help me choose a color for my 1964 fst :)

[destin]

Hi all

trying to sort what color i want my 1964 FST fj40...
Original color is Tropical coral red t333

this is the rig:

Here is a bunch of images i have found around here...

Digging the volcanic white? and some of the greens...
The red car posted on flickr site is the color tropical coral red/ fiesta red looks like new ( I will be painting acrylic enamel )

Here are some colors I am kinda digging ( flickr link )


and here are some pics of the colors:

You guys have any cool colors to suggest?
If so could you paint a photos of the color sprayed new on a vehicle along with the color code?

Thanks guys


Destin

 

[AATLAS1X]

KEEP IT FACTORY!!

I would so love a FST to keep or restore.

Shane


FYI I have that coral vinyl for the seats.......

 

[Hogan]

The red if that's the stock color

 

[RichardsBJ]

Liking the green on the Cruiser on the tarmac but when it comes down to it I would go orig OEM. I am in the process of doing that with by '83 BJ now.

 

[destin]

yeah i am thinking about spraying it the factory tropical coral red t333

Keeping everything stock for sure, no worries there

 

[bsmith123]

green

Sorry, digging the green that's a very very cool color

 

[destin]

so you guys diggin on this color? ( tropical coral red t333 )

It would look less shiny than that pic, as i t would be acrylic enamel and not poly.

I might need to have them test shoot a fender and see what it looks like on the truck...

 

[destin]

Sorry, digging the green that's a very very cool color

yeah that green is sexy as hell

 

[JohnnyC]

keep it "Original color is Tropical coral red t333" IMO

 

[destin]

keep it "Original color is Tropical coral red t333" IMO

you like the color?

I am digging it a lot to be honest, but my wife is giving me the "meh" look.
I might just have to play the trump card on this one hehe.

 

[JohnnyC]

tell her if you should ever resell ...its better to retain the original color

 

[destin]

tell her if you should ever resell ...its better to retain the original color

haha well played sir!

I think she knows I would rather give up a kidney than the truck though

 

[destin]

more photos of the tropical cora red / fiesta red color

These are my only real references until i order and test spray it

 

[Mtrunner]

One more vote for the original coral red...
Can't beat the vintage feel.

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Stay stock Destin.

I would also stay stock, but mine was an off white, and my daughter wants Horizontal Blue instead...she is not fond of the off white

Horizontal Blue may not be the rigs original color, but still original for a '64, so I'm OK with it if we go that way

How's it going with those seats Shane?

 

[destin]

Stay stock Destin.

I would also stay stock, but mine was an off white, and my daughter wants Horizontal Blue instead...she is not fond of the off white

Horizontal Blue may not be the rigs original color, but still original for a '64, so I'm OK with it if we go that way

How's it going with those seats Shane?

Yeah, it is super tough, but yeah I think you and everyone else is right, stock tropical coral red is the way to go

Tough part is gonna be taking this thing all apart to deliver to the body paint guys Well, the tub at least, everything else is gonna be pretty easy

 

[Brian in Oregon]

If you don't want to stay with the factory red paint, how about zebra striping it like Hatari? I'm tempted to do that should the day ever come that I need to repaint mine.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/105026-zebra-striped-40s-anyone-have-some-pics.html

 

[fireflyr]

I would drive it just the way it is. What a cool time machine.

 

[destin]

I would drive it just the way it is. What a cool time machine.

Yeah i love the way it is too, however, it will rust apart if I do kill the surface rust and repaint

Thats the breaks i guess

 

[fireflyr]

Yeah, I wasn't really thinking of that. Where I live you could go for years without the rust progressing. That FST was a great find and I like the fact that you're keeping the stock appearance. Are you going to put an Ehsan Paki Soft top on it?