Picture Request: Two-tone paint with Sahara and....?

[mccusername]

I've got an incredibly tan '74 Bavaria that needs a little pep in its step visually.

Step 1-- adding ridiculous gold wheels-- was a success. 

Now I'm converting from big bumpers to small/no bumpers so there are holes to patch up front. Rather than try to match the tan, I'm going to add a splash of color, fake rally-car style.

Does anyone have any pictures of a two-tone 2002/E3/E9 where one of the colors is Sahara? The Internet is silent on the subject.

If not, how about opinions on what colors might look good with Sahara? Starting with the period correct BMW palette but not limited to it.

Thanks,

Michael

[Conserv]

Someone here, Michael, is running a Sahara and Malaga paint scheme...

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

[mccusername]

Thanks, Steve. I've seen @MOJOJOY's Malaga/Nevada which looks great. Would love to see how Malaga and Sahara look together.

 

How about a Malaga/Inka/Colorado 70s sunset stripe--

 

 

[Mike Self]

Malaga below the beltline; Sahara above would look way cool...

 

mike

[MOJOJOY]

@mccusername mine was Bristol/Granada!

 

the one you’re thinking of, it’s probably the Nevada/Malaga one. 
 

Turf, Atlantik will prolly look great on your car! 

[mccusername]

@MOJOJOY Great pics, great cars. Thanks!

 

Like most I think, I've never seen a Turf car in person. I had a green/yellow plaid sample inside the car and it looked great so I am considering some greens.

 

The top/bottom split is obviously the most common for 2002s but all of the paintwork needed is forward of the front wheel wells, mostly below the belt line. So I'm also thinking of a front 'mask' in another color(s)  a la old rally cars.

[irdave]

The gold wheels are awesome.

 

What about satin / flat black?

[Conserv]

9 hours ago, mccusername said:

 

Like most I think, I've never seen a Turf car in person. I had a green/yellow plaid sample inside the car and it looked great so I am considering some greens.

 

 

 

Here’s Turf on a 1964 paint chart. It’s a strong dark color when applied to a full car. For whatever reason, there were lots of ‘67 1600-2’s in this color in southeast Pennsylvania in the late ‘60’s, early ‘70’s — I almost bought a thoroughly clapped out one ca. 1974...

Might be interesting with Sahara.

 

Best,

 

Steve

 

[esty]

i'd opt for a subtle look...from Steve's color chart, derby or florida

 

[jgerock]

Turf, Amazon, Jade or maybe tundra below the belt line.  Love those gold wheels.

Edited September 25, 2020 by jgerock

[uai]

I‘d just paint the roof, not above the Beltline. 
For colour: turf, black or dark chocolate brown - I‘m not a fan of brown but a friend had a 70ies Mercedes 250C in that combo - worked well.

Edited September 25, 2020 by uai

[mccusername]

Thanks for all the replies and input! This started as a lark but then I remembered I'm literally color-blind...

 

 

3 hours ago, irdave said:

What about satin / flat black?

 

Definitely considering this, maybe with a strong accent color under the belt line. My wife and daughter say it looks cheap, which of course it does, because it was cheap back in the day.  Looks cool tho--

 

 

Also thinking about going for the same effect but with a very dark green on top instead of black...

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Conserv said:

It’s a strong dark color when applied to a full car.

 

46 minutes ago, jgerock said:

Turf, Amazon, Jade or maybe tundra below the belt line.

 

Turf does look dark on the sample, but much lighter in pictures of cars I have seen.

 

We've talked about every other green but curious what people think about Agave and sahara together? Maybe Agave has a bit too much blue in it?

 

This is where the color blindness comes in. What IS Sahara? Does it have underlying greens, or more red?

 

Still interesting that no one has pics of a two-tone Sahara car. It's so neutral you figure people would have slapped other colors on it

 

 

28 minutes ago, uai said:

I‘d just paint the roof, not above the Beltline.

 

The Mission Creep is always strong with this group! The circled area is the only place I have to paint, to cover old bumper holes and some rock chips etc

Anything more than that is not out of the question but... extra.

I'm considering doing the hood, trunk, and top of the doors a la Alpina, but even that involves a lot more prep than just the front.

 

 

 

 

 

[iinca]

"Incredibly Sahara"...one of my favorite 02 colors

 

I like the Chocolate Brown idea. Like an early Porsche 911 brown... Same color group would

be make sense

 

Whip up some combos' on the computer...(somebody)

Edited September 25, 2020 by iinca

[uai]

1 hour ago, iinca said:

Like an early Porsche 911 brown

I thought more like Togo brown a 356 color than 911 sepia. Mercedes had a nice very dark and a tad reddish brown too

[mccusername]

Hey perfect! I'll liven up my Sahara with some... brown.

 

Deep red/rust maybe... and I like the oranges