What would you do?

[trapin]

So I've been debating lately what color to paint my car and I'm coming down to the wire because I'm almost ready to put color on my undercarriage. The plan is to get color on it and then bolt the rear suspension back up to it to start work on the firewall. I'm at a cross-roads, I gotta pick a color. Several ideas have crossed my way. Viper Steel Grey, Viper Blue, Black. One that I've been giving a great deal of thought to lately is a color I know would give me a bit of originality in the Pro-Touring scene because no one has done it yet....Corvette Bronze. Ironically (or maybe not) this is the color my car came in from the factory. You don't see it all that often and when done right is (in my opinion) a very attractive color. Let's face it....there's about a thousand grey and black cars out there and Viper Blue has already found it's way onto several Pro-Touring cars as it is.



Right now it's neck and neck between an all black car or a Corvette Bronze one with black Z-28 stripes. Below is a picture of a '68 done in Corvette Bronze with the SS stripe (which my car also came with). I know some of you will be tempted to say, "do whatever you want...it's your car". And I appreciate that...but I'm looking for honest, unbiased opinions. Speak your mind, I'm anxious to hear it. I know that I will ultimately decide this for myself and I'm not suggesting I need my hand held in this matter, I'm just interested to hear what other people's takes are. Thanks.

[Rick Dorion]

Well, I'll chime in. I like it. Given all the paint schemes done, I'm considering going with my original color - LeMans blue.

[apex69]

I would agree with you Tony, that color is attractive. Live with it for a couple of weeks. Print out a color photo and keep it with you. Look at it, examine it, study the color, envision you car with this color on it. Know that you will have to love the color as much as you have loved the time spent in your efforts to build the car.

You originally were looking at black weren’t you? How long have you been considering this color? Anyway, it would fill the color void in the vast array of color choices. Would I do a car in this color…Yes.

[astroracer]

I like the bronze also... You could do some experimenting with pearls and undercoats to change it from a totally stock color if you wanted too.
Mark

[Flight396]

I don't know, that pic of the camaro in that bronze kinda looks like a really big penny. But, with the contrast of the black strips and some bigger wheels may offset the color. It would be definatly be something different. I dont think I've ever seen a car in that color, ever....lol. Goodluck.

[JohnnyGMachine]

I like the Corvette Bronze. Just a thought, but maybe you could have the place that's gonna mix your paint slightly alter the color too - maybe make up your own color and give it a unique name...Bronzefire! I don't know maybe something like that. Pick up a house of colors book too and look at all the Kandy colors. There's lots to pick from. Another Idea is going to car dealerships, lots of times they have displays of large color chips right out on the dealer floor.

[sunkistcamaro]

I like the bronze but really think you should Photoshop your rims in and drop it to get the full picture.

[Drewhelm]

I think a custom Bronze color is in order.....something a little more copper colored maybe. Kinda like a cross between the vette bronze and the color used on Copperhead on Trucks.

[JamesJ]

Since your car came with that color I think that makes it even better, more originality.

[bnoon]

I think the factory Corvette bronze color is a bit... well... fairy. It needs to be quite a bit darker before I like bronze colors.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Tony,

I'd go with the a bronze color. It looks like a few people have voted for alterations to the color (vette bronze), so here's my suggestion. Paint your car either Sunset Orange Metallic (SOM) or the newer version that is found on the '05 Vettes. I believe it's called Daytona Orange Metallic (DOM?). Ironically enough, I saw a vette with this color in a parking lot yesterday, and I really liked it. I also saw an '02 SS that was SOM and I absolutely love that color more and more every time I see it.

[MuscleRodz]

The bronze is kinda nice and definitley different. I think I would go stock or alter it a little bit to set it off even more. I definitely would not go more orange.

Mike

[Steve Chryssos]

Corvette Bronze. It's gotta be! Do it!!

[MickyT]

I had a 70 Vette in this color. I really debated when I was going to repaint, decided to go bronze again and was real glad I did. Its unique, understated and presents very well. Go for it!!

[wickedmotorhead]

Corvette Bronze!! Will look sweet with drop and nice set of feet.

[bnickel]

i like the bronze as well, but i personally would do a different color than black on the stripes, do another earthy tone like maybe that viper gray you wer talking about or some other kind of gray that is a little "browner"

[Andrew McBride]

Tony,

"Do whatever you want it's your car" (j/k)
To be honest: I like the Corvette Bronze color just because it will seperate your PT car from everyone else's, and not too mention it will look great. Of course I believe black is the best looking color-when it is clean ( which is pretty much never). I agree, the silvers and grays are being used way too much. It sounds like you want your car to be different from the others out there, so I say go for it. Since your car is a family heirloom; how awesome would that be to keep it looking just like the old days, but with the new age suspension and style of wheels. That to me is what would seperate your car from the others and not to mention make a great article for a magazine one day. Good luck,

Andrew

[Bill Howell]

Tony,
I guess after reading everyone's post that I am swimming upstream here. I faced the same paint color on a elcamino a few years back and convinced myself to go for it because it was different. Well, I hated it after about a month because it was too close to brown for me. I ended up selling a great ride just because of the color. So being brutually honest with you, I do not like it. It is unusual but there is a reason not many pick it as a color. Go look at the new Corvette colors this year, then tell me if you were spending $50,000 on a new one with all the different choices, you would actually buy one that color. If you say yes then problem solved, but if you are still questioning it, paint the car black.
But then everything I own at the moment is black,silver or red so what do I know?

Bill

[DJ Mabe]

I like the bronze. If you are planning on driving the car, black will not hold up as well as this color. Good luck, picking a color is almost as hard as picking a set of wheels. Have you done that yet?

[Fuelie Fan]

That's crazy how much different those two cars look, even with the "same" color"

I like the color of the first car you posted. THen again, I'm kind of on an OE color kick right now, I want to return my camaro to the original seafrost green.

THe only thing I'm afraid of is exactly what I said, is it really just a "kick", a phase? I've liked it for longer than the one month rule, but that's not five years.