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• Where is Art Anderson when we need him. Perhaps someone else knows...when did American car manufacturers start using metallic paints on production cars?? Thanks. *NM*
  • I know it was available in the later 30's by GM , other than that I don't know . *NM*
    • According to Body Shop Business Magazine's "Behind The Paint: History!" article... *LINK*
      • Excellent article on auto paint history. Thanks for posting the link. *NM*
  • I may be speaking out of line or of the wrong person, but isn't Art Anderson buying time? *NM*
    • No, you are speaking of the right person. Art isn't in jail anymore though. They transfered him to a nursing home suffering due to dementia. *NM*
      • ...due to him suffering from dementia. EDIT here since we can't edit our posts lol *NM*
  • My understanding is that metallic type paints started to become common in the mid 30's,I know that my 1940 Oz assembled Dodge which was Plymouth based was a metallic light brown/gold,the original colour when I bought it in September 1971. *NM*
  • Check out autocolorlibrary.com. Pull up the specific vehicle you have in mind, and see what was available that year *NM*
    • Thanks Mark....found what I wanted. *NM*