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Poll 1957 DeSoto Best Paint POLL:
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1957 DeSoto Best Paint POLL:
OptionResults
BLACK8 Votes - [10%]
SLATE GRAY9 Votes - [11.25%]
DAWN GRAY1 Votes - [1.25%]
SEATONE BLUE3 Votes - [3.75%]
LAGOON BLUE3 Votes - [3.75%]
LIGHT AQUA8 Votes - [10%]
MIST GREEN7 Votes - [8.75%]
LEAF GREEN4 Votes - [5%]
SAMOA GREEN0 Votes - [0%]
FROSTY WHITE8 Votes - [10%]
MUSCATEL MAROON1 Votes - [1.25%]
FIESTA RED7 Votes - [8.75%]
DUSTY ORANGE13 Votes - [16.25%]
SPANISH GOLD4 Votes - [5%]
SUNBURST YELLOW3 Votes - [3.75%]
sunlit yellow1 Votes - [1.25%]
Add your own option:
This is a multiple choice poll.

firedome
Posted 2013-02-27 11:38 AM (#362195 - in reply to #361319)
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Location: NY & VT		I actually prefer the '58 Olds combo of Heather (pale purple non-metallic) for the body with same year Olds Mountain Haze Metallic, (a subtle darker purple-gray) on the roof and side insert, a combination sometimes, but rarely, seen on a few '58 Olds 98s... no it isn't exactly a shrinking violet combination, but neither is the '57/8 DeSoto a subtle car design, even if they do simultaneously have a certain smooth elegance generally lacking at GM (59 Buick might be the sole exception); in fact a case can be made that all late '50s car designs border on kitsch, some to a greater degree than others, (and in 59 Cadillac went over that border), so why not, in Harley Earl's words: "Go all the way, then back off." The late '50s zeitgeist was excess.

A slightly toned down look would be a Mountain Haze body with White accent.

Edited by firedome 2013-02-27 11:41 AM
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FIN ME
Posted 2013-03-03 11:25 AM (#362804 - in reply to #361319)
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Interesting mix of colours in the lead so far:

DUSTY ORANGE - 10

BLACK - 8

SLATE GRAY - 8

LIGHT AQUA - 7

MIST GREEN - 7

FROSTY WHITE - 6

FIESTA RED - 6

Thanks for all of your votes!



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springsweptwing
Posted 2013-03-03 12:10 PM (#362811 - in reply to #362804)
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FIN ME - 2013-03-03 4:25 PM


Interesting mix of colours in the lead so far:

DUSTY ORANGE - 10

BLACK - 8

SLATE GRAY - 8

LIGHT AQUA - 7

MIST GREEN - 7

FROSTY WHITE - 6

FIESTA RED - 6

Thanks for all of your votes!



(O)



pick another 2 colours and have every panel a different colour
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Chrispy
Posted 2016-12-19 4:51 PM (#529204 - in reply to #361916)
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Doctor DeSoto - 2013-02-25 11:13 PM

Muscatel is quite brown in appearance .... at least after it has weathered a bit. Maybe it was
more red when new ?


It's pretty red, just dark, I'll post up the bit I polished on the firesweep.

Edited by Chrispy 2016-12-19 6:36 PM




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mstrug
Posted 2021-01-25 9:19 PM (#608188 - in reply to #361319)
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth)		Yellow and Turquoise:



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57burb
Posted 2021-01-26 12:24 PM (#608207 - in reply to #361319)
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Location: DFW, TX		Here is an example of Dusty Orange with Cloud White roof and sweep. Outstanding color combination. I believe it was Firesweep only. (?)

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1957-desoto-firesweep.86...



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mstrug
Posted 2021-01-26 1:08 PM (#608208 - in reply to #608207)
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth)		That is a great color combo!
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Powerflite
Posted 2021-01-26 1:23 PM (#608210 - in reply to #361319)
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Location: So. Cal		I'm probably going to paint my Spanish Gold/ White '58 Firedome to this color scheme. Adventurer gold with Black. But use blackwall tires & dog dishes with it instead.



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56D500boy
Posted 2021-01-26 7:20 PM (#608222 - in reply to #608188)
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A lot of the 57 Desoto colour combos are shown in the 57 Desoto brochure:

https://www.xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1957-DeSoto.pdf

And many of those ideas came from the 56 Desoto brochure:

https://classiccarcatalogue.com/DE_SOTO_1956.html


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