[Fred Douglass]

Chris,

I agree with the black idea.......

Someone---I forget who----said the original 427s were one of three colors: black, red and white. I have been to Mike McKluskey's in LA and he has a large collection of ORIGINAL 427s. There was one in an absolutely eye-destroying red, but he said that it was not original.

I have JAMO's old Butler and have had it in brilliant red for three years. Since I decided to pump up the volume a tad on the 351C---I had the opportunity to work on some of the body's imperfections at the same time. Since there is another black Butler in my neighborhood (in rural Cape Cod!)----that I felt looked terrific, I decided to go with black and no stripes. My friend has black pipes, black roll-bar and Ron Butler's inserts (which make Centerlines look like Halibrands). The net reult is a very subdued car which is still very much a cobra.

I figure that basic black is the best for me. With chromed pipes, roll bar, etc., it should stand out well enuff and not attract quite so much (ahem) "official attention as the red.

On another thread, I stated I was looking for some BBS-type "snowflake" wheels with gold center-sections. This might be the greatest asset for the entire black-and-chrome assemblage. I already have some rims which look pretty much like what I want (Enkeis). In any case, I should be back on the road with everything done by Spring). I'll post the final product.