Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2011/7/1 18:47:12

Gee, John, I thought I'd only have to worry about people with belt buckles.

Glad you like the combination. Near as I can tell it is unique but kosher.

Blackhawk Gray must have ended up on a lot of business coupes, but not many convertibles. Red leather was an option for any color, of course. I really like how the little spots of red on the caps, medallions, tail lights, 3 pinstripes around the hubs and (even tho Jim Hollingsworth cringes at the thought of pinstripe on a 1940 and contemplates surrounding Oregon with barbed wire every time I mention it) the single red pinstripe from the trunk to the dip at the tip of the hood. Then you open a door, and wow. I guess I like it, huh?
Joe