75 Stingray Bright Green
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75 Stingray Bright Green
I have a 75 Stingray original colour is Bright green on an unrestored car.Needs painting,my question is how much will I hurt the value of the car if I change the original Green to a factory dark red colour????
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That's a very hard question to answer. On a 1975 car, in today's market, the color on the car is generally not important. However, if the paint is the original factory paint job (not just the same color with a re-paint), and the rest of the car is completely original, changing the color might cause a loss of value of hundreds to a few thousand dollars (in the rare instance of the original color being unusual and having a buyer who really, really wants that unmolested car).
Odds are that a good repaint on a '75 car will increase its value...regardless of the original or the new color.
Odds are that a good repaint on a '75 car will increase its value...regardless of the original or the new color.
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If I had to take a wild guess, I'd think it would take a pretty good hit in value. As everyone says, '75 coupes are less sensitive to value loss due to non originality than some other cars, but my opinion would be that a dark green would be less popular. Understanding that some people like it and I'm not criticizing it, the fact is most people would agree that a dark green paint is not a sale enhancer, like a "resale red" would.
The bright green along with its fans would have the correctness value to go along with it.
Pure opinion. YRMV.
The bright green along with its fans would have the correctness value to go along with it.
Pure opinion. YRMV.
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You either love the color or hate it. Personally I loved the "Bright Green Metallic, code 42" (aka 7up green) color.
I owned this 1975 Vert for 18 years.
Jim
I owned this 1975 Vert for 18 years.
Jim
Last edited by Jim Shea; Dec 26, 2012 at 06:37 AM.
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Jim..
The green in your photo is almost exactly the same color as the '68 Chevelle SS I bought new. But, I suspect that photo is a Polaroid photo which doesn't replicate colors all that well--and your car was the same shade as the OP's. That is a little darker/brighter shade of green.
As far as 'green' cars go [color, that is], that Bright Metallic Green is one of two green shades that I like on a Corvette. I'd be hard-pressed to change it, because it looks good on a C3 and it is a relatively rare color.
The green in your photo is almost exactly the same color as the '68 Chevelle SS I bought new. But, I suspect that photo is a Polaroid photo which doesn't replicate colors all that well--and your car was the same shade as the OP's. That is a little darker/brighter shade of green.
As far as 'green' cars go [color, that is], that Bright Metallic Green is one of two green shades that I like on a Corvette. I'd be hard-pressed to change it, because it looks good on a C3 and it is a relatively rare color.
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My 75 was a repaint(88) - same paint formula, but base/clear- the owner then worked for Dupont.
As you can see. it is arguably nicer than the single stage metallic. But, not "original".
As you can see. it is arguably nicer than the single stage metallic. But, not "original".
