Re: Pictures of '55 Agate and White

Posted by BH On 2011/2/20 15:21:18

Paul -

Thanks for clarifiyng that your car is not the one that was originally painted with the experimental two-tone. Clearly, I was confused.

I have no experience with Studebaker judging for show, except that I've heard it may vary a bit from the standard, depending on the team. However, that the experimental color was a one-car job might preclude it from consideration as factory or dealer "available".

Meanwhile, I went down to my basement archives and pulled the original paint chip sets that I have for 1955 and 1956 Packard colors, from DuPont, PPG, R-M, and S-P - the latter being hard to come by, especially in good condition. The Agate chip from PPG and R-M are about the same shade - a light tan; some might call it beige. The DuPont chip is a little darker, with a bit of gray to it. The S-P chip is somewhere in between. I wouldn't consider any of them as gold or even champagne.

I'd hate to see your car painted in what you believe to be "gold", only to have some irrefutable evidence turn up to the contrary.

You might want to submit your question and that #E21N014 to the Studebaker Museum for further research.