Paint Job

[Guest]

Can someone tell me if this was a factory paint scheme? I've seen several T-birds painted this way including my 59 which was painted just the same way when I bought it.

https://www.squarebirds.org/users/travlin/index.htm

Barry 59 Hardtop

[SandyBoy]

RE: Paint Job

I'm like 95% sure that it was not. The two tones were the roof differernt than the body, but not the body in 2 different colors.

[Alexander]

RE: Paint Job

I agree with Sandy.

Defintely not painted that way from the factory. If your data plate has a single letter for the color, then your car was all one color. If it has two letters, then it was two tone, roof and body were different colors.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[Guest]

RE: Paint Job

>I agree with Sandy.
>
>Defintely not painted that way from the factory. If your
>data plate has a single letter for the color, then your car
>was all one color. If it has two letters, then it was two
>tone, roof and body were different colors.
>
>Alexander

I agree with both Sandy and Alexander. And considering it was my Bird used in the example ... Let's just say that I *know* it wasn't a factory paint job.

[Alexander]

RE: Paint Job

I have a picture of a 4-tone Squarebird. I will try to dig it up.

I have seen all sorts of novel paint schemes on Squarebirds.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[SandyBoy]

RE: Paint Job

Yes, But......

Excluding White and Black monotones, how many actual "colors" can you recall on squarebirds that were MONOTONE ? I have like zero mental image(s) of any monotones, short of white and/or black......

[Guest]

RE: Paint Job

>Yes, But......
>
>Excluding White and Black monotones, how many actual
>"colors" can you recall on squarebirds that were MONOTONE ?
> I have like zero mental image(s) of any monotones, short of
>white and/or black......

If I'm getting what your asking ... Mine was pretty much monotone. Black exterior with a black and white interior. Great car for B&W tv! :P

[SandyBoy]

RE: Paint Job

Yes, but like I said .... it's a black exterior car !! The ONLY monotones that I ever saw were either white OR black cars. Have you ever seen, or can recall seeing, a 58 59 or 60 in MONOTONE paint that WAS not a black OR a white car ??

[mvonhobe]

RE: Paint Job

Yep,

Mine is Indian Turquoise outside AND inside...
The dataplate confirms this as original.

Well, O.K., interior is Turquoise AND white.....

Matthew
1959 Turquoise HT

https://www.geocities.com/mvonhobe/thunder

http://www.tbirdregistry.com/viewdatasheet.asp?RegistryNumber=13517

[SandyBoy]

RE: Paint Job

First one I ever heard of & saw!!

Congrats !!!

[Guest]

RE: Paint Job

OK - so I'm slowly caching onto the monotone question.

My convertible currentlly has a turquoise exterior and white top, not a modern day monotone T-Bird.

But, it came out of the factory (according to the ROT sheet) turquoise with a turquoise top, making it monotone.

The interior was/is the turqoise/white inset vinyl which seem to be pretty typical.

[JohnG]

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so by "monotone" we are referring only to the exterior??

If so it seems like I have seem solid RED cars for sale on Ebay;
of course there's no way to tell if they were originally like that or not short of seeing the plate.

has anyone poked around the TBird Registry??

[Guest]

RE: Paint Job

A total of 15 colors were available on the 58 model. It was popular back in the 50,s to see many 2 toned cars. On the T-bird.......ONLY THE TOP was painted a different color from the body where applicable. From what I have read in the past........14 of these colors were used on the whole body..........making the car 1 color. The only color that wasnt offered as a solid color was Gulfstream blue. These cars came with a white top..........but could be ordered with a black top as well. More colors were added for the 59 and 60 years. Ill do some more digging around to make sure;-)

[Guest]

RE: Paint Job

My 58 was originally solid raven black. The only factory white anywhere on the car was in the interior.

Someone painted the roof winterset white, and on the subsequent amature restore they painted it blue with the wrong white accent on the side.

[Guest]

RE: Paint Job

>My 58 was originally solid raven black. The only factory
>white anywhere on the car was in the interior.
>
Should have mentioned the engine compartment too. D'OH!