'57 Best Color combo
 

What are your thoughts on best original color combo on a '57 ?

Black w/silver coves!!!!

My order of preference is Arctic Blue, silver cove with beige interior, then Cascade green with beige cove, thirdly, Aztec copper with beige cove. Fourth would be Polo white/silver cove w/red interior. I also like the Inca silver, but not with the correct red interior and I like a contrasting cove which would be red and that isn't appealing to me at all.

Colors
 

Red Car, Beige Coves, Red Interior, or my personal favorite on a '57 all Black.

IMO Cascade Green captures the year perfectly. There's been white, red, black, silver, brown and blue cars before and after, but Cascade Green was only available in 56 and 57... I might be bit biased though... :D

http://c3-r.com/c3rimages/56studio04.jpg

57 color
 

I like the Silver Blue with Inca silver insert....women go nuts over that color. My 58 is Silver Blue with White insert and it really sets them off, you see mostly Black or Red. Bill58.:cool:

I'd never seen even a picture of a 57 in Arctic Blue with Red coves. The new NCRS Judging Guide says that was an available option, it might be a stunning combo, with the Red interior.

All black. My father has a all black fullie.

Arctic Blue with silver coves, hands down.
http://image.hotrod.com/f/Bob57/9756...e-corvette.jpg

2nd would be Inca Silver and 3rd would be Polo white with silver coves.

I would paint my '56 that blue/silver combo but I'm going back to the original black with black coves for originality.

It's gotta be all Black, Red interior. Even the Stones said to paint it Black.

Casacade green with white coves and white interior and hardtop.

I guess I'm a little different. My first choice would be Aztec Copper with Adobe Beige coves, although I would place the Cascade Green/Adobe Beige combo as a very close second.

What is the BEST color (by the majority) and what is a favorite by many people, is two totally different things.
Some like black.
Some like Aztec Copper.
Some like silver, and on and on and on and on.
But the best overall color seems to be black with a red interior.
DO NOT let that discourage you from the color that you prefer.
But a black 57 seems to have the biggest preference.

I also have NEVER seen an Artic Blue with red coves. BUT, I have seen an Artic Blue with a red interior. Personally, I LOVED it!

My favorite color choice is red (red coves) and red/black interior. :D
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Tom Parsons

:iagree:

My friend in Milwaukee has been restoring this combo with 2 carbs since he bought it as a basket case in 1975 for $1,500. He now has close to to 10K in the car. Engine runs on the frame now. Still not painted and body still off car and not fully restored. As he now approaches 60, I would like to see him finish it in his lifetime.:thumbs:

Nice.:thumbs:


I'm kind of partial to all black with a white/blue interior.:D

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:cheers:

Tuxedo Black with Silver cove & Red Gut ! It just looks awesome ! :thumbs: Stewy

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It's about personal preferences. Thankfully everyone has a slightly different taste. Here's my taste on display:

http://myimages.bravenet.com/231/303/146/5/57-22.jpg

http://myimages.bravenet.com/231/303/146/5/57-10.jpg

RG

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I like the cascade green too, because to me it's uniquely 56-7, and kinda symbolic of that era, like Elvis's pink Cadillac.

Like this!
 

All Black/Red does look pretty sharp! :cool:
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Bit I also like the blues, greens, copper, reds.............:yesnod:

Cascade Green.

On '50s Fender guitars it's called Surf Green.

aztec copper
 

is my #1
used to be black/silver cove/red interior, but the aztec copper/beige combo is understated elegance

Venetian Red, beige coves, beige interior, tan top. :thumbs:

I like them all.

How about white with red stripes.

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Don Partridge with car at VIR in 2007



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Bob Rosenthal - Owner and Sponsor of car - He also sat on the fender for an ad in 1957. Photo taken in 2007 at Rosenthal Chevrolet in Arlington, VA.

Regards

but I like em all http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/w...onal/312-1.jpg

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this?

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It's all about the cascade green:thumbs:

Here's mine at the John Force Christmas car show in 2006:

http://www.johnforce.com/HolidayCarS...JF%20(576).JPG

Silver ....and red interior.....:thumbs:

On the timber wall in the back ground there are 3 signs Rolls Royce, Maserati and DB ? What is DB is that the logo for Deutsch and Bonnet ? Stewy

Was the factory dash insert white from the factory on a red dash

'57 Color Combo
 

'57 in Inca Silver with Inca Silver coves, and Venetian Red interior... but, it must be a fuelie in those colors. :thumbs:

A '57 in Polo White with Inca Silver coves, and Venetian Red interior is very stunning. :yesnod:

:cheers:

Like this? :cool:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...ictureid=58759
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Mark

:yesnod: That's what I'm talking about :thumbs:

:cheers: Bruce

Wo, yeahhh!!!

To Marks69BB: WOW!!!! Absolutely stunning. A friend of mine bought a 59 with the same color combination, I haven't seen it yet but should be really nice. :cool:

Cascade Green ======= It represents the era
Black ========== Classic Sinister look
Red ============ Aren't all real Corvettes red
Arctic Blue ======== What a classy look
Inca Silver ========= A very rich color
Polo White =========== Aristocratic

I can't make up my mind on the color much less the color of the cove or interior :smiliedrool:

:iagree:

I love all the colors. The polo white with inca silver cove and red interior is stunning. How about polo white with inca silver cove and beige interior? I think it was offered in 57 but I have never seen it.

1st choice is Black w/ Black coves, tan guts, tan top, blackwall tires. (like dahogan's post)
2nd choice silver w/ silver coves, red guts, black top, blackwall tires

Though I don't think it was available from the factory, I also like '56-'62 C1s with the hardtop painted to match the color of contrasting coves. Like a red one with white coves and top. Or a black one with silver. Copper or green with beige.

For the dog-dish on steel wheel "racer" look, you have to decide if the steel wheels look better matching the body or the cove and hardtop. You would see racers back in the day with diffferent wheels on the front and rear axles, somebody brave could paint the front wheels cove color and the rears body color. Probably too "circusy" for most!

Two-toning emphasizes that the hardtop can come off, you've got two cars in one.

I googled Deutsch-Bonnet and it showed a emblem that looked like that sign. The 57 race programs show that those cars raced in H modified class with Crosleys Fiats etc. Must have been a small motor. Thanks for the question, now I know. I had thought it may be stood for David Brown.
Regards:thumbs:

Yes, it was - horizontally-opposed 2-cylinder, 750cc; dreamed up by the French to take the "Index Of Performance" trophy at Sebring and LeMans. They were a rolling chicane. :rolleyes:

Yes I thought the DB was the co founder of Aston Martin David Brown but the Logo looks like a stand alone brand. I remembered that uneventful french company ! I'd be pulling that sign off the wall and replacing it with a C1 Corvette sign LOL. :leaving: Stewy

there is only one color worth talking about in my book I think its aztec copper /beige coves beige interior white top , now if its a racer simple alll black or red matching coves

Black with silver coves and a red interior. One of the classiest looking cars of all time. :thumbs:

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:cheers:

Paul