Design or function of GTS paint scheme?

hood and decklid made of steel. all GTS models came with decklid and hood painted metallic black.

The reason for the blackout treatment on race cars is to minimize sun glare . Not sure why they chose to make it gloss metallic on the US GTS. I guess they thought it looked nicer but still gave it that "race car" look?

Ron

given it was for driver glare reduction, was there any reasoning for painting the entire rear lid versus just the surfaces seen by the driver.

In my perpestive, the contrasting full rocker pannel paint scheme "loweres" the car. I don't really see any thing like that from a side view of a blackout rear lid. However, it does make the cabin roof obvious.

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Originally posted by JFB #05177:
given it was for driver glare reduction, was there any reasoning for painting the entire rear lid versus just the surfaces seen by the driver.

In my perpestive, the contrasting full rocker pannel paint scheme "loweres" the car. I don't really see any thing like that from a side view of a blackout rear lid. However, it does make the cabin roof obvious.

How about this then?

http://www.beverlyhillscarclub...-pantera--c-2565.htm

How about this then?
Black to the belt line of the doors, black front and rear panel accents, (which indeed visually "lowers" the car) blacked out hood, and black on just the top of the rear deck.
#4744 was painted this way by the previous owner when I purchased it in 1976 and I have loved it ever since!

I have also liked your paint scheme PanTTera.

It keeps the side view classic lines of the rear quarter and provides the glare reduction function. But will admit that looks like it would take more time and effort to two tone versus painting the entire rear lid.

Now, It might be just the first impression of 30 years ago of seeing a GTS in the showroom that makes the blackout entire rear lid still desirable even though it changes the side profile.

So I am still undecided which scheme I might use if I can ever get back to this project.

Just wonder if anyone ever heard/read comments about the GTS paint scheme from those resonsible back then? Or even more comments from those with an understanding of car design.