Both of the Harley colors are a tri-coat. Light candy Rootbeer 922703(2) and dark candy rootbeer 923553(2). This I know because the 53 Caddy is a variation of the Light Candy Rootbeer. Sure is fun to paint!
growing up my old man had '56 Nomad that was rootbeer brown/white and i've loved the color ever since. looking to get another car soon and i'd love to paint it rootbeer brown
Had a good buddy in high school back in 1968 who painted his '55 Chevy "root beer brown", which was a new color back then. It looked darker than any of the cars I see pictured here so far. Had lots of very small metallic gold in it also.
Toured the Tundra factory in San Antonio 2 yrs ago. They had a new color for the Tundra that was a metallic "Root Beer" color, was super good looking even on a truck that large!
Is there something wrong with this car color? Only that the car that is root beer color is not in my driveway!
The thread may be old, but THIS is the color my "inner eye" sees for Root Beer Brown. http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/07/kustom-refined-sweet-brown/
RMONTY.....My neighbor had a '55 Nomad that was "Root Beer Brown", just like the one you posted. That car didn't get to Texas via Misssouri at some point, did it? Lynn
Cadillac had a series of colors they called "firemist". I'm think one of the variations of their firemist brown might come close?
Hello, One of the nicest non-chopped Model A Sedan Delivery, custom hot rods was owned and built by Steven Pennington. The photo shoot location was in the San Pedro/LA Harbor area near the Vincent Thomas Bridge. The blue water/blue sky contrasted well with the look of the metallic “Root Beer Brown” color. Jnaki It was so well built with all of the great accessories, when I got the color slides developed, my wife instantly wanted to find a Model A Sedan Delivery for our next hot rod. It had the look and style of an old-style hot rod and we could build it with our choices. Plus, the back was very private. Normally, she does not like a dark color on an old hot rod, but, this color just stood out. We liked “Root Beer floats” of any kind (The standard "Wil Wright" version or our own making…) and so, our discussion turned to having a Root Beer float, on the spot.
That’s it , going on my diamond t, had a delay going from envirobase to solvent, though my painters preferred.
My 55 back in 86 was mixed by Lockwood in K.C. She called it Red Bokay Crosslink. We shot it over a black base coat. Wife had some nail polish called cinnamon kiss that was real close to that color. A lot of people thought it was Root Beer.
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