Rodrigo Maia Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 On 06/09/2018 at 7:03 PM, Classicgas said: Well done. What paint did you use on the engine? It was a blends of colors to make the yellow, I used old paints of common spray for the yellow and mixed with white to lighten a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Maia Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 On 07/09/2018 at 12:34 PM, espo said: Very nicely finished Edsel. Your build shows one of their more popular color combinations that were offered. Even with some of the paint combinations offered by the different manufactures at that time, you didn't drive an Edsel if you wanted to go unnoticed. I did not know it was a common color combination, I built with these colors to honor a magazine I like here in Brazil and in edition number 1 there is an Edsel with these colors on the cover. I actually had a hard time finding photos of a real car in these colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Maia Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thanks everyone for the comments, I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 It's a beauty, fantastic job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Rodrigo Maia said: I did not know it was a common color combination, I built with these colors to honor a magazine I like here in Brazil and in edition number 1 there is an Edsel with these colors on the cover. I actually had a hard time finding photos of a real car in these colors. As I recall the manufactures started trying out three tone cars around '55 models. The ones I remember most were the Dodges and De Soto's, Buicks were the only GM product that I can remember. The Edsel's were actually about the last models to use this style of paint treatment. Some of the color combinations including the combination you used look very nice at that time. What I meant by saying that you wouldn't go unnoticed was that they would catch your eye in a good way. I tried to convince my father we should have an Edsel when they came out, he was a very conservative type and didn't want to draw attention in that way. We carried on with a '56 Chevrolet 210 4 door 6 Cyl. 3 speed manual transmission with black wall tires, he splurged on a blue and white color combination since that was the only one the Chevrolet dealer had at the time. Like I said he wanted to be inconspicuous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/7/2018 at 11:07 PM, minkos said: superb work. love the tri-tone exterior. I agree! Great work! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Nice Edsel. I recently bought one of these kits and I'm planning to build a mild kustom version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 A nice Ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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