Members Chordite Posted June 17, 2017 Members Share Posted June 17, 2017 Looking through some custom Fords I thought wouldn't some of these 2 tone color schemes look great on guitars? Here's a couple. First is more Les Paul the Second more Surfer Strat. Have a look round see what you can find Credit; Barrett Jackson.com Credit: Dave Koontz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted June 18, 2017 Members Share Posted June 18, 2017 My dad drove something like this in the summer, up in to the mid 80's. 56 Ford Fairlane. He owned if for probably 25 years.He got the car from some guy that lived in for California, back in the 60's. [video=youtube;KF0gsbQKhD8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted June 18, 2017 Members Share Posted June 18, 2017 I'd like a deep green with gold or pale yellow, in case anyone wants to build me one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted June 18, 2017 Members Share Posted June 18, 2017 I see the first one as an SG option.This one would make a cool Speed V or King V, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 When I ordered this I wanted to keep the "440" hot rod theme going so the color is one of the two blue options for the 1972 Dodge Charger. The lighting kinda ruins the effect in the top picture but we actually had the car paint for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 18, 2017 Members Share Posted June 18, 2017 Black and gold is always cool but for something different how about teal and gold? Unfortunately, I can't find a pic of a car with that color combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 18, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 18, 2017 Black and gold is always cool but for something different how about teal and gold? Unfortunately' date=' I can't find a pic of a car with that color combination.[/quote'] Nor me but while looking I found this. Blue and green certainly working here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 18, 2017 Members Share Posted June 18, 2017 Nor me but while looking I found this. Blue and green certainly working here True. Blue and green usually combine well depending on the specific shades. I changed the search to "green and gold car" and found a couple of possibilities: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n32000571[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 Being that I'm a wood slut and don't like painted guitars, I'll still play along. In 1969 when I graduated from college I was racing power boats (which I built out of spruce and mahogany....) and I needed a tow car for my trailer. What better than an new Z-28 Camero, mine was metallic green and white and the TransAm motor had enough poop to nicely pull the boats. I even painted the hydroplanes green and white to match the car. Imagine this is dark green and white against the mahogany Ah, yes, those were the days. So I guess that if I ever wanted to paint a guitar to match a car, that would be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 19, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 That's what I love about getting to know people, they always surprise you :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 True. Blue and green usually combine well depending on the specific shades. I changed the search to "green and gold car" and found a couple of possibilities: Purple and green have a cool effect too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 The 1955 Buick Special convertible... in the classic sea foam green and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 I know this doesn't have much to do with electric guitars, but building a racing boat really isn't all that different than building an acoustic. A frame of spruce supports a light weight mahogany shell - a fine line between strength and performance. Btw, thats the Z car in the background (and my daughter at about 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 Skinny tires for drag racing? And kindly explain the Trans Am motor. (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 Skinny tires for drag racing? And kindly explain the Trans Am motor. (?) Actually those were pretty wide tires for the day. Most cars had 78 aspect ratio tires (ratio of height to width), those were 70 percent. Tires today are 50 or 60 percent. Tires were a big limit in those days - they were bias belted (as opposed to radial) and in order to get any stickyness they had very poor life. However those were the best we could do. The TransAm series was a series of road races for American built "sporty" cars, based on the Mustang, Camero, Firebird, Javeline, Barracuda - the so called "pony cars". Motors were limited to 5 liters (302 cubic inches) which was a mid size back then (the drag cars were mostly 7 liters (427 cubic inches). However they were finely tuned at the factory, with hop up goodies like a very large (single) carburator, solid lifters, high compression ratio - they were rated tongue in cheek at 290 hp (which was a way to get around an insurance limit) but produced far more. In the early days of TransAm if you ordered the z28 option from Chevy you would get a radio and heater (these were, after all, supposed to be street cars) but they would be in the trunk - racers were just going to take them out anyway. Those were wild days - gasoline and cigarettes and guitars were cheap - in retrospect I'm glad I survived and I'm glad they are over. However, I've gotta admit the some fun was had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 Black and gold? https://www.duesenberg.de/en/guitars/starplayer-tv-custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doublecross Posted June 21, 2017 Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 Pick one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 21, 2017 Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 There's something elegant and classic about a red and black Duesenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 21, 2017 Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 Pick one. Yes, I immediately thought of Baklund when I saw this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted June 21, 2017 Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 My 2nd to last NGD was a MF SDOTD on this "Belair Green" G&L ASAT Special". My band mates were indeed groovin on this retro classic color when I showed up for a jam night. Not my picture, but this is what they look like: But I think that Green and White combo fits the bill rather nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted June 21, 2017 Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 Funny, just yesterday I was looking at that model Duesenberg guitar wondering which color I want. Eventually I will get one, haven't decided for sure which color yet, but indeed, that red and black is striking. When I've gone to car museums, like the one at The Imperial Palace in Las Vegas NV, the Duesenberg cars always blow me away. You had to be uber rich to afford one, even back in the day. But they are indeed beautiful hand built cars that were like the jet airplanes of their day. Either that, or a Stutz Bearcat the decade before, seemed to be the choice of the Silver Screen's more dashing personas. But I remember reading where even the full annual salary of a Doctor wouldn't even come close to the price tag of a Duesenberg. I guess you'd have to compare them to a Bugatti Veyron of today. So indeed, a "guitar Duesenberg" will be the closest I'll come, but I need to thin the herd first. :-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted June 21, 2017 Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 I've heard that the cost of a new Duesenberg was about the price of a farm in the day.Gary Cooper and Clark Gable each owned one,you can be sure I never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 21, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2017 An interesting Jay Leno Duesnberg storyhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005940/Jay-Leno-settles-vintage-car-legal-dispute-1931-Duesenberg--bought-heir-tycoon-couple-sunk-Titanic.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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