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Location: SW Colorado | Does anyone know the paint code for the silver paint used on the lower grill on a 57 Plymouth? Also, is it high gloss, semi, flat or something else?
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | HemiSportFury - 2021-01-30 2:11 PM
Does anyone know the paint code for the silver paint used on the lower grill on a 57 Plymouth? Also, is it high gloss, semi, flat or something else?
Thanks,
These might help (definitely not gloss, semi or flat I think) (Nothing listed (as you probably know on the paint chip chart):
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Location: Mandurah, Western Australia | I don't claim to know what your car needs but I have tried quite a few silver paints and UPOL Wheel Silver (acrylic) really impressed me. It is a semi-gloss or satin finish and gives a very uniform durable look. Many of the silvers seem to flow and show patterns or whorls. Unfortunately no longer stocked here in WA (Oz) but UPOL appears to be available in USA |
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | The judging guide:
http://www.pwchryslerclub.org/Judging%20Guide.pdf
1957 - 1958
B. Top or Roof
Convertible top is nylon with full plastic rear window. Outside colors available: black, white, blue, green.
Inside color should match top bows.
C. Tires
7.50 x 14 or 8.00 x 14 black walls, or 2 1/1" wide whitewalls, generally 7.50 tires on 6 cylinder cars and
8.00 on most V8 models.
F. Paint
Underside of hood, underside of trunk lid, and inside of trunk painted MOPAR semi-gloss gray -green as
in earlier years. No stripes on body. If two-tone paint, Sportone and roof should match. Front fender
wells under hood are gloss black and firewall is body color.
Front center upper and lower grille pans on very early 1958s can be body color. Later 1958s have both
the center upper grille pan and full lower grille pan painted Argent Silver. This change came after the
issue of a Ross Roy Confidential Bulletin dated March 14, 1958.
The rear lower valence panels can be Argent Silver or body color.
G. Wheels
Backside of wheels should be MOPAR gray-green.
J. Upholstery
All vinyl interiors only possible on convertible, Deluxe Suburban, and Custom Suburban.
K. Floor Covering
Plaza & Deluxe Suburbans - black mats.
Savoy & Custom Suburbans - color keyed mats.
Belvedere & Sport Suburbans - color keyed, cut pile carpet.
Fury - brown cut pile carpet only.
L. Lighting
Color keyed plastic wiring harness.
M. External Bright Work
Fury only has gold grille and gold anodized aluminum Sportone.
It should be noted that on the low line Plaza models in 1958, the tail light assemblies and the front
“eyebrow” trim panel could be Argent Silver painted steel.
O. Engine
All engines and transmissions painted bright aluminum.
No chrome, engine accessories are black. Fury valve covers & air cleaners are gold.
P. Mechanical
Carter WCFB used in 1957 on single four barrel jobs, AFB used in 1958.
Canted silenced air cleaner with ROUND air filter mounted on end correct for 1957 single four barrel.
Conventional single snorkel air cleaner assembly used on 1958 single four barrels.
The 350 CID “B” engine was available on all models in 1958, just as the dual Fury V-800 (318) was
available on all models in 1957.
The 8 1/4" diameter rear axle carrier was installed on 6 cylinder cars in early 1958 as well as 1957,
identified by the “small” rear brakes (drums look like the ones used in 1956). Later 1958s used the 8 3/4"
diameter rear axle with larger brakes.
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=60197
Posted 2016-01-01 5:34 PM (#499681 - in reply to #499676)
Subject: Re: 1958 Plymouth front lower valance color . Quote Reply Alert
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Location: The Mile High City Hi, Matt:
I thought there were four separate pieces that made up the "splash guard" behind the front bumper. None of the individual pieces (in any color configuration) would have been painted more than one color.
Doc, I don't know the exact paint mix, but High Heat Silver from Rustoleum is pretty darn close.
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Location: SW Colorado | Thanks for that information, it is very interesting. However, it doesn't discuss, as far as I can tell, the lower grill on the 57 Plymouths. They clearly were painted silver from the factory. At least on some models, if not all. My first car was a 57 Plaza I got in 64. It had not been repainted and the lower grill was silver. So is the 57 Belvedere I currently am working on. Perhaps the High Heat Silver Rustoleum is my best bet. |
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Location: Alaska | Not all 57s were painted silver. I owned 2 57 Furys and both were were painted body col;or and I believe some Belvederes were also. IMHO this looks much better than the silver. |
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Location: SW Colorado | Were those original paint with the grill and valance body color? The sales brochure above only shows the silver. Perhaps the Furys were body color? |
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | .
Belvie with silver (or is it body colour) and chrome:
Savoy, silver, no chrome:
29 mile (yes 29 as in one more that 28 miles) time capsule Savoy, silver *WITH* chrome:
REFERENCE: https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1957-PLYMOUTH-S...
Fury, body colour with chrome:
/stories/2013/05/1957PlymouthFury_01_700.jpg)
Belvie with silver and chrome:
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Location: DFW, TX | 1957 Fury front valence parts were all painted body color (Sand Dune White).
ALL other 1957 Plymouths had the silver valence pieces.
The color is more medium-bright "argent" as opposed to a true bright "silver." I have never used this stuff, but I believe the original '57 valence color and finish was more like this than what you will get from a standard can of silver spray paint.
https://www.eastwood.com/ew-rally-wheel-argent-silver-paint-areos-12...
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Location: Alvin, Texas | It’s argent silver. Duplicolor used to sell it. I’m not if the advertised it as wheel paint. |
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Location: SW Colorado | Thanks for the replies! |
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57 Plymouth Lower Grill Paint Code?
