Paint color , will wrong color hurt the value

[Chevy454]

I've got to say I have a soft spot for the Cortez silver cars. We've had 3 of them (all '69s, Camaro, Chevelle, Nova), and I liked the color on all of them. I really loved our Chevelle, which had a dark blue vinyl top & interior, and was an original, low mileage L-78 car, with F-41. Before we bought it, we were hesitant as it didn't sound like a good color combo on the phone...but once we saw it, WOW!

I also gotta agree with Pete on the white car thing. I have saw both his Hugger and Dover Camaros, and the white car looks downright MEAN! Of course, the ZL-1 in the engine bay probably adds a little to it's overall "tuffness"...

[bbdon]

I really like Cortez silver on a Nova, but I think that color needs a black vinyl roof to set it off.
A short story about color, I was at the Bowtie Bash car show a few years ago, abd I was parked next to Andy Keyser. Andy's modified 66 Nova was painted a bright aqua solid color that he liked to call Smurf butt blue. Best viewed with sunglasses. A photographer from Chevy High Performance magazine showed up and asked me where Andy was, he wanted to shoot pictures for a magazine feature. I said, Hey! What's wrong with my car. It's a 69 SS396 Nova, stock Fathom green. He said that the color would not look good in the magazine, too dark. So Andy's car did appear in CHP magazine, and the next time I got to chose a color for one of my Novas, I picked bright orange.

[bkhpah]

Some cars NEED a color change? A gold Yenko Camaro is one of the most sought after cars there are. We are working on a Dana prepared 396/375 1969 Nova SS. Olympic gold CX turbo on the tree. Looks good to me like that. When I did my Fathom Green Yenko years ago, people at the big Camaro shows would ask, "What color is that, its beautiful" When I would say Fathom Green it never failed to amaze people that this was a nice color done right. I have seen so many trim plates with the colors not right its amazing. If the job is done correctly, all the paints look good. I am not a big fan of changing the colors of cars. I had a Frost Green Z/RS as well. Great combo. I guess I like the less popular colors....BKH

[shor]

I remember seeing a 69 camaro with a paint delete option. The trim tag had - - where the paint code usually is. That would be pretty neat. You could repaint the car any color and it would be correct! Of course there are some purists among us that might argue that it should be left bare, just as it come from the general!! just kidding.
I will look in my books for a picture of the trip tag and attempt to post. Has anyone seen a car with this option delete?
http://images.traderonline.com/img/1.../1574571_6.jpg

[Edited by shor (02-01-2002 at 08:22 PM).]

[shor]

it was actually an online add!
here it is
http://adcache.collectorcartraderonl.../1/1574571.htm

[Belair62]

I never cared much for the idea of color changes or even worse,trim tag changes.There are so few of these cars for sale that any color should be appreciated and bring no less value than another color.You may wait years to find another one for sale.

[Rat_Pack]

Shor, the - - paint code means nothing more than special paint. If it is on an SS then it could mean the stripes were deleted and it was painted a factory available color on that car. Cars never came without paint from the General. This was a misconception many years ago from people who did not understand what it meant. Also this paint code could mean the car was painted with another Dupont color that was already available from any GM car line including Cadillac or Corvette. In my case it would be Carolina Blue (1964 Code H Skyline Blue from Pontiac, Wedgewood Blue from Buick, or Bermuda Blue from Olds) on my 69 SS396 Camaro with white hockey stick stripes and white vinyl top. So you could not really paint it any color you want without doing the proper research..............RatPack.................

[tom406]

My comments on this thread reflect my experience selling vintage cars and musclecars to the general public. My Frost Green comment is borne out by two very nice cars that were of exceptional quality and popular sought-after models, but languished for sale long after lesser cars, (in "better" colors) came and went, often for more money. The Supercars, due to rarity, make this less significant, but on something more common, like a '69 325HP SS396, people can shop until they find something more to their liking.

The people on this board aren't an even cross section of the market. I liken my car tastes to musicians who are into jazz. Most people who are into jazz are people who play and listen to music so much, simple rock and roll quits being interesting to them. So they get into things less and less accessible to the masses. Guys on this board are the same. Bkhpah, after restoring so many Camaros, it only makes sense that you like the rarer, different stuff. How about a '69 RS-Z in Frost Green, stripe delete, early-no spoilers, no cowl induction, no console tach or gauges, but power windows and liquid tire chains. A car like that would thrill me greatly, just so I could drive it to every show and shatter people's assumptions. But to most casual car guys wanting to get a musclecar to take out a couple of times a month, he could never find a reason to buy that car. I could probably never convince him it wasn't a fake of some kind, much less get him to buy it from me.

On a semi-related note, I saw in one of my Vette books that in '63, Daytona blue had RED as one of the GM-recommended interiors. That's so wild, I think I may have to find one. Anybody seen one? But if I buy one, I'll have to find someone as twisted as me to buy it.......

[COPO PETE]

Ther newest car I have ever seen with the -- special paint on the tag was a '74 Z28. Anyone seen one newer than that?
Peter

[Edited by COPO PETE (02-02-2002 at 05:30 AM).]

[bkhpah]

We are currently updating a number of items on a board members very unique Dover White/Red interior 375 radio delete 69' Camaro. The car is equipped with rally's red line tires, red hockey stick. It's a killer combination. Were are finishing a 427 COPO Harrell 69'Camaro. This car is a wild ride with an aluminium rear wing, dash top Sun tach, mag wheels etc. It is a CX turbo on the tree. The color is Fathom Green with 721 light green interior. This one is a very strange combination, but it looks very 60's. I cannot even imagine it any other way. Also did a Island Teal 68' Yenko Camaro. Rarely seen color, but simpley awsome when done. We restored a Rally Green 69' Yenko and that is a way over the top color. All these cars have a very unusual distinction that sets them apart from other cars. I understand what Tom 406 means about color to some people. But if these cars were repainted a more popular red, it would really take away from the spirit of the era. Nothing wrong with a real red car painted red. If you stick with the correct color, I think it pays off in the long run. Marlin's Yenko Deuce is Gobi Beige. It looks sweet in person. This would not be a lot of peoples first choice, but after seeing the car, it could not be any better in any other color...BKH