why would anyone ever color change a 914?, especially a sunflower yellow car |
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why would anyone ever color change a 914?, especially a sunflower yellow car |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jan 15 2020, 11:10 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,817 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
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914Sixer |
Jan 15 2020, 11:20 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,870 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Sometimes you just can't fix stupid?
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jmitro |
Jan 15 2020, 11:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None |
well, I guess he just didn't like the color....
I changed the color of my car from zambezi green to ravenna green but I also painted the trunk, interior, floors, dash, etc. |
Tdskip |
Jan 15 2020, 11:33 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
It was his car, no need to make anyone else happy.
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SirAndy |
Jan 15 2020, 11:49 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,606 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
guy took a perfectly good, never been wrecked nor rusted 74 2.0 and color changed it from sunflower yellow to forrest green. I cannot understand the motivation here I have an original /6 that was Canary Yellow and it will not be yellow again while i own it. Go ahead, hate me ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
brcacti |
Jan 15 2020, 12:06 PM
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1974 914 1.8 Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region |
It's OK to each their own. Yellow is NOT in my top ten colors either. Plus if you're restoring it from bad paint or was given the car in the color you don't like and have lots of money make yourself happy.
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falcor75 |
Jan 15 2020, 12:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia |
Because you dont like the colour it is but the car is otherwise to your taste.
Mine was Light Ivory the most boring of all the 914 colors. So I changed it, but then I took the whole car apart and painted everything. |
rhodyguy |
Jan 15 2020, 12:36 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,060 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
How much is the asking on the green car?
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rjames |
Jan 15 2020, 01:17 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,914 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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914werke |
Jan 15 2020, 01:21 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,004 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Mine was Light Ivory the most boring of all the 914 colors. I disagree (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
DickSteinkamp |
Jan 15 2020, 01:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 27-February 17 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 20,876 Region Association: None |
I did the opposite during the V8 conversion of my MGB. Green to yellow. It probably hurts the value to do a color change (more on a 914 than an MGB), but for some it beats living with a color you don't like.
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IronHillRestorations |
Jan 15 2020, 01:40 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,714 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None |
How about if we establish a high brow panel of experts to determine if the owner of a car has the right to do a color change?
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horizontally-opposed |
Jan 15 2020, 01:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,430 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
To each their own...but I would have color-changed that 914 to Irish Green or a very dark non-metallic blue in a heartbeat—as either would look GREAT with that interior—so long as I could afford to do it the right way (which means no yellow left, anywhere). Which is the only thing that prevented me from color-changing my 914 from Bahia to Irish back in high school.
I respect those who cherish really original cars, and I do too. But my take for the rest is simple: As long as there are some "reference" cars out there, in super original shape, the rest of us can play as we like to. They're just cars...and the ones that need a lot of work aren't reference cars, or original, anyway... |
theer |
Jan 15 2020, 01:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States |
It's OK to each their own. Yellow is NOT in my top ten colors either. Yep - except my car IS yellow... I bought in red, but it left the factory in white. After 50 years, it almost surely needed paint at some point along the way (crashed or not). Not a big deal, really. The whole numbers-matching/original color = value thing continues to elude me. Give me a nice car in decent shape with salvage title at a bargain price and I will happily buy it & drive it. Then sell it at a similar discount later on (or not). |
Coondog |
Jan 15 2020, 01:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California |
Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I changed color.
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porschetub |
Jan 15 2020, 01:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Well at least it appears to be a quality job with a good finish,not so bad if only the interior floors haven't been repainted.
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jan 15 2020, 01:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,817 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jan 15 2020, 01:58 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,817 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
it is very very obvious that you did it correctly, just a lot of work. Looks great. I LOVE my bgts (notice that the lighter white one (paint not good) has been color changed from old english white to american white!
I did the opposite during the V8 conversion of my MGB. Green to yellow. It probably hurts the value to do a color change (more on a 914 than an MGB), but for some it beats living with a color you don't like. |
Steve |
Jan 15 2020, 02:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,569 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
guy took a perfectly good, never been wrecked nor rusted 74 2.0 and color changed it from sunflower yellow to forrest green. I cannot understand the motivation here I have an original /6 that was Canary Yellow and it will not be yellow again while i own it. Go ahead, hate me ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I don't hate yellow, but I also changed my car from silver to Alaska Blue Metallic. So glad I did!! |
brcacti |
Jan 15 2020, 03:23 PM
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1974 914 1.8 Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Mine was Light Ivory the most boring of all the 914 colors. I disagree (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I don't mind the white and/or Ivory color on these cars especially this one with the orange trim, looks nice. I have seen all white 914s and if I were to buy one would put the black porsche letters on the side so it would have some nice trim to it. |
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