Lee, I agree. I always try to do my own cars a little differently so they don't look like anyone else's. That having been said, after sandblasting the silver paint from these parts I could see evidence that they had originally been plated. I couldn't tell the color for sure since the parts had been sandblasted previously. Some parts looked like silver plating and some spots looked gold. So I decided to plate them with gold zinc because the several Ferrari Daytonas I've done of the same time period used gold plating (probably cadmium) on various suspension components including the control arms and I thought it was a nice look and these parts will contrast nicely with the aluminum uprights, orange Koni's, and black engine compartment. Here are some pictures of a Daytona suspension to illustrate what I mean.
Greg
