Hi everyone,
i just painted my 69 Hugger orange. The car looks ok, i still need to wet sand and buff out the orange peel but i am looking for ideas on what to do next. Honestly the car kind of looks too plain as it is. I was going to put heritage stripes on it, i already have them. Now i am thinking perhaps a flame job would compliment this best. Any ideas?

 

wheels and tires

lower it

hide the exhaust

you could do some pinstripping or actual stripes in classic black or a metallic silver

 

I wouldn't go too crazy with the flames, maybe ghost flames. I personally like the subtleness of them. I like the choice of color. Is that one of the stock colors of the 1st gens?

 

Black heritage stripes, black headlight buckets, dark tinted windows, lowered a bit, and wheels and tires.

 

black out the headlight pockets grill and windows and put some grids on the back

 

Same as the previous 2 guys responses; black headlight pockets, tint, and newer style tail lights.

 

dont forget about blacking out the grill (z28/iroc style).

 

I'm gonna have to agree with the heritage stripes black buckets, and tinted windows. Maybe if you want the exhaust showing some new tips.

 

I'll be differant and say go with some wide white stripes with black outlines,some TT2's and black out the grill.I think that would look pretty pimp.

 

thats the plan. do it.

 

Orange needs black, period.

 

Lower it,black headlight buckets and 18" wheels !

 

heres a hugger orange (not sure whos car thought), but just from the front and a teasing kind of side view shot, u can tell it's pretty bad a$$ with a nice set of rims and tires, and black stripes....no black buckets on it tho.

 

I also agree btw for black buckets and defiantely lower it alittle bit

 

black headlight buckets, WHITE stripes. black is overdone

 

White stripes...

 

get some black int there

 

put the door trim back on, the car looks too rounded out and plain without it. i'd paint the headlight pockets, change the grill, tint it, THEN see what it looks like before you put stripes on it. im not so sure stripes of any color would look good on an orange car. also upgrade to the grid style tails

dont put flames on it

 

paint the headlight buckets black , do the japanese camaro grill paint job . And some new wheels . And then go from there.

 

Call me partial if you want, but I always liked GLOSS black on cars.

 

Thanks for your advice everyone. I was planning on blacking out the headlights. I am not a fan of lowering the car (not my style). I am looking for some wheels right now, but i have not found anything yet. I already have the black heritage stripes so i will probobly do that. I want to replace the side molding, but they dont make orange. I may have to paint some old side mold, anyone have a set they want to donate? A red set would work best i think. The interior on the car would look so much better black, but my grey interior is in such nice condition. I was thinking perhaps the black/red or black/silver stripe that runs around the top of the ground effects, like on the iroc's would be good. I dont know, i will keep you updated!

 

PS - yes this is the color of the 69 camaro

 

lower it

white stripes of some kind

chrome wheels. SS maybe or some Z06 wheels

 

BLack 17" zr1s with the polished lip. Black heritage stripes. Dark tint and blacked out buckets.

After you decide on wheel and tire fitment then make decision on whether or not it needs lowered.

Either shave the side moldings or color match them, really isnt any other way to go about it.

 

hey man i saw your car in a magazine the other day i think it was popular hot rodding or something.

but ya my opinion, black buckets dark tint grid tails big chrome wheels or even black with a nice chrome lip would look killer and put in a black iroc style grill get some clear sidemarkers some nice emblems. and to me it looks like it needs something on the side like its too plain and orange a black pinstripe or even an iroc-z door sticker would look good on it.

 

Heritage stripes in low glass (or satin) black. Do the stripes first. You may decide the headlight buckets may be too much black. If you're going to do the interior, take a look at a houndstooth pattern in orange/black.