Paint color combinations in pre-war cars

[pint4]

I recently purchased a pre-war Buick and would like to paint it a combination of 2 shades or deep red (not fire truck red) or 2 shades of burgundy or maroon. Does anyone have any pictures of cars from the early to mid 30's done in those color combos? Or does anyone with a good sense of color have any recommendations? Did they have metallic finishes in the early 30's? I'm thinking something darker on the fenders and above the beltline and lighter throughpout the mid-section.

Thanks.

[Terry Bond]

Welcome! You've got a pretty good find there if it only needs a repaint -

Recommend you check with the AACA Library & Research Center for info on what was available for your car originally. Dont know if metallic paint was ok for them or not-maybe some of our Buick experts can chime in.

Terry

[Aanderson44]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Welcome! You've got a pretty good find there if it only needs a repaint -

Recommend you check with the AACA Library & Research Center for info on what was available for your car originally. Dont know if metallic paint was ok for them or not-maybe some of our Buick experts can chime in.

Terry </div></div>

Metallic paints became available by 1928-29, and GM did use them, certainly by 1934, as a friend owned an original-condition '34 Buick sedan for several years, in metallic gray.

You might check www.autocolorlibrary.com, for available colors for your year Buick though.

Art

[Peter J.Heizmann]

I agree with Terry's suggestion to contact the Library & Research Center first. They could possibly provide a lot more research material coming from our huge collection of original material.

As this is the AACA web site, my opinion is we should promote the AACA's services first.

Pint4...At the AACA Library, you can actually speak with people if necessitated. We retain a full-time staff of highly qualified personnel.

Just my opinion.

Regards,

Peter J... <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />