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| dbarenboym |
 May 9 2014, 09:18 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 6-April 14 From: Boston Member No.: 17,211 Region Association: North East States  |
Hi Guys. I am getting close to having the car prepped and ready for paint. Starting to make some decisions on the color. The cars Original color is Gemini Blue Metallic L96E. I am trying to figure out if this is a rare color or not. I was going to paint it orange but if this is pretty rare than I might go with the original. Any thoughts? Thank you
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| dbarenboym |
May 9 2014, 09:21 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 6-April 14 From: Boston Member No.: 17,211 Region Association: North East States |
Forgot to mention. My car is a 1973 914/4. By the color chart that color was last done in 1972. in 1973 they did not offer it.
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| Qarl |
May 9 2014, 09:23 AM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(dbarenboym @ May 9 2014, 11:21 AM)  Forgot to mention. My car is a 1973 914/4. By the color chart that color was last done in 1972. in 1973 they did not offer it. Your 1973 car could have been manufactured in late 1972. On the door jamb sticker it will have the manufacture date on the upper right corner. Painting it the original color will always help hold its value more for resale. The color is less common than orange. Gemini blue metallic is a beautiful color on a 914! |
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| DRPHIL914 |
May 9 2014, 09:23 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States 
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i cant tell you how rare that color is but if the car is still original or mostly and the color is fairly rare i would most certainly stay with the original color!!! lost of orange cars out there if you want an orange one, IMHO
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| Mikey914 |
May 9 2014, 10:42 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,668 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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If your gonna spend the cash to repaint it, and you don't hate the stock color, keep it stock. You can't really go wrong.
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| toolguy |
May 9 2014, 10:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,267 Joined: 2-April 11 From: San Diego / El Cajon Member No.: 12,889 Region Association: Southern California
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IMHO, changing a cars original color hurts the value in the long run, unless it is a bare frame paint job. . . meaning completely apart and nothing left of the original color. .
It's easy to find cars with color changes, and you'll usually be able to find evidence of it. . more difficult to find original ones |
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| boxsterfan |
May 9 2014, 12:50 PM
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914's are kewl Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California |
I don't know how rare Gemini Blue Metallic is, but that is a great color on a 914.
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| Big Len |
May 9 2014, 02:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,747 Joined: 16-July 13 From: Edgewood, New Mexico Member No.: 16,126 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(boxsterfan @ May 9 2014, 02:50 PM) I don't know how rare Gemini Blue Metallic is, but that is a great color on a 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| Eric_Shea |
May 9 2014, 02:17 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Gold 914-6 models are the rarest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hide.gif)
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| Cairo94507 |
May 9 2014, 07:32 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,759 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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Eric, you're killing me.......
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| dbarenboym |
May 9 2014, 07:36 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 6-April 14 From: Boston Member No.: 17,211 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ May 9 2014, 04:17 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_bump.gif) Eric. Just got the Calipers. They look awesome. This is Dan from Boston. |
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| boxsterfan |
May 10 2014, 01:59 PM
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914's are kewl Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California |
Is there any production info from the factory on the various colors and how many were made of each?
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| PanelBilly |
May 10 2014, 02:22 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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How original is the rest of the car? If you've lost the engine or the car was totaled from an accident, then do whatever you want to the car. I agree that a bare body repaint is the way to go, but it's so much work.
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| robby750 |
May 10 2014, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 6-April 03 From: Lexington, Ky Member No.: 521 Region Association: South East States |
My car was Ancona Blue metallic but old and faded. It looked bad and I thought about changing it. In the end I went with the original color and glad I did. New paint makes a world of difference. I say stay original.
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