56 Sunliner paint question HELP??

[rgrove]

Car is a 56 Fairlane Sunliner. Fiesta red/black two tone. I ma in the process of doing the top - it will be black (most likely canvas - i think that was correct) Does anybody know whatcolor the frame should be for the top? It was originally an eggshell white, BUT it had a white covt top originally. Some have said it should be black if with a black top. Anybody know for sure?

Thanks!!!

[junkyardjeff]

I have never seen any with black frames as my 55 sunliner has the frame painted off white and all the ones I seen in junkyards were white too,it presently has a white vinyl top with a black backing. I have a section of the original top and it had a white backing and maybe the original black cloth top had a white backing too,I think I can get a top with a white backing but I was told they stained easily and it would lok better with a black frame as the black top will have a black or dark colored backing. Jeff

[rgrove]

Thanks for the response. So far I have had 2 resto shops and a parts house say black, Ron at ABC say off-white, and ive gotten no response from the Chief Judge of the CVA.... Several have also said it depends on the color of the top liner - and a black top can have a tan or black liner... <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

[junkyardjeff]

I want the chief judge of the CVA to look at the interior of my 55 sunliner as it looks like they ran out of material and subsituted a 56 color in some parts,mine is a late 55 with some 56 parts and was probably the last one made in that color scheme. Jeff