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As I’m nearing the completion on my car, one thing still to be done is the pin-striping on the body and the wheels. My car is a 1937 138CD limousine and was paint code X, which was black body, black wheels, and “Old Ivory” stripe.

“Old Ivory” could be a million shades. Can anyone help me narrow this down? Is there a modern paint color that corresponds to this? I know I don’t want white, but I don’t want it to be too yellow either.

I’m going to be looking at colors and can easily just go with what i think is going to look good, but I would like to at least be close.

My '37 120C has original striping which is near-white over a black body. Stripes are double. The uppermost stripe is just under 1/8" wide, and the lower stripe is about 1/16", with about 3/8" between them. There are double stripes above and below the chrome vents in the hood. The color is similar to what Ford called "Wimbledon White" in the 1960s.

Thanks! I know there was just a small bit of stripe left and it looked pretty white, but I’m sure it bleached out a bit over 88 years. I had done some research a while back regarding striping around the hood louvers. That seems to be hit or miss. I don’t believe my car had that and I know many didn’t. It seems like the hood louver striping may have been yet another option.