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EXTERIOR COLOURS/ RESTORER OR COLLECTOR
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G'day all, This thread is based on a forum item thread on the aaca site, on exterior colours for Packard. I have been unable to post a few pictures of a 733 Showroom Brochure on that site as they require an HTML. I would like to post the folowing pics to explain that as a 25 year old in 1974, I decided to paint my 533 in colours which unbeknown to me, were actually "artists conceptions", possibly not actual colours available. Best regards Peter Toet

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Posted on: 2007/12/20 2:33
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I actually find those colors rather attractive on that body style, though it's well known that Packard used colors in advertising materials that were never offered when the cars actually went into production. Artistic license I suppose. I also find that I'm often dissaspointed by the colors that some restorers choose for their cars, it's like they believe they have a better sense of color and style than the professionals that Packard used to select colors and color combinations. It's rarely possible to find better combinations than those originally offered.

Posted on: 2007/12/20 9:41
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Peter and Owen,

That is what I was looking for over on the other forum. Color choices.

I hope I didn't offend anyone of you with that thread over there I did not mean it to go that way.

Posted on: 2007/12/20 17:07
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G'day all, Please be advised that I am in no way offended by anything that anyone has posted on the subject of colours etc. I accept the fact that some people hate bright colours whilst others don't mind it. I personally think that it looks balanced on the car in the brochure, and I tried to make it so on my 533. I didn't paint the bonnet in the copper colour as I felt the silver needed to carry through from the body reveals. Here is a pic which I took in 2001 of a 1930 Cadillac V16, using very much the same copper colour. There are certainly a lot of differing opinions out there about colour schemes, and I certainly would think more than twice about painting it the same colour 30 years after the event. best regards Peter Toet

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Posted on: 2007/12/20 19:51
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What is amazing is you see some them colors on modern iron today. But I have to say it sure looks much better on the older Iron.

Posted on: 2007/12/21 14:51
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I particularly like the two tone Pastel colours used in the Fifties Packards. Scrolling down the Owners Registry, there are some very attractive combinations. Peter Toet

Posted on: 2007/12/21 15:35
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