Another paint colour I may want to find

[Falcon Ranchero]

anyone know out of curiosity the colour of this paint and which brand of spray can it would be; I heard it was a duplicolour but unsure the actual colour name.

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

anyone know out of curiosity the colour of this paint and which brand of spray can it would be; I heard it was a duplicolour but unsure the actual colour name.

That’s the actual Ford “Chestnut” color.

I’ll check my paint stash and see if I happen to still have a can of the Duplicolor color that I used on my friend’s ‘62.

 

 

 

Steve

[Monty]

Steve, if you or he can't come up with that paint, how close is Ford's Indian Fire Red?

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 minute ago, Monty said:

Steve, if you or he can't come up with that paint, how close is Ford's Indian Fire Red?

Well, I doubt that the color on the Mustang would be any easier to find in a spray can than correct “Chestnut”.

That said, there’s no doubt that either color would be available From MCW or Scale Finishes in air brush lacquer.

As a matter of fact, I know that Chestnut is available from MCW, because I made an attempt at using that color on a project some years ago.

 

 

 

Steve

[Monty]

MCW probably offers Indian Fire Metallic in a lacquer, which I know you prefer.  They also have it in enamel

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225214195940

That said, it sounds like you solved the puzzle by identifying the period-correct color.  I posted my answer just in case yours wasn't readily available.  

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Hi Nathan.

I found the paint that I had used on the ‘62 that is in question.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t Duplicolor, but Tempo touch up paint, which I doubt is any longer available.

 

 

 

Steve

[Falcon Ranchero]

Just now, StevenGuthmiller said:

Hi Nathan.

I found the paint that I had used on the ‘62 that is in question.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t Duplicolor, but Tempo touch up paint, which I doubt is any longer available.

 

 

 

Steve

Well that's ok; like you stated earlier the actual Chestnut colour is available from MCW which would make for a more authentic build anyway. I just wanted to know the colour beforehand so if I ever do find the kit I won't be scrambling to find the correct colour. Thanks for the help I appreciate it.  

[Carmak]

Has a Chestnut 63 Country Sedan a number of years ago. It was an original pint car except for that shaggy rear qtr. that was repainted after a light bender when the car was fairly new.

The original owner custom ordered the car as Chestnut was not a standard production color on wagons in 63.

 

Edited December 19, 2024 by Carmak

[LennyB]

On 12/19/2024 at 3:42 PM, Carmak said:

Has a Chestnut 63 Country Sedan a number of years ago. It was an original pint car except for that shaggy rear qtr. that was repainted after a light bender when the car was fairly new.

The original owner custom ordered the car as Chestnut was not a standard production color on wagons in 63.

 

You just had to post that pic didn’t you😄, now I feel the need to build a Galaxie wagon. That car has such a cool look to it.  

[LennyB]

Well I found a resin transkit on ebay of the '63 wagon and I went ahead and pulled the trigger. It's made by Vic's Resin and I have to say it's a throwback to the resin of the 80's. Very rough body, thick around the edges, side trim is very faint, going to take a lot of work to make it presentable. Looking at pics of the real car I may be better off turning it into a Country Squire with the wood trim. What have I done to myself?

[Rodent]

39 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Well I found a resin transkit on ebay of the '63 wagon and I went ahead and pulled the trigger. It's made by Vic's Resin and I have to say it's a throwback to the resin of the 80's. Very rough body, thick around the edges, side trim is very faint, going to take a lot of work to make it presentable. Looking at pics of the real car I may be better off turning it into a Country Squire with the wood trim. What have I done to myself?

Follow robbbbbb57 (Paul Hettick) on FleaBay. He has transkits of the '63, '64, and '66 wagons. I have a '66 Squire in the stash and it is very nice. I don't remember if the '63 is Sedan / Squire, but the '64 and '66 are available both ways. I know that you are a Ford guy, but please remember that the donor kit chassis are not correct for wagons and need some surgery on the "trunk" floor, fuel tank location, and spare tire storage to be accurate. Exhaust on the '66 donor isn't correct for a wagon either.

[Falcon Ranchero]

13 hours ago, LennyB said:

Well I found a resin transkit on ebay of the '63 wagon and I went ahead and pulled the trigger. It's made by Vic's Resin and I have to say it's a throwback to the resin of the 80's. Very rough body, thick around the edges, side trim is very faint, going to take a lot of work to make it presentable. Looking at pics of the real car I may be better off turning it into a Country Squire with the wood trim. What have I done to myself?

If you need build inspo for a Country Squire, there's this super nice one that has been for sale for ages, probably 'cause $55,000 is a large sum to spend on a wagon, but it's pretty outstanding

1963 Ford Country Squire | Classic Cars | Guelph | Kijiji Classifieds 

[LennyB]

28 minutes ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

If you need build inspo for a Country Squire, there's this super nice one that has been for sale for ages, probably 'cause $55,000 is a large sum to spend on a wagon, but it's pretty outstanding

1963 Ford Country Squire | Classic Cars | Guelph | Kijiji Classifieds 

Thanks, I had actually seen that one looking around last night.

[LennyB]

17 hours ago, Rodent said:

Follow robbbbbb57 (Paul Hettick) on FleaBay. He has transkits of the '63, '64, and '66 wagons. I have a '66 Squire in the stash and it is very nice. I don't remember if the '63 is Sedan / Squire, but the '64 and '66 are available both ways. I know that you are a Ford guy, but please remember that the donor kit chassis are not correct for wagons and need some surgery on the "trunk" floor, fuel tank location, and spare tire storage to be accurate. Exhaust on the '66 donor isn't correct for a wagon either.

Steve, thanks for the link. Guess he doesn't have any available right now but I may contact him.

[Rodent]

1 hour ago, LennyB said:

Steve, thanks for the link. Guess he doesn't have any available right now but I may contact him.

Save him as a seller. He posts resin every couple weeks or so. He is a member here as well, but I don't know how often he visits. When I posted my '66 in the "What did you get" thread, I got an apologetic message from him, saying that he had sent the old style seats with my kit and he had some redesigned ones. He immediately sent me the updated seats. Upstanding guy IMHO.

[Rodent]

On 12/30/2024 at 1:14 PM, Rodent said:

Save him as a seller. He posts resin every couple weeks or so. He is a member here as well, but I don't know how often he visits. When I posted my '66 in the "What did you get" thread, I got an apologetic message from him, saying that he had sent the old style seats with my kit and he had some redesigned ones. He immediately sent me the updated seats. Upstanding guy IMHO.

Paul listed a 64 Country Squire last night.

[LennyB]

2 hours ago, Rodent said:

Paul listed a 64 Country Squire last night.

Thanks for the heads up.