57 dash paint question

[Joel M.]

57 white car. White upper and lower dash. Would the white upper dash be flattened as with the other available upper dash colors? Also- would like to confirm that the eyebrow should be red. Thank you.

[Wayne P.]

Re: 57 dash paint question

Yes and yes with a red interior.

[paul bowers]

Re: 57 dash paint question

joe
are you saying that the dash where the mirror sets is white, my 57 white car has a (red) upper dash I have had it for 36 yrs. but i feel my red upper dash is correct with the guage area being white(???)
paul

[Joel M.]

Re: 57 dash paint question

I too have owned white 57's all with red upper dashes and white lower dashes, However, this car is unmolested and shows a white upper and lower dash. Guess could have been repainted but really bet against. Shows white/red primer/fiberglass wlth not a hint of previous red to be found. I was of the opinion that some 57's displayed white uppers as I have seen several in the past which I assumed to be correct but maybe not. Joel Miller

[John H.]

Re: 57 dash paint question

The GM Styling color release charts (copies are in the back of your '56-'57 JG) show that the top of the instrument panel ("upper instrument panel") always matches the exterior body color.

[Ken A.]

Re: 57 dash paint question

That's not quite correct. I don't have the manual in front of me, but there are 2 or 3 pages in the back of the JG showing dash/interior/exterior colors. Our 57 also has a white upper dash, so that is why I have been checking. From what I have been able to determine from the book and the judges, the early 57's had a red dash with the red interior, which ours should have, but later ones could have a white upper dash, and beige lower dash with the red interior. If your car shows evidence of a white upper dash, I would use that as my basis and repaint it accordingly.

Ken

[Ken A.]

Re: 57 dash paint question

I forgot to add that our car's exterior is white.

Ken