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I am looking at a 64 (originally was Silver Blue with dark blue interior). The body is primed and I as the potential buyer could pick the paint color if I purchased it.
I do really like silver blue but I also feel its a touch boring vs something more bright (like calypso green or mossport green). Those are not year correct colors obviously.
If I bought the car I would kind of like making it my own but am torn by keeping things original.
Questions:
1. How much of a faux pas would going out of the 1964 color offerings be for resale value on a numbers matching restored 327?
2. Are there any paint tips (like special coatings or additives) I should ask about to really make a silver blue pop?
Good points - I know I have seen Silver Blue samples that made me drool so I guess a fresh paint job should be way different than some of the duller/aged ones I have seen. I also know anything too flashy gets old quick.
If you are concerned about resale value prior to even buying the car you are in the wrong hobby…..
I get what you are saying, I’m not really concerned about $ or considering resale…just quantifying and understanding norms.
Part of me almost wishes I wouldn’t have come up on the car where it’s in this phase but here I am (it should be this color but you could pick any color you want).
I had a Silver Blue/dark blue '63 vert and loved the color. I ultimately moved on to a Black, black leather and red carpet '63 vert but more for mechanical than cosmetic reasons. If possible, try to see one in person and in the sun. Stunning comes to mind, and yes, modern pain would make it pop compared to the factory applied finish.
The old saying is when painting a correct car the non correct color is deduct the cost of the paint to the value. But I really don't think that holds true now since painting prices are sky high. However the pool of buyers gets slimmer and the ones think they have a barging rights since it's the wrong color. I will say this silver blue is a great color and swill stand out at shows in a sea of red or black cars
There is no other color you could put on the car that would look better than correct 64 Silver Blue in base coat/clear coat.. Just ask your painter to tone the metallic way down as low as he can make it..
There is no other color you could put on the car that would look better than correct 64 Silver Blue in base coat/clear coat.. Just ask your painter to tone the metallic way down as low as he can make it..
Great information – thanks for that bit, does toning down the metallics make it come out more like a “candy shell” look and less sparkle in daylight? I am envisioning how a light blue Easter M&M candy shell looks.
Great information – thanks for that bit, does toning down the metallics make it come out more like a “candy shell” look and less sparkle in daylight? I am envisioning how a light blue Easter M&M candy shell looks.
I'm not sure about that.. What we know is that 1960s OEM lacquer metallic colors had extremely fine metallic flakes, such that from 3 feet and further away they did not appear to be metallic colors.. If you make your paint as much like that as possible, your paint will more closely conform to the NCRS Paint standard, IF that is important to you. Good luck
I love my Silver Blue. In fact I ordered Daytona Blue but went back next day to change the order to Silver Blue after looking at a Silver Blue on the cover of a magazine.
Note that Silver Blue will look different in different sun/shade and color of sky, blue or grey.
See some color blues here. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...int-codes.html
Gary
PS Or go here to learn about some Cadillac FireMist colors. https://www.cadillacforums.com/threa...-colors.69817/
I get what you are saying, I’m not really concerned about $ or considering resale…just quantifying and understanding norms.
Part of me almost wishes I wouldn’t have come up on the car where it’s in this phase but here I am (it should be this color but you could pick any color you want).
I don’t understand this concept… you are buying an asset that could be worth ballpark $65000 (I don’t know what you are paying) for a numbers matching, colors correct car. You are asking appropriate questions about making a decision that could amount to the loss of a paint job cost worth of value on the car… maybe 20… 30,000 dollars.
And somehow having consideration for “resale value” means you shouldn’t be in the hobby?
I think disregarding values and market/resale values and choices that affects 10s of thousands of dollars is terribly foolish and someone who doesn’t consider resale value is the one who shouldn’t be entering such a hobby.
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