Hi Jason,
>
> Yes, we were aware of that, but beggars can't be choosers, and that car
> was absolutely perfect and beautiful for the "concept" we had in mind
> for this year's cover. Brittany Blue California Specials in that
> condition don't grow on trees, and that car was local and available to
> our Michigan location for photography. We removed the black paint in
> photoshop, but the art people thought it looked better left as it
> originally was when we put the two cover mock-ups side-by-side on the
> screen, so we compromised. We always try to have absolute-correct cars
> on the cover, but we also know that the vast majority of our customers
> take small liberties for personal preference on their own cars, and this
> car reflects that. Thanks for noticing!!