72and86

Do you color rarer combinations of exterior and interior add to a cars value? I'm looking at a 1969 that is mostly original except it was painted Lemans Blue in the 70s over original Cortez Silver. Blue is tired. Interior is correct Bright Blue. Seller is telling me that painting it back to original Silver will greatly increase the value cause Silver/Bright Blue Corvettes are exceptionally rare. I don't remember color combinations adding any value to a car no matter how rare. Thoughts?

derekderek

generally rare combos are interesting but they are usually rare cuz nobody wanted their car that color in the first place. silver-blue? desirable combo. rare? probably not so much. will correct color increase value? in this case i would think so. would it increase value as much as paint job costs? probably not. is the car marked down enough to justify investing in paint? that you need to decide. plus on the subject of paint. body shops main customer is the insurance companies. no matter how much you are paying them, they will back-burner your car in favor of that 2016 accord with a crunched fender. you buy a car needing paint, you have no idea when you will be getting the car.

scura283

Here is a picture of my new Cortez Silver over Bright Blue '69 on day 2. I thought it was a great color combo.
The vin is 194679S701757 just in case anyone knows where it is today.

vettebuyer6369

Rare color combinations often add to the value and quickness in sales. The difference is, some color combos are rare because they are hideous, and thereby do not enhance sales at all. But some of the more striking or interesting combos do help the sale, as long as the colors match the trim tag and the car is essentially as original.

Plus, just matching the trim tag colors in itself will help a car’s value as long as it hasn’t been messed with otherwise.

Try reading the long thread in C1/2 about people faking trim tags to fraudulently enhance value re: color.

KingRat

Absolutely... IF it is an attractive combination. I've seen a red car with a green interior. It is rare, but rare is not necessarily valuable. I would definitely pay up for a black '69 with bright blue interior. I have a blue/blue '69. I know the car you are looking at. I thought about buying that car and painting it back silver because you most likely will not see another one soon. Honestly though, isn't this one of the most beautiful Corvettes?;

KingRat

That car with the wheel/tire combo looks perfect. What horsepower is that 427?

scura283

It was an L68 400 hp, M21 4 speed with a G81 3.70 rear end.
I still have a copy of the original invoice, the shipper copy as well as the order form.

BarryB72

Just going through things I would like to tell the seller....

Tell him you're not buying the car to resell it so you're not interested in what the value could be but just the value as it sits.

If he wants to sell it like it's a silver car then make it a silver car.

Since you're selling it as if it's silver -Here's an estimate of what it will take to make it silver.

If you expect the buyer to pay for a paint job go ahead and strip the entire car of the blue paint and call me.

Take a hike.

jersey68l36

My '68 L36 convertible was originally International blue with red interior, white soft top. In '75, it was repainted red as I was tired of all the remarks of it being a weird color combo. Weird not recommend color combo or not, it's going for a repaint back to the original color.

KingRat

I'd love to see a picture of that.

bashcraft

No.

Greg

I've owned a lot of Corvettes and in my experience, rarer color combos don't generally increase the car's value, with the exception of true, triple black cars. They always seem to be strong. Don't confuse desirable with rare. Example: There were two C3's floating around the greater LA area offered for sale that just couldn't seem to find buyers. One was Steel Cities Gray on Saddle, the other was Maroon on Saddle. You could say the color combos were rarer on both of these cars but when viewed in person they just looked dull. No pop. There was no excitement over either car especially if you saw one of them beside a red, blue or black C3. Sometimes a rare combination is the kiss of death.
I think your car would be better painted in it's original combo. The silver/blue looks very sharp, but the value increase will be quite slim.
Good luck whichever way you go.
Greg

1Sweet66

Day 2!! Boy, those factory wheels and tire didn't stay on very long. Looks great! Would be very retro now days

ed427vette

Rarity alone does not increase value. 3 speed manual in a 1969 corvette was more rare than an L88, but it decreases value.
Desirability alone does not increase value. Breathing air is desirable. But since there is plenty of it, not many will buy it.

But rarity AND desirability raises value such as the factory original 69 triple black cars, or black on red or black with pretty much any interior color. And if you add any of the very desirable engines and it gets better.

supply and demand

B

The rarity of the color combo by itself doesn't add any significant value if any at all. I had a base model 76 Green exterior with blue/green interior. In 25 years i've never seen another one but no one really cared when i went to sell it. It looked pretty good actually but a 76 isn't bringing big value even if it's 1 of 1.

72and86

Yeah I figured it had "novelty" value but little else.

BLUE1972

There are 2 yellow / green cars floating around that didn't sell well due to the color combo.

This weekend I saw a blue / silver car - looked very nice.

Each person has their own taste in color combos.

My friend has a blue / red 63 split window - the combo is not rare … there is a thread in the C2 forum on it

ralphspears

I knew someone that had a 1969 convertible Riverside gold with red interior

The Hot Rod Grille

Rarity does not always equate to desirability. In fact, it's very rare for me to crap my pants, but it certainly isn't desirable!

Priya

That's a real nice looking combination. I'm thinking back, but I don't remember seeing another car of any make that was black with a blue interior.