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> Color Question Nepal Orange or Creamsicle
Color Nepal Orange or Creamsicle
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Nepal Orange [ 19 ] ** [61.29%]
Creamsicle [ 12 ] ** [38.71%]
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barada
post Apr 29 2011, 09:34 AM
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Ok guys,
I have a 74 914 that has been painted Black. It was originally ivory and I am torn with doing a color I want or go back factory and build a Creamsicle Clone.
I am a big fan of Nepal Orange and understand the extra work needed for a full color change.
So what do you think Semi Original Clone or Nepal Orange.
Attached is the car that will be the test.


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post Apr 29 2011, 09:42 AM
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are you keeping the tan interior?
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post Apr 29 2011, 10:03 AM
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I would recommend restoring the car to original specs. Forget the CS gender change, it will only dilute its quality and value trying to be something its not. But its your car...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Apr 29 2011, 10:54 AM
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Do you have any pictures of a Nepal Orange car? That would help us out.
It does sounds like you're partial to Orange colors, but if you're going two-tone, maybe a new color combo would be cool. Maybe Blue and White or something new and creative.
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post Apr 29 2011, 11:37 AM
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QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Apr 29 2011, 11:42 AM) *

are you keeping the tan interior?

Depends. I just missed a Black interior on Craigslist with the orange inserts.
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post Apr 29 2011, 11:41 AM
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QUOTE(barada @ Apr 29 2011, 01:37 PM) *

QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Apr 29 2011, 11:42 AM) *

are you keeping the tan interior?

Depends. I just missed a Black interior on Craigslist with the orange inserts.

This Is Derek's car here on the forums, His is Nepal Orange.
I know original is best but Plain ole White is not that exciting to me.
I attached a pic of my 911 that I took a little away from original.


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post Apr 29 2011, 12:50 PM
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post Apr 30 2011, 06:42 AM
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QUOTE(barada @ Apr 29 2011, 10:34 AM) *

Ok guys,
I have a 74 914 that has been painted Black. It was originally ivory and I am torn with doing a color I want or go back factory and build a Creamsicle Clone.
I am a big fan of Nepal Orange and understand the extra work needed for a full color change.
So what do you think Semi Original Clone or Nepal Orange.
Attached is the car that will be the test.


I have been to many 914 events but very seldom see a clean white car. I happen to really like white.
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post Apr 30 2011, 09:12 AM
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Phoshop from a previous thread:

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For some reason it makes me happy.
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post Apr 30 2011, 09:20 AM
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Nepal Orange!!!


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post Apr 30 2011, 10:27 AM
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Nepal Orange!
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post Apr 30 2011, 03:17 PM
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Another vote for Nepal Orange. But of course I am biased.

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Nepal Orange!
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post Apr 30 2011, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE(barada @ Apr 29 2011, 10:41 AM) *

QUOTE(barada @ Apr 29 2011, 01:37 PM) *

QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Apr 29 2011, 11:42 AM) *

are you keeping the tan interior?

Depends. I just missed a Black interior on Craigslist with the orange inserts.

This Is Derek's car here on the forums, His is Nepal Orange.
I know original is best but Plain ole White is not that exciting to me.
I attached a pic of my 911 that I took a little away from original.


Nice wheels on the orange one!

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post May 1 2011, 12:21 AM
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Brent/bembry has a nice 73 2L in L80E with the same Beige (tan) interior that McMark recently did rusto & repaint, along with a 2056 & few other things. Here's a pic & McMark has more on his Original Customs website (just click the bannerhead when it comes up).
http://www.originalcustoms.com/

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Mine was & will be L80E/Beige too, but it's nowhere near done. While I prefer metallic blues on 914s tops personally, I've come to like the L80E Light Ivory (white) with the Beige interior. I found that the ultimate value suffers when color changed, and I'd done 2 in the 76/80 (Copper & Anthracite in the avatar), and the dealer &/or OO/PO did 2 before me in 72-75 (Sahara Beige & Gold) - so it's not like I averse to it - but that was then & this is now when they're collectors & gaining ever more value.

You're only talking adding some Phoenix Red (orange) to L80E at the side-stripes, rockers, valances, bumpers & wheels' centers - so why go the extra bit for that - just keep it white per original. No option to vote above, but that's my HO! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post May 1 2011, 08:00 PM
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Here's a close-up of my 1973 914 in Nepal Orange.

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post May 26 2011, 08:47 AM
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Ok thanks guys. I am leaning towards Nepal or Continental Orange.
I did consider going back to White but I think I will wait and do the next one I get to original specs and do this one the way I wished I could have found to begin with.
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post May 26 2011, 09:14 PM
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Unless your going to do some knd of modified GT with flares, I'd leave the creamsickle paint to actual LEs
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post May 26 2011, 11:27 PM
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Unless your going to do some knd of modified GT with flares, I'd leave the creamsickle paint to actual LEs


Says the man who has an actual LE, just to (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) the rest of us.
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post May 27 2011, 12:26 AM
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So I voted creamsicle white just 'cos I really like the ones I've seen in that color. And since my color blindness makes me say the Nepal Orange looks just like Phoenix Red (which I am going for on my GT clone) ...

Then again, I've seen Ellisor's gorgeous cream-PHX style car up close for hours while I did some work on my own at Series9 in Florida. You could always go for that. (not sure if the link will put it up there, but here's trying...)

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...0back&st=40
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