The car was twenty years old, the engine exhausted, the turquoise body and white roof faded and chipped. When I was eighteen, I bought a ’53 Chevy, paying $100. Postwar optimism, I always say.īy the early ’60s, people hadn’t exactly sobered up, but the trend shifted, a refreshing naturalism took over. My mind’s eye sees a gold Oldsmobile a color chart for 1962 shows about half of the paint colors ending with “mist.” Sahara Mist. The minty freshness expressed something specific. Pinning down the trend’s origin is a challenge I want to take up. Especially during the 1950s, plenty of American iron wore these colors: Hudson, Nash, all of the Chrysler lines, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Chevrolet. The phenomenon of bathroom-tile cars was not specifically a VW thing. Yes, in 1962 for example–and this car, seen recently, ago could be a ’62 although I’m not certain–Volkswagen Beetles were offered in black, white, and red.īut they were also turquoise green, Pacific blue, Gulf blue, and–ye gods!–Beryl green.
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