Deora! What paint color is it really???

[OldTrucker]

I saw the car at the Chicago Auto Show way long ago when I was still in school and the Auto Shop class went there!

I just cannot get it in my mind just what the color (other than a gold color) it was.

I've looked at magazine pictures and on line pictures but they just do not look like what I "THINK" (not a good thing for me to do according to my wife) I remember

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[gtx6970]

No idea the term in the 1/1 world

BUT, I remember an article from a builder  several years back,,and the best I can remember  the closest they got was Testors turnsignal amber airbrushed over a silver base

[RancheroSteve]

Here's what the restored Deora looks like, but keep in mind this is under a bunch of colored lights. I suspect metallics are especially sensitive to the type of light they're seen under:

Mike Alexander himself told me that he thought the color on the Hot Wheels Deora was the closest he'd seen, so I tried to match that by experimenting and mixing several golds together until I got something I could live with. As I recall, this shot was taken outside on an overcast day.

[Motor City]

I would think Tiger Gold, an option on the '65-'67 GTO, would be a good match.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gto+in+tiger+gold&t=h_&iax=images&ia=images

[Deuces]

Please delete....??

 

Edited October 22, 2019 by Deuces

[Casey]

https://www.redlineshop.com/shop/spectra-flame-paint/spectraflame-paint-gold/

[OldTrucker]

10 hours ago, RancheroSteve said:

Here's what the restored Deora looks like, but keep in mind this is under a bunch of colored lights. I suspect metallics are especially sensitive to the type of light they're seen under:

Mike Alexander himself told me that he thought the color on the Hot Wheels Deora was the closest he'd seen, so I tried to match that by experimenting and mixing several golds together until I got something I could live with. As I recall, this shot was taken outside on an overcast day.

Awesome build Steve!

How did you fabricate your bed cover to get it to resemble the 1:1 original?

[RancheroSteve]

1 minute ago, OldTrucker said:

Awesome build Steve!

How did you fabricate your bed cover to get it to resemble the 1:1 original?

Thanks. Just some sheet plastic and woodgrain decal.

[Brudda]

17 hours ago, Deuces said:

Please delete....??

 

Cool!!!

[Brudda]

Just now, Brudda said:

Cool!!!

Here doggie

[Brian Austin]

FWIW, the paint was redone once or twice in its show career.  At some point the paint got more of a green tint than it originally had.

[ChrisBcritter]

On 10/22/2019 at 6:48 AM, Deuces said:

Please delete....??

"The tiger ate my pictures!" 

[Deuces]

I'll try again......

[Deuces]

Now that's tiger gold....??

[Can-Con]

Tiger gold from Scale Finishes.

[OldTrucker]

Sweet GTO Steve! How did you get the top mounted so good???

Well at least I have a better idea of the actual color!

Thanks to all that posted!

[Can-Con]

6 minutes ago, OldTrucker said:

Sweet GTO Steve! How did you get the top mounted so good???

 

Lots of patience. 

Glued the front to the windshield frame first and worked the back on a couple days later. The trim strips hide the seams at the back.

[Muncie]

I'm going to go with a brighter gold - maybe something like House of Color Pagan Gold Kandy over a white base coat.  This is based on an old, almost twenty year old memory - my memory usually expires well before that but this one is still pretty accurate.

Long ago, I built a Deora and panted it with what I had on hand which was a GM gold (could have been similar to the Tiger gold) over a gray primer. It came out Ok but a little darker than I wanted.  I figured good enough -  it will never be in the same room.  But then came chance to go to the Detroit Autorama and I took a couple of models to  display in the model contest.  The Alexander Brothers and several of their cars were featured that year.  You guessed it , the Deora was freshly restored and in the room.  I didn't even have to compare the two Deoras next to each other - it was obvious that mine was way off.  The Deora is a bright candy Gold.  The Alexander Brothers are known for their candy paint and the Deora is an excellent example.

hope this helps