Hey Deuce . . .
I think it may even be a bit darker than that.
For me, when I think of Gray I think of a lighter color with RGB hues approaching 190:
Taylored Marketing.
For those who are not familiar with color matching on the computer. It's pretty easy with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel or PowerPoint).
Here's a comparison of the color of the NOS valve cover from ebay and the claimed un-restored '50 from the fast cool cars site:
as you can see the valve cover is a very dark with hues below 70 and a tad bit more blue then red & green. Even the "un-restored" engine is darker then 190/190/190 gray and again with a bit more blue in the mix.
What is interesting is that the
Filling Station sells a darker gray as being correct when compared to the one sold by
ChevsOfTheForties .
The provenance attached to the dark gray paint available from the Filling Station indicates that it comes from fellow Inliner and VCCA member Dick Bertolucci.
Here's a link to all the pics of the '50 at
FastCoolCars .
So to Drew's point - the color is Gray - the shade is a matter of opinion.
regards,
stock49
