car color

I've heard that Porsche Indian Red is an excellent deep red as is the Ferrari red. I'm going with 91-94 Viper Red on mine.

You should check out Mike Dailey's car (www.panteraplace.com). It's sort of a dark wine red and looks awesome. If your chrome is blacked out, you may want to keep with a less dark red so it still stands out. Good luck!

I painted mine Lamborghini Diablo Rosso (the Devil's Red), it is probably a little more orange than you are looking for. I suggest you go to a paint supplier and look through their color chips. I spent about 2 hours looking for mine. Took them outside to look at in the sunlight. You probably can get a good paint shop to spray a couple of panels once you narrow your choices down to 2 or 3 for $50 -$100 dollars which is a small investment in the overall price of a paint job.

here are 2 views of my car it definitely looks more orange depending on the sun. They were taken about the same time of day, one with the sun behind me, on into the sun.

here is the other side

Nice pics, and very good suggestion about the spraying of large panels. It's nearly impossible to see how a small color chip will translate into a full car. At the end of the day, it's hard to make a Pantera look bad with just about any red.

I saw a really nice "red" on a Pantera down here in LA. I chased the guy down, which was not easy. It must have been a fresh paint job, as many of the trim parts were not yet re-installed like bare door frames. Even the front windshield was just laying in place. He said the color is "Guard's Red", a Porsche color I think. Very nice color. He is one of the Nor-Cal guys, I forget his name. Said he was on a car buying trip, and didn't have time to chat or dinner. Nice Chap. Car has 17" clone campy wheels & L bumpers. Anyone know this car?

That was me! Sorry I didn't have more time. Usually I'd chat for "hours", but I thought it would take me a while to catch up to my group with that rig. It is amazing how fast a semi can average...

The car you saw in the trailer I was caravaning with is now nestled in a garage in Nor-Cal.

Yes, Guards Red, and no the paint is over 3 years old, and I wanted a "cheap" paint job, so I don't worry so much about looks.

My website is www.geocities.com/ProvaMo72 for more pictures of my car, and the restoration details. I'm creating a site map / index, so not everything is currently easy to find, so 'tour around'.

BTW: I hope your local chapter TPOC is going to have the swap meet again this year too. I've about made all my summer plans, and it may be too late to squeeze another trip down south.

Glad to chat, next time I'll make more time.
Next time you are up this way, let me know...