If you had to repaint your 69 numbers matching 427 low mileage Riverside gold Corvet6e. would you keep it gold or choose another color?

 

It's your car. Do as you like.
A color change is always a much bigger job. But myself, not certain I'd want the gold color car.

 

I recently repainted my 1970 original Bridgehampton blue convertible to Mulsanne blue... yes a color change is certainly a bit more work but that would depend on weather you were going to repaint the jambs even if staying with the original color and replacing all weatherstrip etc.
my car is a matching numbers L46 low owner car but I wanted it the way I wanted it including color and typically dont take future value into consideration.... having said that if I had a matching numbers low mile 427 car I would likely leave it the original color with a quality repaint and good materials.
I personally like the Riverside gold on a 69 and a fresh paint job always looks great regardless of color... if its done correctly.
Good luck in your decision and regardless what you do most important do it right.

Out of curiosity what is the alternative color?

 

This is a good look to me:

 

I was thinking Black

 

I’ve always loved how the chrome and stainless popped against a glossy, deep black. Same on gen 1 Camaro’s, Mustangs, etc.

 

Black will reveal every irregularity in the fiberglass. Black cars look great when spotlessly clean, but quickly lose that appearance as every particle of dirt, dust, bug splat, etc shows up faster. Microscopic swirl marks also show up more on darker colored cars. They take a lot more effort to keep up appearances.

 

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.

 

At the end of the day. It's your car. You should have it the way you like it.
If there is a next guy. He can paint it gold again if he wants to. And it's only original once no matter what! So if you paint it at all, it's no longer original paint. No matter the color.

 

THIS!

A couple of years back, I bought a low.mileage, black ZL1 convertible at what was a good deal at the time. This was after I sold my black 4th gen SS conv, and said never again.

My C3 is Fathom Green, amd C8 is Torch Red. Even with how dark Fathom Green is, it shows any marks or dust so much less.

Like others have said - you do you...

 

Same quandry for me and still unresolved with my 69 L68 Cortez Silver. Yes I agree with above; do what makes you happy. Few thoughts companion with this comment though
1 are you going to keep it or plan to sell it soon. If you are selling soon, consider what the market wants. Rule of thumb for me is 1/3 of buyers either do not know trim # or do not care. Another 1/3 understand color change but like the new color. Another 1/3 would not want it at any price unless it was equal to fair price minus 15k for a repaint to the correct trim# color.
2. If a high dollar Corvette L89 L71 or LT-1 or tri power with all matching #, then I think that market is more likely to be interested in original trim # paint color. Again are you selling soon? This could change over the years and may not be correct 20yrs from now. Who knows?
3. I have heard that black is the only color that will increase value over original trim # color. Except trim# color 400 maybe ha ha.
4 if you plan on keeping it for the foreseeable future by all means paint it a color you like. Some Corvette owners have a Corvette that is all super original but really do not like their trim# color. It might be a color that they can live with... but odds are good they will sell it one day if they can find one with the trim# color they really wanted in the first place.

So no really right answer. Depends on who you ask. In the end though for me; do what makes you happy.
Hope this helps and my 2 cents and another couple of dollars buys you a McDonalds coffee maybe still!

 

Keep it Riverside Gold. You will sale it one day and get dinged because of a color change.

 

If it were mine, I would keep it Riverside Gold.

 

Hello,
Why does your car "HAVE" to be painted?
For some people a "color change" reduces the value of a car by the cost of repainting it.
Painting cars well has become very costly!!!
Regards......

 

It needs paint because a previous owner decided that they wanted it red and what ever paint shop did it, did a very poor job including painting all the weather strips as well.

 

Since it's already had a repaint to a different color, maybe that changes the equation a little. What color is the interior? Maybe there is a certain color that works better than gold with it.

Also, you didn't mention any other colors you are considering. Is there a certain color Corvette you always wanted? Now's your chance to do it.

For long-term resale, as mentioned many times, go for the gold!

Edit: I just noticed the post about black was yours...

 

Thank you everyone for all the replies and suggestions. This really helped out. I have to ask myself , if I walked into a car dealership in 1969 to buy a Corvette, would I pick a gold one. And the answer is no. As one member pointed out that the car has already had a repaint and that alone takes away from the originality. And so change of color it is. Thanks again to everyone and Happy New Year. This site Rocks!!!!!!

 

I bought my 69 20 years ago and its Red but originally Riverside gold if i ever get it painted ill go back to Riverside gold im really liking it more and more as i get older lol

 

I saved that picture myself and was going to post here until I scanned the thread. That car is an L88 sold on BaT three years ago for $631K. I don't know if it is just the lighting or the quality of the paint job but there's a soft glow about the color as shown here. If the rest of the pictures don't turn you on to gold, well. .... not for me to say anything more

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-corvette-2-2/

 

You don't have to paint it.

You could also sell it, and BUY a car that is the color you want.