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Old 12-03-2017, 10:11 AM   #1
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Hi,

Any idea if this is a Ford color(primary Body color)? It looks more greenish to me. How about the trim?

Thanks!!
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Old 12-03-2017, 10:34 AM   #2
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Dan,

I'd suspect your car was painted to resemble 'Dawn Gray, Light & Dark' as used in 1928.

Unless you know which manufacture made the paint (PPG, DuPont, Sherman-Williams etc.) a perfect match will be difficult as each mfg. uses different tints to create colors.

Interesting horn, not found in the Judging Standards, but era correct !


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Old 12-03-2017, 10:53 AM   #3
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Dawn Gray is actually a really light green. This tan color looks more like Arabian Sand. I don't now if that's correct for a '28, but it looks good.
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looks like chickle and copra drab to me.................

we all have diff interpretations!
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Old 12-03-2017, 01:04 PM   #5
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looks like chickle and copra drab to me.................

we all have diff interpretations!
Me too.
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Old 12-03-2017, 01:20 PM   #6
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I’m in on the chickle/copra drab thought.......like mine.
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Looks very nice. Clean lines and a good color combo.
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(like chickle and copra drab) Yep, that would be my guess as well.
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Old 12-03-2017, 08:27 PM   #9
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Thanks to you all.
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Old 12-04-2017, 12:09 AM   #10
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looks like chickle and copra drab to me.................

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Ditto
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Old 12-04-2017, 12:25 PM   #11
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Really looks like Bonnie Gray and Chelsea Blue, a '29 color, to me. They're a bit more greenish in hue. Technically, neither that combination nor the drabs are correct for a '28, but its a nice looking car.
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It is a nice looking A, but I am with the others, looks like Copra Drab and Chicle Drab The attached picture is of my 29 Tudor it is Bonnie Gray and Chelsea Blue.

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Really looks like Bonnie Gray and Chelsea Blue, a '29 color, to me. They're a bit more greenish in hue. Technically, neither that combination nor the drabs are correct for a '28, but its a nice looking car.
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