Why So Many Gray Cars ?

[westwall]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


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That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

 

[Silhouette]

Gray cars are a hazard. Owned one once and I'll never have that color again. I can't tell you how many times my gray car blended in with pavement on cloudy days. I almost was T-boned about 50 times driving that car. Glad the day I traded it in on a colored car.

 

[blastoff]

Gray cars are a hazard. Owned one once and I'll never have that color again. I can't tell you how many times my gray car blended in with pavement on cloudy days. I almost was T-boned about 50 times driving that car. Glad the day I traded it in on a colored car.

So, you like the Caddy?

 

[Wyatt earp]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


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That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Ford sold them in their dealerships for a while.

 

[Wyatt earp]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


View attachment 172930

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

 

[westwall]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


View attachment 172930

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

 

[Wyatt earp]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


View attachment 172930

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

 

[westwall]

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


View attachment 172930

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

Yeah, in a quarter mile race, for sure, but get out on the open road and it was a far different story. I've had my 289 cu inch Mk I up to 209 mph. Try doing that in your old Goat!

 

[Skull Pilot]

My truck is bright red
My Jeep is metallic cherry red

 

[Wyatt earp]

Damn I wish I could of drove that car, I did get to drive a Ford Pantera once with the Cleveland motor..

It was sweet ..


View attachment 172930

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

Yeah, in a quarter mile race, for sure, but get out on the open road and it was a far different story. I've had my 289 cu inch Mk I up to 209 mph. Try doing that in your old Goat!

Blow bubbles..

How many times you got the girl driving my 1972 grand prix?

 

[DrLove]

The retro colors are awesome and I do miss 'em, but not sure they'd look good on most newer cars.

While boring, I got my truck in white - white and silver are still the best colors for resale.
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/best-cars-blog/2016/08/how-car-color-affects-resale-value

My last truck was "cop-catcher red" and boy did it ever

 

[Wyatt earp]

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

Yeah, in a quarter mile race, for sure, but get out on the open road and it was a far different story. I've had my 289 cu inch Mk I up to 209 mph. Try doing that in your old Goat!

Blow bubbles..

How many times you got the girl driving my 1972 grand prix?

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[westwall]

That's a De Tomaso Pantera. They merely used the Ford engines. I had the great pleasure of blowing the doors off of one of them in My Ford GT a couple of decades ago!

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

Yeah, in a quarter mile race, for sure, but get out on the open road and it was a far different story. I've had my 289 cu inch Mk I up to 209 mph. Try doing that in your old Goat!

Blow bubbles..

How many times you got the girl driving my 1972 grand prix?

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Well, I ALWAYS got the girl in My Ford, not so much your grand prix. Though it is a nice ride i must say!

 

[westwall]

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

Yeah, in a quarter mile race, for sure, but get out on the open road and it was a far different story. I've had my 289 cu inch Mk I up to 209 mph. Try doing that in your old Goat!

Blow bubbles..

How many times you got the girl driving my 1972 grand prix?

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This is the only music you need man! He is running the bigger engine though....

 

[Jarlaxle]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Great, as long as you didn't actually want to drive it. The split window was dumped because it totally ruined the already-bad rear visibility. The C2 Corvettes were cramped, hot, and uncomfortable.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Gray cars are a hazard. Owned one once and I'll never have that color again. I can't tell you how many times my gray car blended in with pavement on cloudy days. I almost was T-boned about 50 times driving that car. Glad the day I traded it in on a colored car.

Not bright enough to turn on your lights? Somehow...that does not surprise me...

 

[Wyatt earp]

Wait a second what the heck is a Ford GT?

A mustang?

A Ford Torino?

How can any red blooded American man not know what a Ford GT is?

Probably cause they were rare and the goats kicked there ass

Yeah, in a quarter mile race, for sure, but get out on the open road and it was a far different story. I've had my 289 cu inch Mk I up to 209 mph. Try doing that in your old Goat!

Blow bubbles..

How many times you got the girl driving my 1972 grand prix?

View attachment 173072

Well, I ALWAYS got the girl in My Ford, not so much your grand prix. Though it is a nice ride i must say!

You know westwall I forgot about the Ford GT you really had one?


I am impressed ..my greatest car I bought off the line was a GT 5.0 mustang convertible

In 1995 it was white

 

[westwall]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Great, as long as you didn't actually want to drive it. The split window was dumped because it totally ruined the already-bad rear visibility. The C2 Corvettes were cramped, hot, and uncomfortable.

Some sacrifices have to be made in the interest of looking good, dude. Get with the program!

 

[toobfreak]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

One might ask as much why no bumpers anymore? Or any chrome anymore? Or even any innovative designs? God help you if you tap the front of a Lexus! Does everything have to look like a melted down blob formed in a wind tunnel? Would it kill them to lose a couple mpg just to have some of the above? Why are all the cars metallic (gray) now? Because those are the colours that manufacturers are offering. Just as they no longer offer a simple truck with crank windows and a stick, let alone manual steering or brakes. Aside from the fact that cars could be half the price they are if not for all the government regulations, they might be half as expensive again if we could get them the way we want, without 109 power options------- and the occasional pretty colour.

 

[Jarlaxle]

When I look at my apartment window at the parking lot below, I see almost entirely gray cars. And the rest are black or white, with a few maroon ones (another dull color). My car is red. Then there one Camaro which is a brilliant orange. if it weren't for these 2 cars, you'd think you were looking at a 1950s black & white TV show.

I decided to check out the colors of cars on the road. Sure enough. They're mostly all gray. What's the matter people ? Don't you believe in color any more ? I remember back in the 50s, cars were colorful, and often even 2 tone colors.

Gray cars are not only dull looking, they van also be hazardous. The Dept of Highway Safety says the safest color for a car is yellow (high visiblity both at night and in fog). 2nd best is orange. 3rd is red. The worst > gray (least visiblitly in fog).

So if you have a gray car, get down to the nearest auto paint shop, and get some color on your car.

^^^^ I do not like those ice cream colours look like Gangsta Pimp autos.

This not about auto colours, though I only like black autos but I think the most fantastic auto America has ever designed and produced from an aesthetic point is the 1963/1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) it is very sexy and perfect and it looks GREAT from ALL angles, it is BEYOND beautiful and 100% GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing, the below is the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2):

The model the year before the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) they had rear split window looking very FANTASTIC not sure why they only produced the rear split window only in 1963 and then never another time, I'll have to Google and see if I can find why, the below is the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) with the rear split window, again GORGEOUS and pretty much orgasm inducing:

Great, as long as you didn't actually want to drive it. The split window was dumped because it totally ruined the already-bad rear visibility. The C2 Corvettes were cramped, hot, and uncomfortable.

Some sacrifices have to be made in the interest of looking good, dude. Get with the program!

I would rather have a Mopar A-body. Stiff structure, good suspension design, light...and able to run 12s, corner at better than 1G, hot-lap a roadcourse all day with no trouble, and have daily-driver reliability and comfort using mostly factory parts down to the wheel bearing grease.