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The Paint’s the Thing!
Most of the Classic Cars of this era had
"Flame" painting. Also popular at the time
was something called "Scallops? Which, un-
like flames, tended to follow the lines of the
car's body. This style was more popular circa
1950 through the 1960s automobiles. Popu-
lar too is the two-tone paint, which also ac-
cented the car's lines or highlighted the top or
the fenders. Styles ranged from subtle to
high-contrast colors. Shown here are a few
pages of excellent examples of such paint
jobs. In the American Graffiti town of Modes-
to, CA. A Custom Car Shop owned by Gene
Winfield was the most renowned customizer
of cars around.
