Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
BUICK DESIGNERS ARE
STRONG FOR BLENDED
PAINTING ON BODIES

|
| According to Buick designers and
| body engineers, proper colors for vari-
! Gus models are as important to appear
ance as countour. 1t is only by COM
! bining these two factors properly that
! an harmonious effect can be obtained.
In order to enhance the low appear
ance of closed cars, the lower body
| panels should always be of lighter
| color than the top. The top, on the
! other hand, may give the appearance
! of being stuck on if it is not in some
manner blended with the sides of the
| body
/ In the Buick closed cars for 1927
this harmony has been obtained by
! carrying the body color into the win
! dow recesses. Taking a sedan for ex-
ample, the following arrangement of
/ colors from bottom to top is used to
obtain harmony.
The tires and rims are jet black, and
| the wheels are Delaware green Strip
! ing on the spokes is gold. The fend-
| ers, splash aprons, etc, are jet back
| baked enamel The body to the upper
molding is Delaware green. The lower
molding is black, with a gold stripe on
each side. / The top is black, with
Delaware green in the window re-
1 cesses. The upholstery is shade of
| green mohair
! In other closed cars, notably the two
| passenger Deluxe coupes and the
broughahl, the tops are leather OF a
| slightly darker color than the bodies.
| Wheels are dark natural wood finish
with jet black tires and rims. Strip
ing on the body and wheels is in har-
mony.
/ The open cars, which are of the De-
! luxe type, carry striking combinations
/ in two tone Duco. The sport roadster
/ on the 12S inch chassis, for instance,
is courier cream below the molding
and courier brown above. Wheels are
4 dark natural wood, tires and rims are
i JET black, and stripping is red. It's
companion car the five passenger
4 touring, is finished in the same man
1 ner. Upholstering is in brown Spanish
i leather.
4 Other color combinations to be found
on the new Bucks are as follows
4 Washington blue with gold stripping,
wheels and window recesses to match,
i with black tires, rims, top and fend-
ers.
4 Patrol green and patrol cream, with
natural wood wheels, black tires and
rims and black tenders. Stripping in
4 red. This combination is found on the
4 Deluxe open cars and on the 1141s
inch wheelbase.
Colonial blue with creab stripping,
natural wood wheels, window recesses
to match body color. Tires, rims, TOP
and tenders are black.
i Dark Paul Revere green above mold
ing and on top, with light Paul Revere
green on body Stripping burnt orange
Natural wood wheels with black tires
rims and tenders. Wheel trimming to
match body color
All bodies are finished in Duco. Up
holstery in closed cars is mohair, with
broadcloth optional on the Deluxe
closed models. Open cars are uphol-
stored in Spanish leather. Both road
sters have diclkey seats upholstered to
, match the front compartment. The De-
luxe models carry the new Buick ra-
diator cap emblem. Radiator shells
are nickel. Headlamps are either nickel
or carry nickel rims and bands. Open
car windshields are one piece ventilat-
ing, with nickeled arms. Windshields
on closed cars are the Wv one piece
ventilating type. Closed bodies are by
Fisher.