I actually was refering to the ceiling portion. I have a new old stock
fender in the black-brown primer and the inside of our 60 Bugeye matched
that color. Close to black, just a bit brown looking. As anything we
find with these cars, I'm sure there are variations to everything.
Dave
b-evans@earthlink.net wrote:
> Dave Carpenter wrote:
>
>> Bugeyes usually were primer inside the boot area. It's a reddish
>> brown color. We matched pretty close by mixing red oxide primer
>> and black about 50-50. You want a coffee color look to it.
>
> Sorry Dave, but when new, and to this day, my Frogeye had/has a flat
> gray on the boot floor, and gloss black on the ceiling of the boot.
> The gray is similar to the color of the composition material used for
> the interior panels of the boot. The original primer was/is a good
> old red oxide. But, that's as it was when I bought it in 1960.
>
> Incidently, Ben, while much of the engine compartment was painted the
> body color, and the radiator and suspension painted black, the heater,
> pedal box, and passender side blanking plate were also black.
>
> When it comes to your fan blades, you have a choice. Most people will
> tell you they were yellow, and indeed, my 1958's fan blades were
> yellow. However, the 1960 (and some friends who bought from the same
> dealer at the same time) had red fan blades.
>
> By the way, Dave, that is one beautiful car you have! Brings back
> memories of mine when new! Now, after 45 years, it is going to get
> its first new paint job! For all the fun it has brought me, it
> deserves it!
>
> Buster Evans
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