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Bluebag Media
Rolling 50’s
Classic a car lovers delight
GREENVILLE – “No, I don’t plan to paint it,” said Jaron Brock of
Knoxville, Tenn. “It would only get uglier.” Brock’s 97 Honda Prelude
stood out at the Rolling 50’s Car Show Sept. 6 because it was black.
Solid black. Not the glossy black typically found on many car models
throughout the years, but a flat black. It looked like primer… and
that’s what it was.
“It’s 100 percent primer,” Brock added. “With about $70 worth of
lacquer thinner. “I drive it at least once or twice every week.” He
said he had no other plans for the classic car.
Another eye-catcher was a baby-blue (or powder blue) 1957 Chevrolet
Pickup. Regarding the color, the owner, Don McMiller, said “It was
already painted that color when I got it.” He noted however it was not
the original color. It’s a custom mix, he added; he has a can with the
number combinations on it when he needs to touch the color up.
He said to watch out for another blue that might look the same, but if
you put the two together they aren’t close. “That color is really an
awful blue,” he noted...
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