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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/20/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    And the winner is....smalleyxb122! Again, lots of great ideas but the bent wrench landau bars put him over the top. Now that Vince the Sham Wow guy may be temporarily out of a gig, I'll see if he can deliver the prize personally. Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions in this very serious matter.
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    04/19/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    Thank you all for your terrific ideas! There are so many great suggestions that I'll probably use a combination for the final product. Regardless, with such valuable prizes at stake, there has to be a winner which will be announced Sunday night. It's not too late for any last minute entries.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/19/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    If the goal is ultimate malaise-tastic-ness then it's got to be that dark golden brown that was apparently born and died with the era as I have never seen it on a non-malaise era car.
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    Image of Schweppes - Now with more school work Schweppes - Now with more school work
    04/19/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    Barney the Dinosaur themed: Purple metallic flake body with metal flake green sprayed over the vinyl. That should be enough to put you in the running for most hideous car on the road.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    04/19/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    "Worthy?"
    This car is worthy to be painted in the ugliest shade of housepaint you can find in the 75% off "OOPS" cans at Home Depot. Make sure you use a brush or roller, no spraying allowed!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    How about a two-tone glitter-and-rhinestone body in gold and silver, with matching gold lamé interior? "Ermine"-trimmed seats, of course.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/19/09

    @Murilee Martin: Never thought of Liberace style appliques. Hmmm...
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/19/09

    @junkman: Maybe you could screw a few candelabras onto the trunk lid.


    I like Murilee's idea of an ermine interior. But I'd go with live ones, even though that's a lot of weasels to wrangle. But it transmogrifies the car into more of a Captain Beefheart theme. I think that might work.


    And twisted wrench landau bars is simply genius. It's up there with connecting rod turn signal mounts!

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    Image of Ramzilla Ramzilla
    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    Right after seeing this horrible car, I threw up in mouth. A lot. That is the ugliest car ever.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/19/09

    @Ramzilla: Glad I could help!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    My two cents? Have it repainted in the same shade of gold metallic. I think it's the perfect color for the car. If two-tone is a must, make the main color an ivory and paint the fender bulges in the gold.


    OT: What are you bringing to the Orphan Show this year, Junkman (other than your berobed self, that is)?

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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/19/09

    @Mike the Dog will work for a Preview Button!: I'm thinking Ghia 450SS for this year's Orphan Car Show. It would be a real contrast to the Powell we brought last year.
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    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    Okay, so the last two aren't exactly what I was thinking, but I wanted to offer some "classy" examples of the light blue with white top. The color on the first one is exactly what I was thinking.
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    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
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    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
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    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    I'm going to have to say Sky Blue is the best color for that car, although it may require reupholstering the seats in white or blue for the maximum effect.
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    04/18/09

    @weatherman:
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    Damnit, just thought of something.


    Make absolutely sure the cover for the spare tire is painted like either a psychedelic dartboard (my favorite 'sport' after WRC) or a red and white archery target.


    Bitchin' Camaro....

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/19/09

    @accept it, the global economy is hosed for a while: Just for future reference (and to be pedantic), red and white targets aren't really used in archery. For standard round paper targets it's either multicolor (Yellow, Red, Blue, Black, White) or white and blue.


    Red and white targets are typically used in thrown projectile competitions (axe, knife, spear, etc).


    /target archer

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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/19/09

    @something_unique_and_descripti...: People already throw foreign objects at it while I drive it...
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    It's an Olds underneath all that awesomeness, right? So, Hurst paintscheme.
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    Image of stoke stoke
    04/18/09

    In reply to What Color Should Junkman Paint His Olsen Eagle For The Concours d'Lemons?
    Statutory Grape.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/18/09

    @stoke, now with RHD mail delivery hotness: With white bumblebee tail-stripes, of course.


    Or, strobe-stripes?

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