To go with original paint color or not, Should a car undergoing restoration be repainted the original color |
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To go with original paint color or not, Should a car undergoing restoration be repainted the original color |
Muddywaters |
Oct 8 2009, 09:31 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 6-October 09 From: Tennessee Member No.: 10,895 Region Association: South East States |
I'm a new 914 owner and a new member to 914 World. I have a question. I am restoring a 1971 914/4 with a paint code of L80e (Light Ivory). When I'm ready to repaint is there any harm in painting the car a different color, or should it be repainted the original color. The car is completly dissassembled, so the trunks, interior, wheel wells and engine compartment will be painted. Does anyone have an thought. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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993inNC |
Oct 10 2009, 07:45 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 14-August 09 From: at the beach Member No.: 10,676 Region Association: South East States |
Well I agree, i wouldn't touch a true survivor either. I have a candidate for what could be a restoration back to original thereby preserving the model. Considering these cars rot to the ground and many have ended up as race cars, or fertilizer its only a matter of time before they become "rare". The question is when. If they were mass produced in VW bug #'s I may agree with no collectible value (unless it was a first or last unit made situation), but there were only something like 100k of the 914 made in total, to be sure there are a lot less of them still alive.
And these days, you put your money safer were? Real estate? The bank at 2%, gold, stocks............crap shoot no matter where it goes. Lets be a part of bumping up 914 values (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) They are gold, start pushing it ! |
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