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« on: August 01, 2007, 23:17:13 pm »

Gimme some interior color ideas (and pictures if you have them) for my '67 Bug.  The car is Anthracite, running BRMs.  I'm hoping to carve out some time to work on it later this year...    Undecided
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2007, 23:21:57 pm »

red.
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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2007, 01:00:31 am »

Gimme some interior color ideas (and pictures if you have them) for my '67 Bug.  The car is Anthracite, running BRMs.  I'm hoping to carve out some time to work on it later this year...    Undecided
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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2007, 02:16:15 am »

Gimme some interior color ideas (and pictures if you have them) for my '67 Bug.  The car is Anthracite, running BRMs.  I'm hoping to carve out some time to work on it later this year...    Undecided
Black Vinyl with Grey Plaid inserts Keep it Old School  (something like this)  The Red 67 Was mine the Interior I had was Black Vinyl with Red Plaid inserts.
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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2007, 02:36:12 am »

I think that dark blue vinyl or leather would look very nice. Maybe with blue tweed inserts. Red and anthracite has been done to death.

Shubee has a good suggestion too.
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« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2007, 03:50:21 am »

I think that dark blue vinyl or leather would look very nice. Maybe with blue tweed inserts. Red and anthracite has been done to death.

Shubee has a good suggestion too.

Nice suggestions so far.

On the blue, something like this, or darker?
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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2007, 05:26:29 am »

Alan's car, pictured above, is one of my favorites. That is a nice shade of blue. The dark blue "leatherette" used on oval window era beetles would look great. When the time comes to redo my interior I will put cloth inserts or cloth "faces" on my seats to make the breathable and cooler.
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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2007, 08:29:22 am »

Black.
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2007, 09:07:19 am »

black, although not the most exciting of choices looks fantastic on an anthracite car.....

check out Randys car low down on this link.....it looks stunning in the flesh.

http://jg54greenhearts.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2007, 15:22:50 pm »

Black would be the easy way out but it would look goos. How about ox blood red leather?

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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2007, 15:25:59 pm »

Black would be the easy way out but it would look goos. How about ox blood red leather?

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That sounds like a good mix.
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2007, 23:35:29 pm »

How about brick red dude, it suits mine great  Cheesy







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« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2007, 08:28:17 am »

red would be my choice
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« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2007, 16:17:28 pm »

How about brick red dude, it suits mine great  Cheesy


That does look good, no question.  So far, I'm liking the the suggestion of blue best, with oxblood coming in a close second.

Got any pics of what you'd consider oxblood color?  I searched around a bit and found everything from bright red to burgundy being called "oxblood".  Everybody seems to have different ideas of what an ox looks like when it bleeds.   Shocked
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« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2007, 17:47:23 pm »

How about brick red dude, it suits mine great  Cheesy


That does look good, no question.  So far, I'm liking the the suggestion of blue best, with oxblood coming in a close second.

Got any pics of what you'd consider oxblood color?  I searched around a bit and found everything from bright red to burgundy being called "oxblood".  Everybody seems to have different ideas of what an ox looks like when it bleeds.   Shocked

I have always thought of it as a dark read. Some where between crimson and burgundy. Do it in a pattern like Alan's car pictured above.  You might look at Mercedes or Jags from the 50's and early 60's for inspiration.

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« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2007, 20:43:17 pm »

For reference, here is an anthracite car with a dark red interior.


Also, the beige 61 in the feb. 03 cal-look issue of HVWs has a solid color, dark red interior. The stitching pattern looks very nice.

I still like blue Grin , with a light gray or blue german squareweave carpet.
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« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2007, 10:31:17 am »

It's got to be Red
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« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2007, 12:34:26 pm »

For reference, here is an anthracite car with a dark red interior.


Also, the beige 61 in the feb. 03 cal-look issue of HVWs has a solid color, dark red interior. The stitching pattern looks very nice.

I still like blue Grin , with a light gray or blue german squareweave carpet.

That's Darryl Bakers '58 ragtop, awesome car Cheesy

Have a look through your Ultra VWs, i think its about march o6, there's a full feature.
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