[Roadsters] Two FairladyZ, 55 years apart

[Alvin Gogineni]

Reminds me of the 1960's Porsche 912 "Slate Gray":

https://www.rennbow.org/includes/images/colorWiki/gallery/182/182_A6D6343B389C8BECE4AF8ECAAE4BF3F0.jpg



On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 1:05 PM steven boortz via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

> "Think HVAC systems or electrical power boxes."
>
> or a Battleship
>
> On Thursday, February 10, 2022, 12:55:42 PM PST, Gordon Glasgow via
> Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> The ones I've seen appear to be solid grey, no metallic.
>
> There are some metallic silver-grey or charcoal grey colors that I like,
> but so many of these new colors appear to be just industrial paint. Think
> HVAC systems or electrical power boxes. I predict they will age about as
> well as the earth tones of the mid 1980's.
> On 2/10/2022 12:27 PM, Steve Brohard wrote:
>
> Is the new color a metallic silver blue or is it a solid gray?
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 2:14 PM Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Not a fan. I'm seeing quite a few new cars in similar shades of grey. I
> haven't seen one yet that I thought looked good.
> On 2/10/2022 7:48 AM, Alvin Gogineni via Datsun-roadsters wrote:
>
> Trust me Pat, it works really well!
>
> Michael Spreadury is building sn SR20-powered '66 in a similar shade:
> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51868823066_8fd56277f1_b.jpg
> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51786249318_6fa722038d_b.jpg
>
> It changes in varying light....to almost the same color shift as the
> original roadster silver-gray color #666, like Eric' '68
> https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_8987-1536x1152.jpeg
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 7:33 AM Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Looks like a great match for that car. Funny, I don’t think it would work
> on a roadster!
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
>
> Pat Horne
> We support Habitat for Humanity
>
>
> On Feb 10, 2022, at 9:28 AM, Alvin Gogineni via Datsun-roadsters <
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Nissan just released photos of a new paint color for the 2023 Z.
> Photographer Larry Chen shot the new Z at Nissan Design America in San
> Diego, California:
>
> http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2023-Nissan-Z_Boulder-Gray-18.jpg
>
> What's cool is that I took photos of my Datsun Roadster in the same exact
> location back in 2016 when I was running the Touge California Rally:
> https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4374.jpg
>
> :)
>
>
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