Re: Original color?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/1/31 17:23:13

Red was for firetrucks, would be consider gaudy and gauche by polite society then

Amen to that. In looking at Packard paint charts starting in 1928, it is not until 1938 that a red is offered, Chinese Red. The only prior mention of red is 1934 as an optional underchassis color.