Best non-oem exterior color

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Championship White!
To match the other THREE white cars in your stable :D
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There is a Volkswagen color called Ultramaroon, hard to describe, it needs to be seen, different in pics, video and in person. Beige to gold toward maroon.
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I like this Mercedes burnt orange metallic
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Sad face.. So many of the colors I have been thinking of have already been done..
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Okay the picture is of my old '67 Cougar but it is my favorite color for a vehicle.
Eggplant brown done in lacquer
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Keep in mind colors look different on smaller cars. A color that looks great on a lager car may not look so great on a small one. I walked numerous car lots before I chose my Audi Silver.
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How about a nice 70's GM metallic blue. Think Chevelle.

Parked next to a beautiful Sora blue '66 in Mt Shasta.
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Keep the suggestions coming
I am still leaning towards the silver on eddies car
Give me some option on different shades of silver
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Thinking about it, some of my favorite colors on Roadsters have been from premium brand cars. The cars I'm specifically thinking about are:

Karen Desirrello's car is a Lexus metallic red. One of my favorite colors on a roadster.

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Kelly Foydl had the Best of Show car at the 2014 Multi-State Datsun Classic. In talking with her, she said it was a Mercedes metallic silver. She said she was looking for a color that would really make the chrome of the car pop, a theory I've always agreed with. Sorry, I can't find a photo handy.

Sally Rapp won first place in the Low Windshield 1600 category at the 2014 Solvang Datsun Roadster Classic. It was a Metallic Blue from a Maserati Quattraporte. An absolutely gorgeous color. Sorry, I can't find a photo of her car handy (this one stolen from the internet).

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BMW Z4 Urban Green!
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Smokin' 510! That whole car looks beautiful! Love the stance out back.
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Mr Half of Me wrote:
Karen Desirrello's car is a Lexus metallic red. One of my favorite colors on a roadster.

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I really like Red Obsession Tintcoat on the Cadillac ATS.

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Think the roadster would like great in this Scion Color 'murasaki' (Purplish/Blue)

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