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Had an Idea

I've been playing around with some paint scheme ideas for a while and yesterday I came up with this one.  I'm linking since the pic is kind of big.  Tell me what you think. 

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-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0


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Reply #1
I vote green with an "02" on the side, the union flag and "General Grant" :)
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Reply #2
thats weird I was thinking the exact same thing with the 02 and the general grant earlier. Might be cool to do it to an actual charger.

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Reply #3
Guys I couldn't do a General Grant.  Seeing as how I live in NC, that would be blasphemy.  :grinno:
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0


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Reply #4
DO It!!  Someday I would like to restore a real general lee.  That would make an excellent tribute.  That was by far my most favorite show of all time.

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Reply #5
There is a general lee running aroung where I live. Roll cage, welded doors, push bar and all. :ies:

Then there is a small two door hatch back from the early 80s that has 0.1 painted on it.  :screwy:

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Reply #6
it would make me cry

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Reply #7
MDJi281,I'll cry with you.........a lot.
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Reply #9
I guess with some black turbines from a 1988 XR7 that would be kinda cool. Maybe. :)
pro-five-oh

88 Cougar XR-7...5.0HO, T-56, and much more                             
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it would make me cry

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MDJi281,I'll cry with you.........a lot.


Well I wouldn't want to see two grown men cry!  I didn't think about the black turbines, pro-five-oh.  That's actually a similar looking wheel to the one that was on the General Lee.  Ya know if I had the money to do something like that I probably would just for the hell of it.  Then I'd buy another Cougar to drive every day.
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0


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Reply #11
Not a bad idea, but there can only be one General!!  lol :ies:
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Reply #12
Yeah... I like it about as much as I like the idea of a Starsky & Hutch Cougar/T-bird.  Retrofitting paint schemes just doesn't work well when it goes across platforms.

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Reply #13
That's one of the reasons I have such a passion for the turbine wheels... they look classic. I see them as a subtle connection to the muscle car era.

Don't paint it like that, Jim. I think you would get unwanted attention like I did when I had a "dixie horn" on my '86 (yes, I did).
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Reply #14
Mmmm, didja have air shocks too?