THE RIGHT COLOR

[Sandman]

This is the yellow Ford should have used on the Retro Bird, just my opinion. I would have purchased one instead of the red.

[lasuvidaboy]

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That's a great shade of yellow. Yellow is a very difficult color to get right. Ford should have spec'd this one!

[Rondor]

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I have never seen a yellow on a car that I liked. It was very popular in mid sixties but to me got old too quick. I guess I like it if I don't see it every day.

[Bill Brown]

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Back in 199...something Car and Driver magazine did an article on "What the Color of Your Car Says About You". I remember the comments about Yellow cars was not too flattering...so I did not go for the IY, although I like the color.

[Sandman]

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If I was to buy an Inspiration Yellow Bird and have it re-painted to the '57 yellow color,how do you think it would match up to the IY interior?

[AZTB]

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Originally ordered an IY '02 Bird in later summer of '01. Dealer called when a blue came in and the rest was history. Traded in the '02 blue in June '05 when my IG came in. Miss the better leather interior of the 02, however.

[My T]

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Ron - - I would be afraid that the IY yellow accent interior would be too soft, too pastel, to compete with the intense YELLOW of the 57. IMHO.

[00mustng]

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....The yellow offered in 1957 was in fact, Inca Gold code Y.....

[Sandman]

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Your right Martin, Dot cleared that up for me also.Thanks!
Also, does anyone have a ballpark figure of what a decent paint job would cost to have a IY re-painted to the Goldenrod color?

[bgl]

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Hi Ron

I would think that if you wanted to do a total repaint, you would want to start with a repairable. They have to tear the car apart anyway, and it would be considerably cheaper to buy.

I know what you mean about color. There are not a lot here (MN) to see, but of the number here, most are red or black. I ended up with a black one as a second choice. After we got one, then we saw some other colors, and in many ways, I think I might have chosen a different color if I could have been more patient. But, the market came down to where I could afford one, so black it was. It seems all colors have their virtues.

Good luck!

Bruce

[JAB02LHS]

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Your right Martin, Dot cleared that up for me also.Thanks!
Also, does anyone have a ballpark figure of what a decent paint job would cost to have a IY re-painted to the Goldenrod color?

Low-cost spray painting from national chains costs $299 to $600.
Mid-quality auto paint jobs run $1,500 to $3500.
Premium work from custom body shops goes for up to $8,000.

[Rondor]

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A re-paint that is done right is both difficult and expensive. It is also nearly impossabile to hide all the previous color as it was applied before assembly in some areas. A close color would be better, but it is almost impossable to hide a re-paint and it does depreciate the car. It would be better to trade for a color you like.

[Sandman]

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Ron,

Yes, that would be the simple way,but they do not make a Retro Bird in Goldenrod yellow. I think that as long as the original color was a yellow,it would work. Some of the areas that could not be painted would kind of blend in with the old. Not as if I was putting on yellow over black or red.

[keithwand]

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Ron,

Please don't drool on our Inca Gold when you see it again at the next Tom's cruise in the spring!

[justjon]

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I would be interested in a poll of the colors of the daily drivers. As much as I like the IY and blue birds, I can't imagine driving one everyday. The black is distinctive enough but not obnoxiously in your face. i drove a red Allante for a few years and that got old pretty fast as a daily driver.