Re: Non-Authentic Paint Colors & Schemes
The Model T's were painted Black as it was the fastest drying paint available at the time.
In the late 1920's fast drying lacquer paint was available, that enabled Ford to use more pleasing color schemes .
In the UK lots of pre war cars are painted white for wedding work they rent them out .
IMO they look terrible you really appreciate the color schemes that Ford used compared to them. They look so much better with the mouldings picked out in contrasting colors
Last year I saw a 29 Caddy Fordor at a show still with it's original paint it had a very similar color scheme to my original paint 29 Leatherback Fordor even the Thorne Brown was on it.
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