Technical Flames, thumbs up or thumbs down?

If I only had one car I might not have flames, I like them so I have both flamed car and non-flamed cars.

 

Flames are OK, as long as they're not on my cars. I too have never been a huge fan of flames.

 

I like flames on certain cars, in particular, '40 Fords. Flames can either make a car or ruin a car, much like a paint color. The new stuff is not flames, its fire. To much in my mind.

 

Like most on here, I say yes and no...really depends on the car AND the skill of the painter. My favorite is Dennis Ricklefs.

 

Ringo had flames on his '57. I like the yellow - orange with blue pinstripe look.
Barris painted it.

 

Doing a thumbs up or down down thing with flames is like doing the same choice for any feature paint, wheels, tires, upholstery, ......... There are so many styles of flames & so many cars with so many levels of finish and purpose. It's like asking ENGINES, THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN?

 

Revell did a model kit of this one.....

 

I've said it before. They look better on your car than on mine. I appreciate a really nice flame job on a car when I see it but I would never own one. I don't keep my cars forever and flames would hurt the ability to sell it when that time came. I like to build my cars to look conservative traditional and avoid trends. (Think khaki pants and button down shirt. They never go out of style.)

 

^ Yep, flames aren't what's ''safe''! Gotta step out of a comfort zone to make a bold choice like that. Yes, the audience is smaller.

But when it's right, it's right!

 

Sam Hollingsworth's '57 Nomad is a stunner.

 

I'm back and forth on seaweed flames on my F100, so I did a PhotoShop rendering in the approximate colors/style I'm considering. Yay or Nay?

 

I’ve always liked ‘em on the right cars! Love the seaweed style! I have a ‘50 Hudson Commodore that is probably gonna get some… a lot of my friends say don’t, makes me want to do it even more!