Color question, idea, advice for a Bay window to be Cal look...

[j-f]

Hi all,
I'm working on my'74 bay window Cal look project that hopefully will go to the body shop for paint this winter.
I can't make my mind about the color. Originally, it was white. It has been repainted 2 or 3 times, so I sand it to bare metal to avoid any paint reactions.
Finding a nice color for a vehicle this size and shape is not that easy and I want to find something that stand out of the crowd, that is tasty and classy and that suits the Cal look theme I'm looking after.
I really like this color. Do somebody know this bus or have an idea about the paint code? 


I'm also considering Toga white,



And Granada red (I can't find a good pics right now, but I saw it in the April 2009 Volksworld issue on a variant and it also looks great... )

 

[nicolas]

toga white is an off-white color. see it as a grey-white (george's type34 is that color)

[xavier]

What era of Cal Look are you trying to achieve for your bus?
70's? Green, brown, yellow...
80's? Pepermint, raspberry, salmon...
90's? Stock color...

I liked a lot a green Bay on SlotMags seen this year at Volksworld.

Xavier

[j-f]

More an actual Cal look treatment, not a replica of the 70's or 80's. Plain color, no dual tone, lowered but not slammed with a bit of rake, no camper interior, updated interior but in classic style.
I already have a set of 911 6" wheels in OEM finish.
I don't want to follow rules, but apply my idea of an actual Cal look bus with my own taste 
=> The less is more.

toga white is an off-white color. see it as a grey-white (george's type34 is that color)

That's why I like it  "VDB"'s notchback (remember, he did the Walifornia tour with us) is the same color.

I don't want to reinvent the wheel, but I never see a bay window that actually suits my view of a Cal look. So I will try to do one.

[Bryan67]

Here`s my 68. Getting the 2276 ready to go in.

[Bryan67]

Wow that`s a big picture.

[j-f]

Here`s my 68. Getting the 2276 ready to go in.

This is what I'm talking about! Nice one 
Do you have a side picture to show actual stance? And how did you get it lowered?

[Bryan67]

Four inch narrowed beam. 2.5" drop spindles and 3.25" drop plates in the back. Tires are 185/55`s and 185/65`s.

[j-f]

Thanks Bryan 

[Bryan67]

No problem.