British Racing Green Special Edition - Probably Not For US Enjoyment

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

^Looks like he's using at least a 1/2" nap roller, maybe even 3/4". No professional would be using anything but a 1/4" nap roller and the best would be using a foam roller to get a concours level finish.

Good observation!

Oh, he uses a long nap roller in order to get the orange peel effect, so it will better refract the light.




humfrz

[Frau86]

For anyone trying to get their hands on one of these, if you search 2020 Toyota 86 on AutoTrader your results are exclusively Hakones. Right now most hits are on the West cost but they're steadily popping up closer to the East coast every day.

[chaoskaze]

Looks like none of the old geezers are getting this, When I saw the concept & joined here I was only 28 years old..................... Now I'm................one of the old geezers.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

DANG, old man, mind your blood pressure there -

I was told that by Bubba's son, who paints vehicles for a living, although he specializes in John Deere tractors, and he did take an on line course in optics.

Here he is, painting a BMW.

Now who ya gonna believe, Bubba's son or Consumer Reports?





humfrz

Tremclad grey. Rolled on with a low nap roller. Lasted 7 years without chip or rust bleed through!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by chaoskaze

Looks like none of the old geezers are getting this, When I saw the concept & joined here I was only 28 years old..................... Now I'm................one of the old geezers.

Maybe I can convince the Old Geezers Gang to have our annual meet in Vegas next year and you can feel young again.

[Stephen W.]

I've talked about my father's 1934 La Salle convertible coupe before. The paint was a custom blend by Dupont based on a 1936 sales brochure. The car had been painted different colours many times. We thought the pale yellow was the original car colour. It was a lacquer sprayed using a Kellog compressor through a Binks gun in the back yard during the day in the hot sun. Each coat of primer and top coat were hand sanded. There was no clear top coat to my knowledge. That paint lasted nearly 40 years.

This is how the car looked after a full day of cleaning and assembly.
(There's a forties Caddy V8 stuff under that hood)





This is how the looked at the 1964 New York Auto show's
"Cavalcade of the Car" exhibit





This is how the car looked in the early 2000's
At present the car is nearing completion of a full restoration

[Lightened]

Found these online


West Coast NorCal

[TooSlow]

Love the way the seats look. Not too crazy about that metallic green looking color though.

[Clutch Dog]

Originally Posted by TooSlow

Love the way the seats look. Not too crazy about that metallic green looking color though.

see and im the opposite. give me all black seats and give me the green paint with bronze rims

[iLuveKetchup]

Yea the green paint (from the photos) look fantastic!! The interior is a bit much but could be better in person. I'm glad the steering wheel is one color unlike previous special editions.

[detaild]

This dealer in Baltimore has 3 of them.

https://www.jerrystoyota.com/new-veh...Type=our_price

[coolguy1o1]

In depth look of the Hakone edition. Jealous that it has CarPlay.

[monkeybike]

Originally Posted by Lightened

Found these online

I think the two previous limited edition colored interiors are much better than this latest attempt.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by coolguy1o1

In depth look of the Hakone edition. Jealous that it has CarPlay.

yup.
the 2020's get new head units....finally