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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 07:22 PM
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I love the Riverside Gold myself, but certainly you should do as you wish.
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You gotta do what makes you happy…probably why we have the car in the first place. That said, I love the look of my riverside gold 69’ convertible and if had to repaint I’d keep it the same color!




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Originally Posted by Greentension
I was thinking Black
DON'T DO IT !!! Riverside Gold is an amazing, cool, & unique color ............ "BLACK" is so boring
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Old Jan 7, 2026 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK
DON'T DO IT !!! Riverside Gold is an amazing, cool, & unique color ............ "BLACK" is so boring

no... you're boring.. don''t make me come up there ....
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no... you're boring.. don''t make me come up there ....
Happy New Year JOE, your ALWAYS welcome to visit !!
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Old Jan 7, 2026 | 03:32 PM
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Happy New Year JOE, your ALWAYS welcome to visit !!
you to... to cold now gotta wait for the spring thaw... hope all is well...
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Originally Posted by joec
you to... to cold now gotta wait for the spring thaw... hope all is well...
Wasn't bad today pal, it hit 48. H O T ...............for January !!!
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you to... to cold now gotta wait for the spring thaw... hope all is well...
Wasn't bad today pal, it hit 48. H O T ...............for January !!!
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Originally Posted by zxryder72
This is a good look to me:

This photo makes the gold option look very appealing. Is this car showing the factory gold? Some artistry by an experienced painter can make a factory color look much better. I saw an award winning C2 (SEMA?) painted in the original silver that had a stunning appearance, much better than the factory.
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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 68/70Vette
This photo makes the gold option look very appealing. Is this car showing the factory gold? Some artistry by an experienced painter can make a factory color look much better. I saw an award winning C2 (SEMA?) painted in the original silver that had a stunning appearance, much better than the factory.
Studio lighting is helping a lot I think...
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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK
DON'T DO IT !!! Riverside Gold is an amazing, cool, & unique color ............ "BLACK" is so boring
Black or Gold? Why not both?

If I ended up with a Riverside Gold car for whatever reason, it would end up in this livery eventually.



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Originally Posted by Greentension
The gold is not my favorite color but I feel really guilty changing the color of a car where almost every nut and bolt is original.

It depends on what your plan is for the car. If it's one your goinng to keep then change ti to a color you like. If you plan on selling it at some point in the future then I'd keep it stock color. Just my .02
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Black or Gold? Why not both?

If I ended up with a Riverside Gold car for whatever reason, it would end up in this livery eventually.


Because i'm NOT an Astronaut !!!
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