Color choice
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Of the available colors for '81, I really like the bright blue metallic and the charcoal metallic. I'm not very fond of silver for an '81...a pewter color (dark silver metallic) is much more to my liking. Just my .02...
Safety Car
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
Had a Cortez Silver '69 427/390 HP coupe - compliments all day long. Beautiful color.My opinion, I would go silver - Just look at golfradict's gorgeous '81 
, then you will know what I mean. Can't go wrong with silver 
Regards. BK3
, then you will know what I mean. Can't go wrong with silver Regards. BK3
Last edited by bkvette3; Apr 10, 2011 at 11:22 AM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Vero Beach FL
I am sort of in the same boat. My car is a 71 with non matching # so I am painting it the color I want. I love the blues but would rather stay away from black interiors. My interior is pretty much shot so I get to pick that too. Red is my favorite interior which leads me to white, red or silver exterior. I am really leaning towards Cortez Silver at this point.
Best of luck
Best of luck
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2009
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Depends
As far as the color choice ,alot has to do with the interior color , my 81 was originally Silver and had the Silver leather interior ...besides the fact that it needed a paint job anyway and that the silver / silver combo made me think of COORS LIGHT everytime I looked at it ...
went with LeMans Blue with a silver fade ... Just My Opinion !
...went with LeMans Blue with a silver fade ... Just My Opinion !
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Racer
Joined: May 2008
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From: N.Y
silver with some kind of black accents or stripes is really sharp with a red interior. mine is black
I am sort of in the same boat. My car is a 71 with non matching # so I am painting it the color I want. I love the blues but would rather stay away from black interiors. My interior is pretty much shot so I get to pick that too. Red is my favorite interior which leads me to white, red or silver exterior. I am really leaning towards Cortez Silver at this point.
Best of luck
Best of luck
Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 332
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From: Watkins Glen New York
Of the two I'd pick silver, but I prefer the darker charcoal myself.
I think red Corvettes of this style are a bit of a cliche', and God...anything but white!
I love chrome bumper C3s and mid year cars in white, but for some reason don't get it on the later ones.
I'd go for something less common like the silver. Hell, my car is brown/doe skin and I love it and so does everyone who sees it. Go figure.
Anyway, just my opinion.
I think red Corvettes of this style are a bit of a cliche', and God...anything but white!
I love chrome bumper C3s and mid year cars in white, but for some reason don't get it on the later ones.
I'd go for something less common like the silver. Hell, my car is brown/doe skin and I love it and so does everyone who sees it. Go figure.
Anyway, just my opinion.
