RE: IML: Jade Green and Platinum '55 Newport

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

At Mercer Island, Washington during the 1960's there was a fabulous '55 Imperial Newport in Platinum with the Jade Green top. At the time, it was the most beautiful '55 Imperial that I had ever seen. Years later in the '80s, it was still parked under the carport at the same house, and looked very good, but the interior was absolutely FULL (up to the windows) of various pairs of women's patent leather high heal shoes. I wonder what happened to that '55 Imperial.

It is because of this car that I have wanted to find a scale model in these colors.

Paul W.

In an email dated 24/5/2005 1:51:29 pm GMT Daylight time, "Larry Allin" <lallin@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Two-tone was definitely an option on the C-69 models; but the C-70 (8
>pass. sedan or limo) was offered only in monotone.
>
>According to the dealer Color and Upholstery Options book, green on
>white was offered only on the Newport (option code 76). ?It was a Jade
>Green (dark, metallic, real green, NOT a blue-green/turuoise/aqua)
>roof over a Platinum body.
>
>In the sedan, the closest to a green over white would have been
>Shantung Green over Porcelain Green (option code 63). ?Porcelain is a
>very pale green, somewhat similar to the look of vintage jadite
>kitchenware bowls from the 30s-50s. ?Shantung is a metallic green, not
>quite as dark as the Newport's Jade Green, with a bit of blue, but not
>so much I'd call it turquise. ?The interesting thing about these
>greens is, according to my Acme Paint Co. mix chart (think recipe for
>each color), the Jade actually has more blue tint in it than Shantung
>does, but it is offset by the addition of yellow green tint that
>Shantung doesn't have.
>
>Again, according to the dealer book, there were no sedan color options
>that had a white body with a different roof color. ?For the Newport, a
>white (Platinum) body could be had with a Rhapsody Blue, Jade Green or
>Nugget Gold. ?However, the book boldly asserts, on the first page,
>"All specifications subject to change without notice." ? I do believe
>that sometime during the model year some, or all, of the Newport color
>options became available on the Sedan.
>
>The color options book contains color samples, in approx 10x4" sheets;
>the two-tone combinations are shown with the colors adjacent to one
>another so you can see how well (or not) they go together.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 20:08:24 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: IML: 2-tone in 1955?
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I looked for a green on white or turquiose on white
>1955.
>
>Did not find an image on the website. ?Was 2-tone an
>option in 1955, or were the cars mostly solids?
>Anyone got a good photo of a 55 in 2-tone other than
>the gold on white?
>
>I saw some 56's, but understand that this was a
>different animal color-wise.
>
>The guys over at signature models want to know...
>
>Kenyon Wills
>
>
>
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