Hot Rods Anybody ever painted a car Evening Orchid?

Had a 65 Impala that color with torque thrusts on it when I got married in 1970, my wife really liked the car. I thought it looked good, there were a lot of them around, seemed to be a popular color.

 

1960 Cadillac Heather Poly is pretty close too


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I remember seeing, and liking, '65 Impalas in this color fairly often when they were current. I believe Cadillac offered a very similar color in 1954; a friend in high school painted his '54 BelAir that color.

 

My 1964 Cadillac was sprayed in Evening Orchid with a couple passes of lavender pearl.

 

my 65 Nova SS is evening orchid. i believe only 48 left the factory with this color.

 

An old thread brought back. The 36 Ford posted earlier is more of a blue color. He also built the Ford coupe posted on page 1 of this thread. Mr. Thompson. Brain fart.

 

I have to say that there seems to be a wide color spectrum on "Evening Orchid"!

 

That would look great on a '64 Chevelle coupe w/ skylark wires, tube grille & tuck'n'roll

 

Dusk pearl poly 1957 chevy. My uncle ordered one new in that color, mentioned he had a few brawls when guys questioned his manliness for driving a "pink" car, said he always quieted their concerns. Plenty of female passengers were interested in his "pink" ride.

You can have the color mixed to factory specs, or do a light purple pearl over silver. Color match on the factory paint will be easier if needed. Pearl midcoat can control the amount of purple you want - just depends if you're painting it or someone else.

 

I'm gearing up for a mechanical redo of my Purple 38 Chevy coupe that my dad built. The engine and trans is painted a cool light purple-y color. I thought maybe it was a custom mix but...it looks an awful lot like Evening Orchid! It would make sense that my dad a GM guy and Chevy parts man in the 70's pulled an off the shelf color.

 

I have a mild custom 1956 Lincoln Premier convertible in original wisteria color. Here's a picture of a stocker.

 

I did a 64 ss chevelle in evening orchid a few years back bc/cc and painted it in pieces. Even at different times during a month. Lippy

 

The color was also used by Pontiac in 65 as well. It was called Iris Mist. Pretty common for GM to use the same color across multiple brands, but use different names.

Evening Orchid (Chevy)


Iris Mist (Pontiac)



I've seen a few impalas and chevelles painted this color, then there is a 65 GTO convertible that runs around town here locally in Iris Mist.

 

When I painted the 49 Ford Evening Orchid, I added a little violet pearl to it, so it is not exactly like the factory evening orchid. The 36 Ford cabriolet I painted with a color I liked from the paint chip book was a fleet color without any real name, although my wife calls it Majestic Blue.

 

While the color may appeal to many people, I would hate to tell someone my car was painted "Evening Orchid". Paint it and make up a better name for it.........

 

Ok, it's kind of a purpley silver.

 

I think it would look great on the right car. There were so many great colors to choose from back then. Nowadays, almost every new car in the road is White. What’s up with that?

 

This color looks killer with a black interior. Lippy

 

I think this color is gorgeous. IMHO, it's best application would be one of two build styles; a big, beautiful custom car, or an absolutely full house hot rod in the early 60s style.

With the custom, the soft color would go with the feminine curves of the car for a knockout combination. On the other hand, there would be a killer juxtaposition of the chrome and soft color, with a radical, rowdy drivetrain.

 

GM only used that color in 65.