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Mick in Saratoga

07-23-2013 @ 9:21 AM

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Does anyone have any info on Ford's use of Cotswold Gray Poly in 1940? I'm doing a frame-off restoration a '40 convertible and I want to re-paint that color.

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07-23-2013 @ 11:15 AM

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If you are restoring your 1940 Ford convertible then you may want to reconsider your choice of color as it was not an authentic choice.
If you are refurbishing your auto, and as such picking a non-authentic color I might advise that you seek out a shade that you like and go with that.
Mike "Kube" Kubarth

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07-23-2013 @ 11:50 AM

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Mick, check TCP Global auto color library, they show a couple of Grays for 1940

Mick in Saratoga

07-23-2013 @ 12:26 PM

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TCP Global and every other source I've looked at lists Cotswold Gray Poly as a 1940 passenger car color, but the only examples I've ever seen of it are on the woody wagon.

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07-23-2013 @ 2:14 PM

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Be careful when relying on TCP Global or any other modern supplier for the correct information and / or the correct shades.
Cotswold gray is NOT a 1940 Ford color. Period. End of story.
The only colors authentic to 1940 Ford passenger cars were: Cloud Mist Gray (appears green), Folkstone Gray (grayish -tan), Yosemite Green, Lyon Blue, Mandarin Maroon, Garnet Maroon (light maroon - spring color only) and black.
If you have seen Cotswold gray on a wagon... it was incorrect.

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Kens 36

07-23-2013 @ 5:55 PM

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Mike is correct - Cotswold Gray Poly was not a Ford color. It was a Spring 1940 Mercury color.

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07-23-2013 @ 6:10 PM

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Cotswold gray poly was a 1940 spring color for Mercury cars only. As Kube said, you would receive a point deduction on the Concourse for an incorrect color, unless you could prove that the car was delivered that way.

Other Mercury only colors are Como Blue Poly, Sahara Tan and Cigarette Cream.

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07-24-2013 @ 9:02 AM

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Here is a picture of Dick Duncan's 40 Merc before it was auctioned off.

It is Cotswold Gray. I thought of painting my Merc this color, but the family consensus (wife) was Como Blue, and I am happy with it.

Tom

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Mick in Saratoga

07-24-2013 @ 8:19 PM

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Thank you all for your input and suggestions. It was very much appreciated. Damn, but it sure looks pretty on Dick Duncan's Merc - Thanks for the pic, Tom

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07-25-2013 @ 7:40 AM

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You are right about Dick Dubcan's Merc. I loved that car from the first time that I saw it. Here is Como Blue on my Merc.

Tom

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