VL Cameo Cream and Dawn Grey

[downunder vl]

Merry Christmas everyone. Does anyone have a photo of a VL in Cameo Cream and Dawn Grey. Thinking ahead of correct colour schemes for 1935 and hadn't seen this combination.

Phill

[JoJo357]

Happy Holidays Phill, have you looked at the 'John Pierce site'? hdpaint.tk/main.html I glanced and didn't see this color even as a Custom Mix. You might have better results, anyway Good Luck. **M.A.D.

[Steve Slocombe]

Dear Phill, I think I had those colour chips at one time from Antique Cycle Supply. Maybe their successor company can still find them. It was a mid-year special paint scheme which I don't remember ever seeing.

[koanes]

My 36 is painted in Royal Buff and Dusk Gray. The painter initially refused to paint my sheet metal with these colors declaring them ugly, and that may be true individually, but as a combo they are beautiful. Haven't seen another painted with these colors. Not sure how the Cameo Crème and Dawn gray compare, but I would think they would be close.

[exeric]

Cream, and Gray sounds like an attractive combination, Phill, and fascinating because it's a factory offering. Like Kyle said, some color combinations seem odd, but look beautiful in reality. You might consider using Photoshop to apply those colors to a photo of a '35VL, and see if you like it.

[ammorest]

36 el

My 36 is painted in Royal Buff and Dusk Gray. The painter initially refused to paint my sheet metal with these colors declaring them ugly, and that may be true individually, but as a combo they are beautiful. Haven't seen another painted with these colors. Not sure how the Cameo Crème and Dawn gray compare, but I would think they would be close.

Kyle, If you look at American Iron Magazine October 2006 the one I did is in there. Pix of yours? I agree with your opinion of the colors.
Dave

[JoJo357]

Australian 36' Knuck--one year only paint scheme in Royal Buff and Dusk Grey.maxresdefault.jpg Also, try calling HD archives/Museum in Milwaukee. *M.A.D.* >>P.s. Kyle Oanes is spot on--put those two colors together=clash city! But they're really awesome together!!!

[downunder vl]

Thanks for the input. That colour scheme on the Knuck does work. It's not what I envisaged Dusk Grey to look like. It looks more in the brown family than grey, interesting.

I will try HD archives and see how I go.

[JoJo357]

Jay Leno's "ALL ORIGINAL" 1936 Knuck Knuck!!! Looks a little different when the paint is 80 years old. C'ya, *M.A.D*landscape-1431112986-lenorides.jpg

[silentgreyfello]

To each his own! There is a good reason that color combo is rarely seen! That said, it is interesting to see the obscure colors. Dodge and Subaru are now doing it.