• Mustang Forums
  • 1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk-

Which color yellow for Eleanor?

  • Thread starter Thread starter electricgreen
  • Start date Start date Mar 15, 2006

I would paint her:

  • Med Bright Yellow

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • Med Yellow Gold

    Votes: 9 90.0%

  • Total voters
    10
E

electricgreen

Founding Member
Apr 9, 2002
1,140
0
36
Western NY
Mar 15, 2006
#1
  • Mar 15, 2006
  • #1
Ok, we are building our 73 into an Eleanor clone (for the original '74 version, not the one with Nicholas Cage). Here's the dilema-we *think* she was actually a 71 BOSS 351, not a 73 Mach (even the website says she was a 71, we have done some looking into the history of the car and believe it was really a BOSS). Now, this leaves us with having to decide which shade of yellow. Most models show her as a brighter yellow, but looking at the pics, we dont think she was.

Here is a pic of the real Eleanor:



Now, here is a 71 BOSS, in med. yellow gold:



Here is a 73 in Med bright yellow (the correct color for a 73 Mach in yellow):




What would you do? We're going for correctness here, but we're not sold on the "orangy" color of the 71 BOSS.
 

Attachments

  • Crew%20shoots%20Eleanor%20a%23D6BFC.webp
    27.2 KB · Views: 205
  • Butterstoch.webp
    37.3 KB · Views: 834
  • 73-6E.webp
    77.4 KB · Views: 419

69Rcode_Mach1

Active Member
Apr 20, 2004
1,473
1
37
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 15, 2006
#2
  • Mar 15, 2006
  • #2
I think the Yellow Gold would look much better. Only kind of yellow I would put on a car.
 

NoKitten

New Member
Dec 14, 2002
189
0
0
Room 117
Mar 16, 2006
#3
  • Mar 16, 2006
  • #3
I like the 71 color better, but only because it's the better OF THE TWO. I think both aren't that great. I did find a chrome yellow that would have worked well if it could have been matched, but it's been a while, and I don'y know if Testors still makes it.

~Critter
 

fvike

Member
Aug 24, 2004
335
0
16
Mosjøen, Norway
Mar 16, 2006
#4
  • Mar 16, 2006
  • #4
I think I read somewhere that she was a '71 model with the '73 grille.
 
B

bnickel

Founding Member
Aug 21, 2002
5,640
3
77
lubbock, texas
Mar 16, 2006
#5
  • Mar 16, 2006
  • #5
i'm pretty sure the med. yelow gold is the same color as the 69/70 grabber orange, which is also school bus yellow from the ford fleet color chart. personally i would go with that color.
 
E

electricgreen

Founding Member
Apr 9, 2002
1,140
0
36
Western NY
Mar 24, 2006
#6
  • Mar 24, 2006
  • #6
That would explain why I want to refer to it as school bus yellow...ugh. I really dont know if I can get into that color, I really like the more yellowy yellows-like Zinc/bright yellow/med bright yellow...good thing we wont have to decide for a little while, we need to get her into one piece before orrying baout paint color!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

E
Long time no post-Eleanor Update
  • electricgreen
  • Apr 4, 2010
  • 1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk-
Replies
7
Views
1K
1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk- May 10, 2010
72mustang
E
Been a long time...Eleanor update!!
  • electricgreen
  • Jun 23, 2005
  • 1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk-
Replies
4
Views
782
1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk- Jun 25, 2005
electricgreen
E
Looking for info on Mexican built Mach 1's....
  • TIGGER
  • Apr 22, 2004
  • Classic Mustang Specific Tech
Replies
12
Views
3K
Classic Mustang Specific Tech Apr 24, 2004
96 DOHC Cobra
9
Share:
Bluesky Email Share Link
  • Mustang Forums
  • 1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk-
Menu
Log in

Register

  • Forums
  • What's new
  • Media
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Sponsor
X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?

X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?