Re: Paint Advice

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/8/10 8:26:45

Just my opinion, the 46-47 Custom Super Clippers are very desireable bona-fide CCCA Full Classics and properly maintained or restored command very good prices for postwar 4-door sedans as they are such superb touring cars. And finding a "correct" one in good condition for show or touring is not easy. I've got a friend that's been looking for a really nice example for over a year and is willing to spend $30K or a bit more, and they are few and far between. If you're going for a paint job, why detract from it's future value and saleability by going with an incorrect color?

As to a dealer willing to repaint a new car in 1947 at no cost just to make a sale, I doubt it - in that just-postwar market buyers were 3-deep and a dealer could sell every single car he could lay his hands on, probably even if it was pink.