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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By william louis rosenthal on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 08:08 am:

A 1912 Touring has a dark blue hood and body...what is the correct color of the hood former...is it Black or is it Blue? I've seen photos that look to be either restored or maybe original examples, both ways.
Regards,
Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Georgetown TX on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 10:43 am:

Blue. Here's a close up showing the hood former and the hood.





Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 10:56 am:

Same color as the body.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By william louis rosenthal on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 11:33 am:

Blue it is then. I questioned whether Black may have been used so that this part was compatible for the commercial cars, especially the later 12 Delivery Car that had changed the lower body color from Blue to Black.
Regards,
Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 11:39 am:

Maybe that's true for '12, but my '13s which was the same color as a '12 definitely had a black hood former, and so did my '13 roadster. Hope I didn't spoil anyones ideas!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace, North FL on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 06:03 pm:

'12 hood former was body color or black.

'13 hood former was black.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warren F Rollins on Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 10:04 pm:

I have to agree with Dan and Larry, The hood former on my 13 was black also as were the four metal stampings on the top of doors(one false) and body to firewall. Not the same Blue Black body color.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By william louis rosenthal on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 10:41 am:

If some were Black and some were Blue, then the critical question becomes "which color scheme looks best"? I'm using the same Very Dark Blue, as per my Town Car, for this body, where the entire body is to be Blue.
Regards,
Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By william louis rosenthal on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 08:32 am:

Hello Bob Poane, Olivier Chamblaine, and other original 12 touring and Roadster owners: Do the hood formers on your original 12 Tourings still have evidence of what this original finish was? I'm speculating that these painted parts would have been dipped, where some of that early finish may still remain. My project still had the original paint under a later brush painted application, but was missing the original hood former when I received it.
Regards,
Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 09:18 am:

Both of mine were dipped in black japan just like the fenders. Impossible stuff to get off.


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