914/6 - changing the colour from original, Effect on value? Options

[cal914]

We have recently bought a matching numbers 914/6 and it needs some restoration work including a bare metal re-spray. It is (original) Alaska [edit: should have said Adriatic blue] Blue and we are not keen on that colour. Our favourite colour is Signal Orange.

We will be keeping the car once restored and driving it and showing it, for the foreseeable.

We would be interested to hear views on the effect on value in changing the colour.

Thanks Kate/Brian

[Ferg]

I would hazard a guess at about 20%

Many collectors would not even consider it when shopping for a top tier car, they would simply move on to another car. That leaves your buying pool with a majority of dealers and flippers instead of end users. Yes there will be exceptions to this, but generally speaking not a good move IMO.

[rick 918-S]

I would hazard a guess at about 20%

Many collectors would not even consider it when shopping for a top tier car, they would simply move on to another car. That leaves your buying pool with a majority of dealers and flippers instead of end users. Yes there will be exceptions to this, but generally speaking not a good move IMO.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The other thing to consider it the depth of the work that would be required for a correct color change. You are talking stripping the car to the shell, stripping the color from every hard place that would not be required if you left the car the factory color. The cost for a proper color change would be enormous. That and the hit on the value when you think it's time to sell will likely sour your day. Likely your year.

[rgalla9146]

I would hazard a guess at about 20%

Many collectors would not even consider it when shopping for a top tier car, they would simply move on to another car. That leaves your buying pool with a majority of dealers and flippers instead of end users. Yes there will be exceptions to this, but generally speaking not a good move IMO.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The other thing to consider it the depth of the work that would be required for a correct color change. You are talking stripping the car to the shell, stripping the color from every hard place that would not be required if you left the car the factory color. The cost for a proper color change would be enormous. That and the hit on the value when you think it's time to sell will likely sour your day. Likely your year.

I agree.
A proper color change is huge work.
The better it's done, the harder it is to recover from.
Just imagine a prospect saying " I love your car but I'll have to pass...... It has to be disassembled ......again"