink and never had a problem again. I engraved my name on all mine plus had a "you touch-a my tools, I break-a you face" sticker on my box. Not that anyone wanted my garden variety cheap stuff! The boys who had the most problems were the ones whose folks had bought them tool truck sets. My honey's cousin was a contractor and did the same thing. He STILL has some pink tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, 8E45E said: I bet it never got stolen, even when you forgot to lock it! Craig Even with the keys in the ignition.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 20 hours ago, GregLaR said: 1972 Playboy Playmate of the Year, Liv Lindeland won this 1972 Pantera. Originally White when purchased by Playboy Enterprises, it was resprayed "Playmate Pink". The car still exists today but has been so heavily modified as to be completely unrecognizable as the same car. Is the slang term for a Pantera Panty? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 12:00 PM, Pfeil said: This is another SO car. Special order cars have a SO tag next attached next to the data tag. This particular car was Harly Earl's wife's car, a 1959 Pontiac Catalina with Bonneville / Star Chief rear taillights and a Bonneville interior. She probably wanted a Catalina because they were 7" shorter (all in the trunk) than Star Chief and Bonneville and probably easier to maneuver and park. Note; 1959 Bonneville and Star Chief would not fit in many garages of even relatively new homes of the 50's. My SO Catalina just fit (with the garage door closed) my parents garage, a Bonneville would have never made it. Pink color notwithstanding, Sue Earl's SO '59 Catalina convertible was conceptually what the 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire and 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix would be: i.e. take the shorter wheelbase series body, add styling features from the upper series plus a few unique details, outfit the interior with the sporty upper series items, install the higher horsepower engine and voila! Give it a uniquely evocative model name, apply a premium price over the car it was based on...then cry all the way to the bank! GM marketing was extremely savvy in that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brass is Best said: Which one? We have had 2 pink Ramblers. Ambassador please. I had a 61 back in the 70’s and after all the work I put into it was talked into giving it to my college student brother by my Mother as he was broke. The trans went out and before I could even make an attempt to get it fixed he traded it off for $100 off on a car that was not worth $100 to start with. One of the dumbest automotive mistakes I ever made. And this said by a guy who made a lot of dumb automotive mistakes. Of course this is only wishing as I have no more room or money to invest in cars. And the Real Boss would have a stroke if I even mentioned the idea. Edited January 6, 2022 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Brass is Best said: Which one? We have had 2 pink Ramblers. The one without the ugly deck-mount antenna. I have a '63 Studebaker G.T. Hawk with the same. When it gets turn to restoring it, that ghastly thing is coming off the trunklid and relocated to the front fender. I never cared for cars that had the single rear antenna on the decklid when they were new, I still don't like it today. And some modern cars look even worse with a short rubber stalk as used on the Chrysler Sebring convertible. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: Pink color notwithstanding, Sue Earl's SO '59 Catalina convertible was conceptually what the 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire and 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix would be: i.e. take the shorter wheelbase series body, add styling features from the upper series plus a few unique details, outfit the interior with the sporty upper series items, install the higher horsepower engine and voila! Give it a uniquely evocative model name, apply a premium price over the car it was based on...then cry all the way to the bank! GM marketing was extremely savvy in that era. At first, Pontiac called it VENTURA Edited January 6, 2022 by Pfeil (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, Pfeil said: At first, Pontiac called it VENTURA Indeed, they did, Ventura was proof of concept, then it was perfected in the Grand Prix. The dropping of the four-door hardtop version and the application of specific styling features jelled the identity of the Grand Prix as a unique model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Brass is Best said: Which one? We have had 2 pink Ramblers You had 2 61 Ambassadors in the same paint scheme?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 39 minutes ago, Bloo said: You had 2 61 Ambassadors in the same paint scheme?! I have 2-1931 Dodges they were originally the very same paint scheme. However....not pink. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Byrd Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Hey, no one has posted a pink bike that I've seen, and this bike of my wife's is an antique by the rules (72 model), so how about this ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 27 minutes ago, John Byrd said: Hey, no one has posted a pink bike that I've seen, and this bike of my wife's is an antique by the rules (72 model), so how about this ? The pink writing on this bike could describe her well! Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I would like to own this Al Unser driven 1974 "Raspberry" Porsche 911 RSR, used in the 1974 IROC series, all identical Porsche 911s just different colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 This one just changed hands in November for US $45,600.00 - more salmon than pink - but, what is the difference lol. I was tempted, but no way I could handle logisitics around the holidays ☺️ And, of course there's that price vs. condition complication 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Dusk Rose (light pink) 1957 Ford Thunderbird photographed at Classic Thunderbird Club convention in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2018. Lew Bachman 1957 Colonial White Thunderbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Well many of you know how it feel about pink cars. I’ve probably posted these before since I haven’t taken any new ones recently. Looks different in different lighting. It’s the ‘57 Ford color, “Thunderbird Dusk Rose”. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, 1957Birdman said: Dusk Rose (light pink) 1957 Ford Thunderbird photographed at Classic Thunderbird Club convention in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2018. Lew Bachman 1957 Colonial White Thunderbird That almost looks like Coral Sand, but I have a Ford in that color and it looks different depending on lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 RUXTON 1929 Model C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 15 hours ago, Bloo said: You had 2 61 Ambassadors in the same paint scheme?! Yes we did. Look at the photos and you can see many differences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhner Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 This a 1956 Coral Red. I think VW had this from 1956 thru 1958. Story is it was not a popular color in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 😳 What is that bizarre 6-wheeled Rolls Royce looking thing? There was a backstory on those pink 67 Mustangs too but I can't remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 wheeler is from the kid's cartoon - The Thunderbirds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 At a local cruise night, a good fellow who is also a Packard enthusiast brought his wife's 1959 Rambler Six Super four door hardtop. She requested a pink Rambler for her old car, he searched and found one of the scarce 2,683 four door hardtops built that year. Rambler buyers weren't much for buying hardtops, this body style was only 2% of the 1959 Rambler Six Supers sold. His wife selected the shade which is a bit more intense than the factory-offered pink but she is pleased with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 2:13 PM, 58L-Y8 said: Indeed, they did, Ventura was proof of concept, then it was perfected in the Grand Prix. The dropping of the four-door hardtop version and the application of specific styling features jelled the identity of the Grand Prix as a unique model. Adding a four-door version again in the Gen. 5 in 1989, however those cars and the ones to follow weren't really Pontiac's IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, kuhner said: This a 1956 Coral Red. I think VW had this from 1956 thru 1958. Story is it was not a popular color in the day. Models 113, 114, 117, 118 April 1956 up to July 1957, from Chassis No. 1 173 573 up to 1 600 439 Models 113, 114, 117, 118 August 1957 up to July 1958, from Chassis No. 1 600 440 up to 2 060 331 GET Coral Red Models 151, 152 - see brochureAugust 1957 up to July 1958, from Chassis No. 1 600 440 up to 2 060 331 Get Inca red Models 111, 112, 115, 116 August 1958 up to July 1964, from Chassis No. 2 060 332 up to 6 502 399 Get Ruby Red Models 113, 114, 117, 118 August 1958 up to July 1959, from Chassis No. 2 060 332 up to 2 528 667 Get Garnet Red I always called that colour Cambell's Tomato Soup!! Edited January 8, 2022 by Pfeil (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 17 hours ago, Brass is Best said: Yes we did. Look at the photos and you can see many differences. Yes, but one thing isn't different - both have the same number plate?🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Ozstatman said: Yes, but one thing isn't different - both have the same number plate?🤔 I had them at different times and reused my plate for photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 8:35 AM, rocketraider said: Way back in the Stone Age when I was a young automotive tech student, several of the guys had problems with their personal tools sprouting legs. One of them painted his tools pink and never had a problem again. I engraved my name on all mine plus had a "you touch-a my tools, I break-a you face" sticker on my box. Not that anyone wanted my garden variety cheap stuff! The boys who had the most problems were the ones whose folks had bought them tool truck sets. Do you remember when the Snap-On guy would give out the stickers for your rollaway that said " I make my living with Snap-On tools, please don't ask to borrow them"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I do. But the Snap-On truck rarely stopped by the tech school back then. Guess he knew most of us were broke college boys! The fellow who took over the Snap-On route in the mid 80s was better about that, and George Sieg genuinely liked seeing young people succeed. The Cornwell truck stopped by about every week though. Since Mr Gennaro died we haven't had a Cornwell jobber. He was another good man who did what he could to help young folks succeed. These two men made an impression on many a young wrench. One of them bought Sieg's franchise when he retired. To take it back to topic, "Happy Snappy" Sieg was also a snappy dresser who would sometimes wear a pink Snap-On polo shirt or pink socks! I miss the man. Showed us what a good and successful businessman could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Brass is Best said: I had them at different times and reused my plate for photos. Ahhhhh.........all is explained, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Here are a couple from the Crosley Nationals a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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