Black Or Burgandy (Black Cherry) Exterior

[monte olrac]

I'm liking the black cherry my self, i love this regal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SspR-l3B ... re=related

 

[Minion1186]

I voted Burgundy

 

[Blake442]

And Rick's Black one...This is my desktop background... 8)

I love the burgundy, but this car is a beautiful example of why I voted black.
I will agree with the keeping it clean though... :x

 

[3XBrownCutty]

My buddy just painted his truck Black Cherry, it's a beautiful color!!

 

[mr evil]

Looking at your old pics a little more, I would also say that you should not combine the lower body trims with the spoiler or a hood scoop. The old car seems to lack a theme as it was, and you should pick one theme you are going for on this one and stick to it. I am not trying to be an *ss on this, but you asked for opinions and this is mine. You can do too much on a car, and when you do it looks like you are trying too hard or compensating for a lack of real performance. It makes the car look like a teenage boy's car more than something owned by an adult who knows better. I tend to like stock looks on these cars, and I would suggest looking at either a normal Salon, or the 1983 Hurst/Olds 15th anniversary edition cars for guidance. The Salon with the wide trims needs to have all it's front chrome and normal headlights to work off the chrome lower moldings. The opposite end of the spectrum is the Hurst. It has no chrome outside the wheels, but it does have the chin spoiler, deck wing and hood scoop as well as a Black/Silver paint job with a red stripe separating the two colors. Then there is the 85+ 442 package which uses the two tone and no lower chrome, but it does retain some chrome trim elements. All of those cars represent a good balance of color and trim to look at when trying to pick the right look. The wheels do not have to be stock, and neither does the exhaust, or even the stripe package, but these three are good examples of what generally works with what. I also would say that with any dark color, the right chrome wheels look the best. Also, whatever you choose, do yourself a favor and leave off the ding strips. They really break up the lines of the car. Again, this is one man's opinion. Take my critique however you wish. In the end it is your car to do what you wish with.

I agree completely with this. You do not want it to be too busy. This is a real b*tch of a thing to figure out because when you're talking time and money, you really want to get it right the first time. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but this kind of decision can stall me to the ends of time.
I realllly like the black cherry, and monte's youtube vid shows why. As the camera moves around the car it is changing from one cool look to another. The only thing I don't like is the cherry in that car is not cherry enough, if that makes sense. I like the darker tone on the Camaro.

Aw hell Doug, just paint it primer black and be done with it :lol:


No offense to those currently IN primer.....

 

[Minion1186]

I have a color chip for a 1986 oldsmobiles and the correct name is burgundy metallic,i think dudeface's cutlass is the correct shade,mine is a tad shade off,it was repainted cheaply a couple years ago and you can see the original shade in the trunk,and the slightly different shade on the body.

 

[86Cutlass383SR]

I have a color chip for a 1986 oldsmobiles and the correct name is burgundy metallic,i think dudeface's cutlass is the correct shade,mine is a tad shade off,it was repainted cheaply a couple years ago and you can see the original shade in the trunk,and the slightly different shade on the body.

That's good to know. Thanks for that info. And yes Chris, I was just razzing you about voting for Black. :wink:

The YouTube Regal is a nice car. Sounds wicked as hell! I like!

 

[86Cutlass383SR]

So, is that all the votes we're getting? If so, looks like the Burgandy Metallic has it about 2 - 1 over the Black.

 

[mr evil]

So, is that all the votes we're getting? If so, looks like the Burgandy Metallic has it about 2 - 1 over the Black.

K good! Now paint it Doug!
I wanna see! I wanna see! :lol:

 

[86Cutlass383SR]

:lol: It's gonna be awhile as I'm still tryng to get the engine rebuilt. I like to plan ahead.