PRCo PCC Colors

[Kenneth Josephson]

John Swindler wrote:

> Question of lighting conditions could not have been said better. Thanks.
> Was thinking about the PRC red "discussion" on way in this morning, and
> debating if I dared "suggest" to Jim H. why not put one of his St.
> Petersburg models in back yard for month to see what sun and rain would do
> to the red paint under natural lighting conditions.  (just kidding, Jim)
> The reason was that I grew up on 64 line, and recalled noting some 1500 and
> 1600 cars in early 1960s with what looked like various rectangular red paint
> patches on front and sides.  Without checking slides, 1611 and 1518 come to
> mind.  Either paint was fading on cars or tint was different - or both.
> Suspect color shade could change rather quickly with "stuff" coming out of
> Pittsburgh's smoke stacks, particularly during rainy weather.  And Craft
> Ave. was downwind from J&L plant.

Let's not forget that some of these cars received partial repaints after
collisions, etc. Even when using the same source for paint, the pigment can and
does vary from batch to batch. Ken J.