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> why would anyone ever color change a 914?, especially a sunflower yellow car
dr914@autoatlanta.com
post Jan 15 2020, 11:10 AM
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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 hereAttached Image Attached Image
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dr914@autoatlanta.com   why would anyone ever color change a 914?   Jan 15 2020, 11:10 AM
914Sixer   Sometimes you just can't fix stupid?   Jan 15 2020, 11:20 AM
jmitro   well, I guess he just didn't like the color......   Jan 15 2020, 11:31 AM
Tdskip   It was his car, no need to make anyone else happy.   Jan 15 2020, 11:33 AM
rjames   It was his car, no need to make anyone else happy...   Jan 15 2020, 01:17 PM
SirAndy   guy took a perfectly good, never been wrecked nor ...   Jan 15 2020, 11:49 AM
Steve   guy took a perfectly good, never been wrecked nor...   Jan 15 2020, 02:00 PM
brcacti   It's OK to each their own. Yellow is NOT in my...   Jan 15 2020, 12:06 PM
theer   It's OK to each their own. Yellow is NOT in m...   Jan 15 2020, 01:47 PM
falcor75   Because you dont like the colour it is but the car...   Jan 15 2020, 12:08 PM
rhodyguy   How much is the asking on the green car?   Jan 15 2020, 12:36 PM
914werke   Mine was Light Ivory the most boring of all the 9...   Jan 15 2020, 01:21 PM
brcacti   [quote name='falcor75' post='2777660' date='Jan 1...   Jan 15 2020, 03:23 PM
DickSteinkamp   I did the opposite during the V8 conversion of my ...   Jan 15 2020, 01:32 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   it is very very obvious that you did it correctly,...   Jan 15 2020, 01:58 PM
Tdskip   I did the opposite during the V8 conversion of my...   Jan 15 2020, 04:35 PM
IronHillRestorations   How about if we establish a high brow panel of exp...   Jan 15 2020, 01:40 PM
horizontally-opposed   To each their own...but I would have color-changed...   Jan 15 2020, 01:43 PM
Coondog   Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I change...   Jan 15 2020, 01:47 PM
bbrock   Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I chang...   Jan 15 2020, 03:42 PM
sb914   Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I chang...   Jan 15 2020, 05:23 PM
Coondog   Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I chang...   Jan 15 2020, 09:30 PM
RickS   Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I chang...   Jan 17 2020, 12:15 AM
porschetub   Well at least it appears to be a quality job with ...   Jan 15 2020, 01:49 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   my point is that one can NEVER get a good job with...   Jan 15 2020, 01:56 PM
jmitro   are you the guy in the shorty shorts? :D :e...   Jan 17 2020, 06:52 AM
Cairo94507   I believe owners should be able to do whatever the...   Jan 15 2020, 03:31 PM
brcacti   I believe owners should be able to do whatever th...   Jan 15 2020, 06:48 PM
sixnotfour   72 orig. Tangerine,,every Once in a while I think ...   Jan 15 2020, 03:38 PM
Rusty   Gotta say, that forest green is very striking. I ...   Jan 15 2020, 05:09 PM
johnlush   I wanted to change the color when I had my '71...   Jan 15 2020, 05:45 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   the factory color changed this one from white to s...   Jan 15 2020, 05:54 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   this car was color changed from ancona blue, guess...   Jan 15 2020, 05:58 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   the factory color changed this many times!   Jan 15 2020, 06:00 PM
BeatNavy   My car was originally Irish Green. Some PO, some ...   Jan 15 2020, 07:03 PM
Mark Henry   My 914 is originally white, the PO painted it oran...   Jan 15 2020, 08:34 PM
Rand   Why do you prefer the red crayon? Because you like...   Jan 15 2020, 08:47 PM
aggiezig   I changed my car from Malaga Red to Mexico Blue. I...   Jan 15 2020, 09:43 PM
pistorman   I would maybe change it to a same year model facto...   Jan 15 2020, 10:02 PM
johnorm   Wow another color saga (good not bad thing). Inter...   Jan 15 2020, 10:35 PM
PlaysWithCars   Because Silver 914s are ugly that’s why I chang...   Jan 15 2020, 11:09 PM
porschetub   Appears the good DR has gone quiet due to amount o...   Jan 15 2020, 11:22 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   NO I HAVEN'T!!!! just had too...   Jan 18 2020, 11:19 AM
jagalyn   Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That’s wha...   Jan 17 2020, 02:05 AM
dt4   Each to their own, my car had had a colour change ...   Jan 17 2020, 03:02 AM
justme   My car was originally silver, then red, then black...   Jan 18 2020, 09:50 AM
windforfun   My neighbor shipped his Testarossa back to Ferrari...   Jan 18 2020, 11:29 AM
Chris914n6   My car is original black with a respray in the 80s...   Jan 18 2020, 12:07 PM
luvatenor   My 74' 914 was originally painted L96M- Marat...   Jan 18 2020, 12:26 PM
BPic   Ok so if my car was in great shape and has origina...   Jan 18 2020, 12:47 PM
Cairo94507   Thank you very much Rob (@BeatNavy; Kent Simmons, ...   Jan 18 2020, 03:00 PM
ClayPerrine   I color changed a car from one shade of blue to a...   Jan 18 2020, 04:47 PM
raynekat   My thoughts on color changes. If done right and it...   Jan 18 2020, 06:26 PM
aggiezig   My thoughts on color changes. If done right and i...   Jan 18 2020, 07:54 PM
bkrantz   Painting my project is months away, but voices are...   Jan 19 2020, 09:11 PM
rgalla9146   Color change ? Because I started with a very ...   Jan 20 2020, 07:48 AM


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