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Originally Posted by barry12345
There was a period correct color in the forties. A very,very dark irridecent blue. About as close to black without being black. The paints code will still be out there. It was even a fairly popular selling colour in the day.
I have noticed that fenders painted contrasting colors seem to foreshorten the vehicle visually and also make it appear higher to me. That may just be my perception though.
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Ford had one, called "Washington Blue". The trouble is that there are MANY variations. I've seen supposedly "correct" restorations with Washington Blue from near black, to Navy, to even a little lighter than Navy Blue.