The thing that I really like about the GL optioned Galants is the chrome trims around the window openings on the doors,wheel arch moulds, plus the chrome strips up the sides (protector strip). Might I suggest painting your car a darker colour than beige? The darker the colour the more it sets off the chrome work. That's why mine is dark green. The other colours that were on my possibility list were Toyota 'Red Mica' off just about everything Toyota in the early 90's and Dark metallic Blue (don't know the name of that one) also Toyota, same vintage. These colours were common on Landcruisers. I tried really hard to get colours that went with the beige/ brown trim in the car, because I didn't want to change it. The Green/ Red and Blue were my final posibility list colours that I cut it down to, I thought all would have looked just as good.
But then a lot depends on what wheels you go for. I tried to keep mine old looking, I wanted it to look like something that you would see and hear driving down the street in the 70's so it was like being in a time warp. It turns heads everywhere it goes, and on Friday when I left 77galantv6's place, I actually got stopped in the traffic, by another driver, just so he could ask me about my car. Like I always do, I directed him to this site, to look at my build pics.
If you could pic up some deep dish Hotwires or even Kidney mags (I hate them), mine are Cheviot Hustlers, but something from the 70's, it would really set off the car. And the best thing is no-one wants these wheels anymore, because everyone seems to want to go for 15's minimum, so you can get them for bugger all. Just polish the crap out of them and repolish 'em. They look mad.
Just my 2 cents...
Can't wait to see what you do with it...
Dave
