Paint Color / Poll / Winner / Completed!

[BGBronco]

[edit 1] Jon/Admin added the Polling feature / Thx!

[edit 2] So, the poll kept running but it was an even tie between Raven Black and Boxwood Green when I chose Raven Black, the Orginal Color. For what it's worth, I was the only vote for Pebble Beige so I did listen to the crowd!

[edit 3] Title

I'm finishing up my prep work and painting next week. The existing color is (was) the Green Bronco in the first picture and I drive it most of the year without a top. Wide range but I'm down to Pebble Beige, Raven Black (Original Color), Boxwood Green, and Britany Blue. I know it's my choice but would love your opinions. Thx!

 

[fluffybunny]

If your body is laser straight, nothing beats black in my opinion but the Boxwood green and Britany blue are classic colors that would also look great. I'm not a fan of the beige. Good luck on your choice!

 

[Broncobowsher]

I'm more willing to sway away from the original colors. My boat is a '61 and came painted fiberglass. On the recent (10 years ago) restoration I used moss green from an '09 Nissan Cube. The Cube had a lot of similar body shape (large nearly flat panels with tight radius corners) and seeing that color in a parking lot it looked good. Modern version of a vintage color.

I would keep the vintage vibe to the color, but look at modern versions of it. Unless doing a true restoration. As long as the rest of the Bronco has modern updates, so should the paint color.

 

[Scoop]

Out of those choices (all good) I would choose Boxwood Green. For the grille - with brite grille trim I'd go Argent. Without grille trim, Wimbledon white.

 

[Rustytruck]

I have a very hard time picking colors for my truck or anyone Elise's. But my favorite color was a light mint green stock looking Bronco I saw at a Bronco round up in California several years ago. the Bronco had Arizona plates. made the Bronco just right. otherwise i like brite fun colors.

 

[TX-ZACH]

I am heading to paint next week and going with a deep gloss black.

 

[Broncobowsher]

I just don't find the body lines of a Bronco to work that good with black.

 

[fluffybunny]

Another thing to consider is future touch-up. A good thing about going with a modern color is touch up pens may be available in one of those colors at the local auto parts store or dealership.

 

[ared77]

I love Brittany Blue...but I get a ton of compliments on the color of my old '66. It's the original color Sahara Beige, so I'll vote for beige as my 2nd choice.

 

[DirtDonk]

I actually do like the tan, but it's probably my least fave color of the bunch. I love the dark green it is now, but Boxwood is literally my favorite Bronco color, so that's what I'm going with for this "poll" discussion.

I also don't think the Broncos always work with black, but here's the rub. Black is one of the rarest colors on Broncos I believe, and yours has the added coolness of being one of the few that came that way originally. So if your body is in really good shape, or is intended to be before the paint goes on, it would be hard for me to argue against going back to black.
A black Bronco with perhaps the hockey stick Special Decor stripe, or better yet the full Ranger stripe package would be uber slick.

Paul

 

[DirtDonk]

I'll vote twice. The more I look at it, the more I like your current green. Don't change it yet!

Paul

 

[77Bronco636]

not to many original Raven Black Broncos around……..if the body is straight you cant go wrong….Black n chrome exterior with parchment interior is just plain classy!!!!

 

[BGBronco]

The body is in good enough shape. Inclined to go either the original Raven Black or Pebble Beige.

 

[Gupster88]

Raven Black!

 

[Gupster88]

And I will say it again. Raven Black!

 

[gnsteam]

All great colors, it really makes it tuff to choose. My choice would be boxwood with a trimmed black grill and black top. If you were to go back to a hard top or BC Bronco soft top.

 

[DirtDonk]

Black, with a black top and silver grille, and a Special Decor stripe of the old green color you have now. Looks to have a lot of black in it already at least in the pic, so if it's just the right shade of dark green it would almost be a ghost stripe.
Flat black hood.

Hmm, red/brown interior with a red special decor stripe maybe.
Too many possibilities!

Paul

 

[BGBronco]

I'll vote twice. The more I look at it, the more I like your current green. Don't change it yet!

Paul

Too late for that vote!

 

[BGBronco]

A different view.

 

[DirtDonk]

Is that actually "tan" or could that be Wimbledon White? Almost light enough to be methinks...
The blue and "light" color actually look the best at that angle. The black is still the coolest and the Boxwood is still my favorite even if it's not as cool as the others in the pics.

paul