picture request

[Young Ed]

The picture of the 40 plymouth in that other thread has me on a quest. Anyone out there have a decent picture of a p15 club coupe in flat black primer color with all its trim. That's my goal for this year. Then I can atleast drive it around as all 1 color until it gets painted. Like to see a picture of one for inspiration.

[Norm's Coupe]

Ed,

Don't have a picture like that. But..........you could just look at any black club or business coupe to see it. Just take the shine away and that's what it'll look like. You could also put it in gray primer. I think that looks better than black primer (just my opinion though). To see what a coupe looks like in gray primer, just look at Fred's (Rockwood) Chrysler coupe. He has that in gray primer now and it looks pretty good. Bob Westphal has his in red primer and that looks good too.

[1940Mopar]

deleted i read the post wrong.

[claybill]

the contour of the 40 and 41 ply coupes were the same...interiors tho were a bit different.

contours on the 46-7-8 were DIFFERENT. BUSINESS(BIZZY) COUPES HAD THE CLOSE REAR INSIDE DECK AND A LONGER sleeker looking TRUNK. the CLUB coupe had a back seat and the trunk deck was a few inches shorter, making it look a little stubby from the side.

RIGHT NOW I THNK THERE IS A MATBLAK 41 ON EBAY N MICHIGAN/V8/ROD

MAYBE I GOT IT FROM GOOGLE..

BILL

[55 Fargo]

Ed, your car would look good like that, or you could go with Hotrod Satin black, that way it will be sealed. Even Rustoleum flatblack, with a hardner, and perhaps just a small amount of gloss agent to get her just above flt to satin would look good too.

Afriend of mine has a 1946 Chev panle truck, for about 4 years it was driven around in black epoxy primer, when he painted it blcak cherry BC/CC, he didn't like the look as much as the primer look, even his wofe liked the primer look.

Mine will be in primer, at least for this year, plan to have all mechaincal issues sorted out by early summer, than will drive it for the rmainder of the season in primer, maybe next winter the body and finishing primer will begin, or I will go over the bodywork with epoxy primer, and have the rat rod look for a while. I am not worried about having car in primer, it is stored indoor, has only seen slight rain, no plans to drive it on rainy days till it's painted anyway. It has been in primer close to a year, no sign of rust through whatsoever, but it is stored indoors.................Fred

[Young Ed]

Fred my primer will be just that-primer. No intention of leaving it like that permanently. Mine does sit out in the rain but gets stored for winter so it doesn't see salt or snow. I plan to paint it with black epoxy primer. I think that will seal it up pretty well against some rain.

[greg g]

check out

http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/flist.html

there are a few between the 40 and 41's didn't check dodges but probably a few there also.

[55 Fargo]

Hi Ed, that outta do the trick, will look good too, the epoxy primer is a good sealer, it has a window for recoat, it is very soon after it is laid on, or much later, depending on what the bodyshop is doing. having said that, if the epoxy has been on a while, it can be roughed up and a primer surfacer like PPGs K36 or 39 can be sprayed right over this and your new body work if there is any...........Fred

[Young Ed]

According to the data sheet I got with mine its only 72 hours to be recoated with various other primers or topcoat. So I know at some point it will have to be re-primered.

[Normspeed]

Not a primer but I've heard good comments about John Deere Blitz Black. That's what will go on my P24...some day.

[hkestes41]

Try these

http://www.carnut.com/cgi-bin/_image.pl?/show/01/pbo/nat383.jpg

http://www.carnut.com/cgi-bin/_image.pl?/show/01/pbo/nat382.jpg

[BobT-47P15]

Here's one. This one or one about like it was just for sale on ebay.

It's located in Nixa, MO about an hour from here.

And.....here it is again, at a different show with no girl.

[steveplym]

Here's one from Evansville, IN last summer.

[Young Ed]

I like it. Those first 2 show it quite well. Only difference is mine will have stock wheels. Thanks much

[PatS....]

Well, they say everyone has an opinion and mine is that I intensely dislike primered or primer-look vehicles.

I would rather see weathered and faded original paint than primer anyday.

[Plymouthy Adams]

that humper would look good OD green with a white star on the door...and TP-28 over each wheel arch..

[Young Ed]

Well Pat here's a comparison just for you. My car and the one pictured above. Oh and in the picture of the one with no chrome there is a 39-47 mopar truck to the left of the shot

[Plymouthy Adams]

Ed..that car looks afflicted...one thing for sure..body work and paint don't materialize out of thin air.

Was playing with the shrinking disc some tonight...that is gonna take some getting used to...has made a marked improvement in just a few minutes..but that last little bit is hard for me to get the hang of....

[Young Ed]

Which Tim mine or the already black one? In my defense except for the maroon over spray the fenders and door on my car looked like that when I got it.

[Plymouthy Adams]

hey..like I said..gotta start somewhere..they sure aren't beauty winners during construction...the chrome hubcaps and front bumper makes yours look better than the voided body with all the grille holes showing..not to mention the large cancer on the door..but there again...you gotta start somewhere..I have two sitting here isn patchwork primer..but they are hidden behind closed doors.

[Young Ed]

haha no hiding that thing behind closed doors. I've taken it on tours and to car shows looking like that

[Plymouthy Adams]

Ed...many many years ago I vowed never to put one on the road till it is complete..I've stuck by that through about 8 cars of my own and 3 customer cars..off the road or out of the shop..no middle ground...I started working on one and driving it off and on..that car never ever got close to complete...

[Young Ed]

If I waited that long it'd be a huge step backwards. This way all my mechanicals stay fresh til I eventually get it painted. Last time I was close to having enough money I spent it on house windows. Next time I have enough I'll probably get a furnace Then maybe some actual paint.

[55 Fargo]

Ed, primer your car, it will look good until you can get it painted. I personally don't mind the primer look, Im of course like a nice paint ob, but in the mean time I think mine looks much better in primer................Fred

[Norm's Coupe]

Ed, I vote for the primer for now too. At least that way it's all one even color and looks a lot better for driving around. If you wait until you have the money to paint it without the primer, you'd still have to prep for the paint the same way. So what's the difference.

I don't think it'll hurt anything myself. I blasted a glove box door about 3 or 4 years ago down to the bare metal. Was going to repaint it right away, but that got sidetracked and it's still not painted or primed. Everyone said I'd have to blast it again if I didn't paint it right away because rust would form. Well, it's 3 or 4 years later and it still doesn't have any rust on it except one small spot. It's still bare metal and laying exposed all this time.