Buicks, Imbued with Hues

[MrEarl]

Found this wonderful page on Facebook and thought I'd share the great work they have done with colorizing Buicks over the years. I messaged them for permission to re-post here and had a nice discussion. Here in part is what they said.

 

Make sure I have it correct before you post it, car and train people are very picky when it comes to colors and shades of color. This is the website I use for my car colors. Sometimes I change a color slightly to get the car to look more rich and vibrant, but I try to keep it very limited. https://paintref.com/paintref/index.shtml Also, I research all of the signs and building I can find so the pics are pretty accurate. As far as clothes go, I use colors that were used during the time period of the pic.

 

Here is their FB page, give them a follow. https://www.facebook.com/imbuedwithhues

 

Here are a couple of my favorites for starters and will be posting many more in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MrEarl]

and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas 

 

 

 

 

 

The colors truly make this one pop!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 18, 2022 by MrEarl (see edit history)

[dship]

17 minutes ago, MrEarl said:

and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas 

Same to you and your family, Mr. Earl.

[EmTee]

x2 -- and a Happy 2023!

 

Hey, @MrEarl, did you colorize that picture?

[MrEarl]

4 hours ago, EmTee said:

x2 -- and a Happy 2023!

 

Hey, @MrEarl, did you colorize that picture?

No sir, check out my first post in this thread for info re who did.

[MrEarl]

Joe Louis and his ‘35 Buick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2022 by MrEarl (see edit history)

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Ohhhh, what I wouldn't give to have some of those banners, especially the "When Better Automoboles Are Built" ... one

Edited December 27, 2022 by MrEarl (see edit history)

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[Marty Roth]

On 1/15/2023 at 1:28 PM, MrEarl said:

REally like these -

 

Just noticed in top picture-

the one with Eleanor Roosevelt driving the 1934-1935 Buick convertible Coupe,

 

Is that Henry Ford at the far right edge of the photo?

[neil morse]

12 hours ago, Marty Roth said:

Is that Henry Ford at the far right edge of the photo?

I think you may be on to something, Marty.  Here's a photo I found of Henry supposedly taken in 1930.  Of course it's very hard to tell in the photo with Eleanor because of the way the photo is cut off!

 

[Marty Roth]

4 hours ago, neil morse said:

I think you may be on to something, Marty.  Here's a photo I found of Henry supposedly taken in 1930.  Of course it's very hard to tell in the photo with Eleanor because of the way the photo is cut off!

 

Thank you, Neil,

 

I agree it is difficult, but the image just caught my eye.

Mrs Roosevelt is one of my favorite historical figures, and was my Dad's too,

dating back to when she visited the troops, including his 6th Special Battalion, Seabees, during WWII in the South Pacific.

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[Marty Roth]

28 minutes ago, MrEarl said:

 

 

As WWII endured, the DC-2 and the non-civilian/military version served as the C-46 Transport-

Later version was a DC-3 with greater wingspan, among several other attributes, also functioning as the C-47 Transport.

 

I recall a VMCCA Chrome Glidden Tour based in Rio Rancho, 16 miles drive from Albuquerque, NM. The closing banquet and awards presentations were held beneath the wings of a C-46 and (I think) a B-24

 

[tenugent]

On 1/17/2023 at 4:33 PM, Marty Roth said:

As WWII endured, the DC-2 and the non-civilian/military version served as the C-46 Transport-

Later version was a DC-3 with greater wingspan, among several other attributes, also functioning as the C-47 Transport.

 

I recall a VMCCA Chrome Glidden Tour based in Rio Rancho, 16 miles drive from Albuquerque, NM. The closing banquet and awards presentations were held beneath the wings of a C-46 and (I think) a B-24

 

B 29 superfortress

[Marty Roth]

22 hours ago, tenugent said:

B 29 superfortress

Thanks, and yes, I included a  stock photo simply as a tie-in to the location of the tour and banquet.  I thought the wing under which we sat at the banquet had been a B-24, but a B-29 was also on display -

and by the way, on a gulf coast Thanksgiving week progressive Louisiana Region tour from Lafayette around to Brownsville, and up the Rio Grande Valley to Uvalde,  San Antonio, and beyond, we actually got to see Fi-Fi do her final and landing at Harlingen, TX when the Confederate - Now Commemorative Air Force, Ghost Squadron was based there. They had an amazing collection of Nose Art and Girl Art at Harlingen.

It was a great tour, and we're looking forward to this year's Chrome Glidden based in Fredericksburg, TX at the Hanger Motel and airfield.

[SBRMD]

Marty: Point of history - the C-46 did not correspond to the DC-2 or any other Douglas plane. It was an entirely different animal, although it bore a cursory resemblance to the C-47, as a twin-engine cargo plane. It was made by Curtiss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited January 26, 2023 by SBRMD (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

On 1/26/2023 at 11:06 AM, SBRMD said:

Marty: Point of history - the C-46 did not correspond to the DC-2 or any other Douglas plane. It was an entirely different animal, although it bore a cursory resemblance to the C-47, as a twin-engine cargo plane. It was made by Curtiss: 

Thank you for the corrected information. What I noted is what had been told to the banquet attendees at that time - sorry for the misinformation, but still an enjoyable evening.