http://www.chevyhhr.net/gallery/files/2/9/2/9/greenHHR.jpg


I was playing in Photoshop and came up with this color. I think a green one would be cool!

That would definitely look cool........especially with shamrocks on the lower front fenders.

I agree, in fact I hoped that for 2008 the HHRwould have been offered in a similiar color, just a little deeper with the metallic of Sunburst Orange, very similiar to a mid 1990's Pontiac green, which I believe was unique to Pontiac and not offered by the other GM divisions. -Sam

I agree... Cool color green...

Does anyone have any idea why car manufacturers are afraid to go with more bold colors?

I would just love to see that green or a bright Corvette yellow or how about an actual bright orange or even some factory 2-tones...

Does that have disc brakes on the rear?

Actually, according to my Dad who works in paint at GM, blue and green colors have cyclical demand. Ten years ago, green peaked. Now it's all about blue. Reds, whites, grays, and blacks all have consistent demand. Orange and yellow also have cyclical demand, but they're not "mainstream" colors. Right now orange is hot, which makes sense because it's on the opposite side of the color wheel from blue. When green is hot again, so is yellow. Funny how that all works.

I'm not a big fan of green...but I like that. I know in NASCAR, it is considered somewhat unlucky to drive a green car. Here's a link to a story at snopes.com that explains wome of the reasons for the color green on an automobile being considered unlucky. Seems silly...but I'm sure people believe some of this too.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/cursed/green.asp

I too did a photoshop of an HHR with green in it and think Chevy should try a version of green.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p92/HillsdaleHHR/HHRCustomPainted-1.jpg

I agree, only I am in favor of a more olive shade, not army drab, but not too bright either. I think it would serve well for a military motif too if you were into cosmetic mods. OMG Hillsdale, I would have bought that in a SNAP if it had been on MY lot!!!

http://www.chevyhhr.net/gallery/files/2/9/2/9/greenHHR2.jpg

Here is a two-tone green Photoshop....

You guys are making me GREEN with envy! :nuts:

Two others I did with green in them:
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p92/HillsdaleHHR/turtlehhr2.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p92/HillsdaleHHR/CasperCustomPainted.jpg

I like the first one. It looks like a shade of Kandy Organic Green.

Hills, that bottom HHR looks like it would be working at Cedar Point!! Reminds me of the Saltwater Taffy Box.

Hills, that bottom HHR looks like it would be working at Cedar Point!! Reminds me of the Saltwater Taffy Box.

:lol: Now that you say that, it does :lol:

http://www.chevyhhr.net/gallery/files/2/9/2/9/HHR3.jpg

just some more Photoshop fun....

I'm not a big fan of green...but I like that. I know in NASCAR, it is considered somewhat unlucky to drive a green car.


Worked for Bobby LaBonte a few years back ;)


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Worked for Bobby LaBonte a few years back ;)


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Yes it did...in 2000 when he won the Winston Cup Championship. :thumb:

I'm not a big fan of green...but I like that. I know in NASCAR, it is considered somewhat unlucky to drive a green car. Here's a link to a story at snopes.com that explains wome of the reasons for the color green on an automobile being considered unlucky. Seems silly...but I'm sure people believe some of this too.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/cursed/green.asp

Figures..... Sterling's car is green:roll:

Just some trivia about the color green on vehicles.......

According to the recent edition of AAA magazine...

The top ten most popular vehicle colors in North america for 2006:

Silver...............19%
white...............16%
Gray.................13%
Black................13%
Blue.................11%
Red..................11%
Light Brown.......7%
Green ...............4%
White pearl.......3%
Yellow/gold.......3%

Data supplied by DuPont Automotive

So, HHRcrafty's relative is right on the money.:thumb:

Also, heard today that the Teal is being dropped for 2008 because of low orders (even though dealers had ordered plenty for their inventories). Not sure if that is entirely true, however.;)

Does anyone have any idea why car manufacturers are afraid to go with more bold colors?

Actually, according to my Dad who works in paint at GM, blue and green colors have cyclical demand.

Car colors int/ext and colors for interior decorating go hand in hand. As soon as people start going with "retro" colors for their home, those colors will be seen on the streets a bit more. This would explain the "cycle" of most colors.