KLankford
Well Oiled
Colors
I'd been beating on this for a couple years now. With the evolution of the internet, I have close to 1000 pix of different Jeepsters and color schemes. The color I had it painted years ago was supposed to be a burnt orange like the 71 Chevelle I had. I never was real satisfied with the results. I always liked blue but not for the Jeepster. So after looking at all I had to look at, I narrowed it down to three schemes.
I went back and forth to these vehicles but was unsure of the body lines of the Jeepster would support the colors of the orange or unsure I could get the orange I wanted. I played around with some mockups as well. The jeepster that I interpreted as green and cream got a lot of attention. I never was a green fan but I loved this jeepster. The new body was almost the same color as the one I liked in the picture. The cream was along the lines the wagon was painted as so I decided to go the the center scheme and went shopping for a paint and body shop.
I drove to Cheyenne, Greeley, and Longmont checking out places I found through the internet or here on the forum. The rocky mountain region has been blessed with a lot of hail the past years and most the timeframes at the shops were 6 months to a year out. I was really ready to release the project to someone else immediately. The last stop was Ozzies body shop in Longmont recommended here as a possible shop. I called prior to getting there and they told me to come in and talk with them I talked to Dennis who was the owner of the shop and he personally ran a "vintage" shop to do stuff like that. I told him about the great body and he told me he sees a lot of bodies described as rust free and straight and he would have to decide on inspection whether to take on the job or turn it away. I told him I should have enough pix to convince him of the condition and we looked at them from the usb drive I brought. He was satisfied and gave me a quote and told me that he usually has a month between the major jobs and he was completing a major in about 6 weeks and to give him a call. He also told me that his daughter was taking over and he was cutting down on his time. He had some experienced guys in the vintage shop. I was excited and started cataloging all the parts for them as I would deliver a tub on wheels with the doors in place.
I'd been beating on this for a couple years now. With the evolution of the internet, I have close to 1000 pix of different Jeepsters and color schemes. The color I had it painted years ago was supposed to be a burnt orange like the 71 Chevelle I had. I never was real satisfied with the results. I always liked blue but not for the Jeepster. So after looking at all I had to look at, I narrowed it down to three schemes.
I went back and forth to these vehicles but was unsure of the body lines of the Jeepster would support the colors of the orange or unsure I could get the orange I wanted. I played around with some mockups as well. The jeepster that I interpreted as green and cream got a lot of attention. I never was a green fan but I loved this jeepster. The new body was almost the same color as the one I liked in the picture. The cream was along the lines the wagon was painted as so I decided to go the the center scheme and went shopping for a paint and body shop.
I drove to Cheyenne, Greeley, and Longmont checking out places I found through the internet or here on the forum. The rocky mountain region has been blessed with a lot of hail the past years and most the timeframes at the shops were 6 months to a year out. I was really ready to release the project to someone else immediately. The last stop was Ozzies body shop in Longmont recommended here as a possible shop. I called prior to getting there and they told me to come in and talk with them I talked to Dennis who was the owner of the shop and he personally ran a "vintage" shop to do stuff like that. I told him about the great body and he told me he sees a lot of bodies described as rust free and straight and he would have to decide on inspection whether to take on the job or turn it away. I told him I should have enough pix to convince him of the condition and we looked at them from the usb drive I brought. He was satisfied and gave me a quote and told me that he usually has a month between the major jobs and he was completing a major in about 6 weeks and to give him a call. He also told me that his daughter was taking over and he was cutting down on his time. He had some experienced guys in the vintage shop. I was excited and started cataloging all the parts for them as I would deliver a tub on wheels with the doors in place.