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08-31-2010, 10:18 PM | #1 |
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Paint color choice
I understand that the 1929 Pickup only had two options for paint color,Black or Green...and they are judged by that factor. What if a company...lets say a Fuel Oil company or any other business bought a fleet of 29 Pu's and painted them another color to match their fleet... and lettered them with their logo... how would this not be acceptable to a judge...Would Henry paint them for the customer if a quantity of vehicles were ordered? When would this practice have started? When was it an option for customers to order paint colors on Fleet vehicles? This question started out with only one question and ended up with 3... sorry...just trying to understand this hobby a little bit better!
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08-31-2010, 10:29 PM | #2 |
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Re: Paint color choice
depression era fleet purchase? i'd like to see a whole set of those, it'd be a nice reunion.
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08-31-2010, 10:45 PM | #3 |
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Re: Paint color choice
29wagon! Thanks for answering my question...People post things to learn more about the hobby...If I wanted sarcasm...I would have asked an 8 year old!!! or maybe I did!!!
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08-31-2010, 11:57 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Paint color choice
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Here is is, Commercial colors
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09-01-2010, 04:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: Paint color choice
Mike...Thanks so much that answers one of my questions and help better understand Judging
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09-09-2010, 01:56 AM | #6 |
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No sarcasm intended when I wrote that, If there was a fleet purchase ordered to match, I meant what I wrote. Take it easy guy . Times were tough I'm sure and if you've got evidence of that occurrence do share. Yes it is a hobby for some, seems though others might run a bit farther with it. Throw in judging and, well that brings back that thread about a rich man. Maybe it is a rich mans hobby, an uptight mans and a poor unfortunate mans transportation on here reading up on ways to keep it rolling. Others simply want to learn. Respectfully . |
09-09-2010, 09:45 AM | #7 |
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Re: Paint color choice
The judging is focusing on how the car or truck came off the assembly line. And in 1929 all trucks (it is believed) came off the assembly line painted a specificcolor and black wheels without white wall tires. If you study all the Ford photos you will see a very good example of what I am saying. This means you can paint it another color but you will be docked some points for it. Not a problem as long as you realize that. I am sure some were painted red for fire dept use but this was done at the dealer or a private coach builder and not off the assembly line.
The colors for 29 commercial are:
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09-09-2010, 10:04 AM | #8 |
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Re: Paint color choice
Remember Ford sold Chassis' only that went to all kinds of private coach builders. These companies would build special bodies and paint the truck whatever color the customer wanted. If you looked at Rob Mills fire truck at French Lick you saw a black fire wall and a red body. That means that the chassis left the factory painted black and the outside only was paint red during the building process at the Fire truck company in Indiana. Page three of the Restoration guidelines states "as it was driven off the assembly line" so I hope this explains why the cars and trucks are judged this way. Paint I believe is 30 points and you would probably loose at least half if you had a fleet color on a 29 truck. but this is questionable????
I hope this helps to explain what we do in the judging process, Ken |
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