Looking for info on this 32 Coupe

[Boones]

Does anyone remember what mag this car was featured, I want to say American Rodder in the early days but not sure. If you know please let me know, like the color and wanted to see if it was a factory color or something else. Have been thinking about the factory 57 GM lillac/ purplish/silver color that came on Caddy's and chevies as a potential candidate for my sedan.

Thanks

[Louie]

I know it was in Rodders Digest at one point. Ill check and try and find the issue #. Hope this helps,Louie

[Dat Dirty Rat]

It was in StreetRodder too as well with several others..If i remember right Rod & Kustom did a big feature on the car about how it was wrecked/flipped then brought back to life...It was one of the better ones i've seen about the car and i remember it said what he used..
I'll try to dig them up for you..I did have them all set aside cause its one of my all time favorites...

Dirty

[kentucky]

It was in Street Rodder May 1998 as the 1997 Street Rod of the Year. The Facts & Figures lists the color as "PPG/light metallic purple" but the script states "Kurt supplied the original paint numbers, allowing the mix of the custom paint once again." The original owner/builder was Kurt Senescall who wrecked it then sold it to Ken and Jolen Bentz. And no, I'm not a Street Rodder historian I just happened to bring a bunch of them home from my folk's house the other day and browsed through a couple http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Dat Dirty Rat]

Thanks Kentucky,,,you pulled through!

[Byron Crump]

Rod and Custom May 1998...cover has a red 32 roadster on the moon with the lunar landing in the background.

I wanted to buy this car but the guy that built it was not really intrested and to be honest at the time I really did not have the scratch...it was a love at first sight kind of thing. Saw the car at Oklahoma (Nats or mini nats? I can't remember..nats I bet.) with the damage from flipping and still wanted it. I have seen it at MN for several years...the guy that owns it now is always at BTT50's. Nice guy, talked to him a bunch of times. Only real changes to the car over the years are air cleaners.

It is not a stock color...it was a custom mix. The article says it was PPG paint. The article mentions the current owner getting the formula etc. to fix it and I bet the guy would give you the formula if you could track him down.

Very cool car!

[Byron Crump]

Damn Kentucky, you beat me by just a few mins...took me to long to drag the issue out. It was also in a Goodguys Annual...just a pic, no info.

[Dat Dirty Rat]

Does anybody know where to get those air-cleaners??

[CharlieLed]

Here's one that was for sale here in San Diego about a year ago, $15K without the Hemi...

[CharlieLed]

another...

[epinut]

Rodders Digest # 60 (Aug -94)...

[bufordtjustice]

Is this the color you are speaking of? On 57 Chevy's it is called Dusk Pearl....

[Tman]

PM justSteve, he knows Kurt prety well and can get the paint code rght from the source.

That car still gives me wood to this day!

[Boones]

thanks for the info.. It is one of those cars that has always stuck with me. Just love it, the other was a red one from Oregon I think that was featured in TRJ.

Thanks for the heads up on the color, the color of the 57 pictured above just does not look as good as I remember it.

Still thinking about a green metallic also. Here is another purple I like thou I think it is more pink then I could handle on a hotrod.