Non-original colors?

[Zedder]

A buddy and I were talking about the "good ol' days" the other night at a cruise night and how we would paint a car whatever color we wanted and would add options that we thought the car should have to be cool. Every car was "personalized"! Now, we all strive for these cookie cutter restos and God forbid we change the color from that hideous (stick in any factory color that you don't like).

So, I am really thinking about doing this with a '67 Z body that I have been offered for a good price. Anyone else do or consider doing something as sacriligeous???

[427L88]

I say paint it as you would have wanted it to look in the early 70's... There is nothing wrong with this because its your car and your money so do as you please...

[VintageMusclecar]

Here's my $.02 on the matter;

Are you building the car for yourself, or someone else? If you're building it for yourself, I say build it how you want to build it. If you're building it for someone else, or strictly to re-sell, then original is probably better.

Case in point with my Chevelle; granted, it's nowhere near the status of a `67 Z28, but it's still a fairly valuable car. However, since it's no longer a matching #'s car and I have absolutely no intentions of ever selling this one, I'm building it the way I want to, which includes a color change from what's on the trim tag. Common sense dictates that I'm not going to do anything to the car that's irreversible, but it's not going back 100% stock either.

Build the car in whatever manner makes you happy and let others worry about their own cars.

Eric

[Chateau Slate 66]

I agree with Eric 100%. If it is intended to be your car, build it your way. People have been modifying their cars ever since there have been cars. If the car is not an investment piece, I don't see anything wrong with deviating from the trim tag.

Just be prepared to keep the hood shut or deal with rows of people that just can't wait to tell you what is "wrong" with your car.

[Zedder]

Thanks Guys! That is how I feel 100%!

Andy, send me some recent pics of your car...I'd leave yours the original colors though

[427TJ]

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A buddy and I were talking about the "good ol' days" the other night at a cruise night and how we would paint a car whatever color we wanted and would add options that we thought the car should have to be cool. Every car was "personalized"! Now, we all strive for these cookie cutter restos and God forbid we change the color from that hideous (stick in any factory color that you don't like).

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Yes, we molested all the virgins to the point where today we all crave the precious few remaining virgins. Nobody wants the girl who's been man-handled. (How's that for an analogy.) I say do what you want to and tell the trim-tag sleuths to go pester someone else.

[Chateau Slate 66]

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Thanks Guys! That is how I feel 100%!

Andy, send me some recent pics of your car...I'd leave yours the original colors though

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Mark, I will be sending you some updated pics soon. Unfortunately, right now I am in the middle of a concours restoration of a Bobcat/skidsteer trailer. It is not all original, numbers matching drivetrain, but I was able to source some NOS parts to make it whole again. The trim tag calls for semi-gloss black, but I am going with more of a satin black. Thank God for eBay, where else would I have found an original master cylinder for the surge brakes?

If you look closely in the background, you can see the old girl under the grey cover. As soon as the trailer is done, I will roll it out and send you some new pics.

[lzdick]

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If you look closely in the background, you can see the old girl under the grey cover....

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Under the cover...your car or the old girl? LOL

[agtw31]

this was the original color of our cutlass(boring)



im glad the color was changed to this:

[Zedder]

No problem Andy...now get to work on that 1000 point trailer resto! If you have those old pics you sent me the link to, please send a few again...I guess I didn't save them and I'd like to "assess" the old girl again before I go and ruin another "virgin"