Thursday, January 05, 2023

the model T had about 10 colors to choose from, but the Model A had 67, and one, was L'Anse Green... not many people will have any reason to know why Ford called a color L'Anse green, but it's because Ford had a train and logging mill there

 I only just learned this morning of the info that there were 67 colors, and that one was L'Anse green, for the 1931 Model A, (it is also the same as Spectramaster GS364 OR DS143)

Why is it something significant enough for me to post about?

I happen to have been born there, and graduated from it's high school (Go Hornets! Boo Baraga!)  So, for me it's revelatory that Ford named a color after that yooper town, because I have that hometown connection. 


There happened to be some odd paint names for model As, and I have no idea how they came to be, but, get a load of these!

Menelous Orange (i am not making that up)
Pegex Orange
Runelite Red
Chicle drab
Copra drab
Kewanne green (likely a misspelling of Kewanee) is probably named for Kewanee Ill. or Mo. Miss. Wis. Ind.








For the post on the Ford sawmill (where Celotex later made a factory that operated for most of 1960-2000: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/05/ford-at-keating-spur-in-lanse-and.html

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