05-14-2022, 01:50 AM
No need to start talking about everyone's favorite car color because it is mainly a question of individual taste.
But I have always argued that cars old enough to have chrome should be darker. I think the contrast is important to make the chrome stand out more. And it is more about the "tone" than the color. Yellow is not a "dark" color, but if it is a rich tone of yellow it will contrast just fine with the chrome. Just no silver, white, or light pastel version of any color.
I see a lot of 60's Corvette's done in silver, and today I saw a white Cadillac from the late 50's. Those old caddies had about 500 pieces of chrome on them. It just did not seem to show up as much on the white car.
Funny thing is that in the mid/late 60's Chevrolet had this beautiful light blue/silver color. I think it was called Elkhart Blue or something like that. I love that color on newer cars with no chrome, but I don't think it was ever offered in later years after chrome bumpers disappeared.
But I have always argued that cars old enough to have chrome should be darker. I think the contrast is important to make the chrome stand out more. And it is more about the "tone" than the color. Yellow is not a "dark" color, but if it is a rich tone of yellow it will contrast just fine with the chrome. Just no silver, white, or light pastel version of any color.
I see a lot of 60's Corvette's done in silver, and today I saw a white Cadillac from the late 50's. Those old caddies had about 500 pieces of chrome on them. It just did not seem to show up as much on the white car.
Funny thing is that in the mid/late 60's Chevrolet had this beautiful light blue/silver color. I think it was called Elkhart Blue or something like that. I love that color on newer cars with no chrome, but I don't think it was ever offered in later years after chrome bumpers disappeared.
