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Old 12-29-2013, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by barry12345 View Post
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.
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.
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