66 to emberglo or not?

Blinky Bill · 01-17-2006, 09:23 PM

I finally got my 66 coupe that I have wanted since I was six. It comes from San Francisco is was originally emberglo. It is very sound with no rust and has P/S. It is now painted a very chalky burgundy. In a few months I plan to totally strip and restore. My early thoughts were to make as close to concourse as possible but now I am thinking about different colors so one of my questions is how closely do the judges consider paint changes. My trouble is there is not a lot of 64-66 mustangs around to look at in Brisbane to make up my mind as to what color. Should I just paint it the the color I want and be happy cruizing?

I really like twin exhausts eg the GTs and the fog lamps too. Is this frowned upon as not good mods if the car was not a original GT? My budget could never spring to a real GT.

I am going to put an original aircon in it and and put in front discs. She has a black on black interior but I will move to a deluxe / parchment.

Regards
Clinton
Brisbane Australia
1939 Plymouth
1942 Willys Jeep
1943 Willys Jeep
1954 Ford Anglia
1955 Standard 10
1960 Mini 850
1966 Mustang

bmxmon · 01-18-2006, 12:49 AM

You can pretty much do whatever you want. A good place to check out cars is cardomain.com, where you can specify brand/make/year. check out some mustang magazines, theres alot going on out there with modding vintage stangs. (restomods)

Gearhead999 · 01-20-2006, 05:35 PM

If you want it "Concours" leave it original color. If not, paint it anything you like. Same with the interior. I changed a 68 from Parchment interior to black, cause the Parchment looks like "dirty white". Only the purist picked it apart, and I really didn't care what they had to say anyway. After all it is "MY CAR".

Rev · 01-20-2006, 07:11 PM

I'm with Gearhead999 all the way on this. Make the car to suit how you want it, and then drive the hell out of it. If you really do want a concourse trailer queen for the car shows then make it "numbers matching" and use only original parts. That is a very expensive undertaking, and not very rewarding IMHO.

Rev

Elvis · 01-20-2006, 07:56 PM

Ditto the previous posts. Make it the way you want it and you can't go wrong. Frankly, I always thought that Emberglo was a great colour. I saw a couple of cars in that colour at a show in Fort Worth last year and they were awesome! I think that it used to be important to keep the cars as close as possible to the original numbers but, at least from watching the Barrett-Jackson auction, it appears that it is no longer so important. My '67 was originally Wimbledon White but I was not wild about that shade. It is still white but not the original white. The important thing is that I like it the way it is. E.

brennaman · 02-06-2006, 04:16 PM

I have a 66 emberglo, and I love it. In H.S. I had a crappy mustang and one day a guy drove up in a 66 conv., emberglo, w/ partchment int., and I fell in love with it. So 25 years later I bought it. I have found that people that don't know mustangs don't really care for the color, they think they should all be poppy red. But at shows, esspecially the "older generation" love to see an emberglo becouse you just don't see them very often.

01-17-2006, 09:23 PM	#1
Blinky Bill Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20	66 to emberglo or not? I finally got my 66 coupe that I have wanted since I was six. It comes from San Francisco is was originally emberglo. It is very sound with no rust and has P/S. It is now painted a very chalky burgundy. In a few months I plan to totally strip and restore. My early thoughts were to make as close to concourse as possible but now I am thinking about different colors so one of my questions is how closely do the judges consider paint changes. My trouble is there is not a lot of 64-66 mustangs around to look at in Brisbane to make up my mind as to what color. Should I just paint it the the color I want and be happy cruizing? I really like twin exhausts eg the GTs and the fog lamps too. Is this frowned upon as not good mods if the car was not a original GT? My budget could never spring to a real GT. I am going to put an original aircon in it and and put in front discs. She has a black on black interior but I will move to a deluxe / parchment. Regards Clinton Brisbane Australia 1939 Plymouth 1942 Willys Jeep 1943 Willys Jeep 1954 Ford Anglia 1955 Standard 10 1960 Mini 850 1966 Mustang

01-18-2006, 12:49 AM	#2
bmxmon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 950	Re: 66 to emberglo or not? You can pretty much do whatever you want. A good place to check out cars is cardomain.com, where you can specify brand/make/year. check out some mustang magazines, theres alot going on out there with modding vintage stangs. (restomods) __________________ Alex

01-20-2006, 05:35 PM	#3
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	Re: 66 to emberglo or not? If you want it "Concours" leave it original color. If not, paint it anything you like. Same with the interior. I changed a 68 from Parchment interior to black, cause the Parchment looks like "dirty white". Only the purist picked it apart, and I really didn't care what they had to say anyway. After all it is "MY CAR". __________________ "Support our Troops" Dave 1968 Cougar 2004 Thunderbird 2007 F150 Harley-Davidson, SuperCrew 1986 LTD 1997 Ranger 1992 Honda Civic

01-20-2006, 07:11 PM	#4
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Re: 66 to emberglo or not? I'm with Gearhead999 all the way on this. Make the car to suit how you want it, and then drive the hell out of it. If you really do want a concourse trailer queen for the car shows then make it "numbers matching" and use only original parts. That is a very expensive undertaking, and not very rewarding IMHO. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe

01-20-2006, 07:56 PM	#5
Elvis Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sherman, Texas Posts: 188	Re: 66 to emberglo or not? Ditto the previous posts. Make it the way you want it and you can't go wrong. Frankly, I always thought that Emberglo was a great colour. I saw a couple of cars in that colour at a show in Fort Worth last year and they were awesome! I think that it used to be important to keep the cars as close as possible to the original numbers but, at least from watching the Barrett-Jackson auction, it appears that it is no longer so important. My '67 was originally Wimbledon White but I was not wild about that shade. It is still white but not the original white. The important thing is that I like it the way it is. E.

02-06-2006, 04:16 PM	#6
brennaman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3	Re: 66 to emberglo or not? I have a 66 emberglo, and I love it. In H.S. I had a crappy mustang and one day a guy drove up in a 66 conv., emberglo, w/ partchment int., and I fell in love with it. So 25 years later I bought it. I have found that people that don't know mustangs don't really care for the color, they think they should all be poppy red. But at shows, esspecially the "older generation" love to see an emberglo becouse you just don't see them very often.