I talked to Jesse at AJ Foyt and they have some kind of scanner that does the job. He said some times it works very well and sometimes it doesn't. We'll see.
I have called so many people trying to find the original owner. I'm not through looking, but it hasn't been easy! The truck looks great and the color combination is so unique, and it would not be my choice if I was going to have a truck painted, but...after you look at it a while, you really like it. Everyone I have sent a picture to, including Primedia Publications liked it! It has a few small problem areas and only needs a touch up not a repaint job. The second owner said he thought it was Ford Colors from around 1990. I don't know where to look for 1990's Ford paint colors. I thought he told me Chevy colors, now it's Ford colors, but I might have heard him wrong! I wish I could find the magazine and article the truck was in! Dan -----Original Message----- From: Devin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 12:15 AM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color? Dan- Don't rely on a picure to accuratly represent the colors of your new baby. Good paint stores should be able to take a machine out to the vehicle to analyze the paint color and reproduce it. Devin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:48 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color? > I know this is off topic, but I'm buying a 1946 Chevy Truck. It has a few > paint spot problems I want to correct, but I don't want to repaint the whole > truck. Even if I had to paint the whole truck I would want it painted the > same colors. > > The problem is, the original owner that had the truck painted, got a divorce > and moved away, and to date I have not been able to find him! His name is a > popular one and I found about 100 Jim Baird's with no assurance any are him. > > What can you do to find out what colors you have on a vehicle? I know the > truck was painted in Austin, TX., which should narrow it down to several > million choices. I need some spiritual help! Surely there is a way to run a > spectral analysis of a paint color. > > I was told the colors are Chevy colors that are about 17 years old! I have > my doubts. The truck was in a magazine called "Pickups and Panel Trucks" I > was told. No one has heard of the magazine including the editor of Primedia > Publications > > HELP! > > What do you use to convert a Jpeg Pic to HTML? > > Dan Mascheck > > > >
