How poplular was Green back in the day? and now?

Back in the late 60s GREEN had a reputation that basically equaled BAD LUCK. So you didn't see many green cars at the drag strip, so to squelch that legend, Hubby special ordered a Frost Green 69 SS396 El Camino 375 horse four speed, shortly after taking delivery of the brand new truck, the motor is pulled, bored 60 over, a Sig Erson Cam installed and a set of hooker headers installed. No bad luck here (and sorry no pics), but a lot of the Wichita Street racers from that era will remember El Kabong terrorizing the streets.

 

my 36

 

sweet!

 

All "Hoodoo Wagons" to me!

 

I loved the color on my old coupe.

 

saw this one at hcpu couple years back

 

I like green;

 

Our green machines

 

I think I just drooled a little.

 

here is a pic of my car.

Jason

 

Green is a number??

 

Geoff Skene's 125c roadster is a special mixed green I like to call Iownya Green!

 

I think that green looks cool on almost everything if it's the right shade.

 

Luv that STUDEbaker !!!!!!!!!

 

Green isn't a number.

 

You know, I was thinking the same thing.

 

huh.....now you tell me... 55 chevy neptune green still looking for something to paint testors lime gold

 

neat car ....love that color.

 

Wasn't there a motorcycle cop and his two toned green Merc on the cover of the little Rod&Custom books in the late '50s?

 

I must know where you found that tri-carb set up. Seriously...I will lose sleep until I do. Please let me know. I have insomnia as it is.

 

The car's not quite ready for paint yet, but when she is, this is the plan.

 

A lot of the early Ford flatheads and four-bangers came from the factory painted green.

Like Kermit The Frog said, "It ain't easy being green!"

JG

 

How popular was green back in the day?

I recall going to see the dirt trackers race at the old speedway near Stem, North Carolina in the '60s. A favorite driver there was "Farmer" John Matthews. His cars were always painted green despite the old warning that green was bad luck on a race car. But Farmer John reckoned that green was the color of money and green was the color of tobacco, so it couldn't be all bad.

Do it.

 

Hary Gant in the skool bandit rocked green

 

Old Hot Rod from Buffalo, NY (my hometown) which appeared in a issue of Hot Rod magazine. May I present the Jinx Buster!!!!

 

Here is a good one!!!

Hey Art!!!! What color is that Ol truck anyway?

Art Says: CANDY APPLE RED

Of course he gets a strange look, then smiles and says

THE APPLE ISN'T RIPE YET!!!!!

Meet Farmer's Daughter.

Carrie

 

green is my color..that and black

 

Green is GOOOOD

 

I don't have a pic, but Dan Collins built a '38 Ford truck and used that Mustang green from the first post. Really looks good.