Okay...here's my 2 cents.
I guess for me it depends on the car. My '61 Harrington is a good example. When
I first began the restoration, I wanted to paint it Seacrest Green instead of
it's original Wedgewood Blue. The car was so complete and original that I
couldn't make myself change the color. I just had to keep it stock. I would feel
the same about any good original car that I was restoring. On the other hand, if
it was a real project car that required a ton of work and new parts...I'd change
the color if I desired. Sure why not. I would, however, keep it a stock Alpine
color.
Someone else made the comment that using a color from a different era dosen't
look right. I would have to agree with that statement and have thought the same
thing to myself before. There's a certain feeling that an Alpine has when it's a
correct factory color. They just look right.
Patrick wrote:
> Of course folks are free to paint their car any color they want and most
> people seem to have some sort of opinion on this topic. What I wonder is
> whether a car that is painted a color that does not attempt to match the
> vehicle ID plate color is actually valued less by the "marketplace", i.e.
> you'd get less money for it if you were to sell it (blasphemy for many of us
> I know)? How about in voting at a show?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
> To: <bmounce@impop.bellatlantic.net>
> Cc: "Alpine Discussion List" <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 10:07 PM
> Subject: Re: color
>
> > Bill,
> > If I was going to change the color, on an Alpine, I would choose one of
> > the colors that was unique to that series. For the series V, I would
> > consider the #127 Turquoise Metallic or #130 Gunmetal metallic.
> > Personally, I would like to paint it with Gunmetal metallic, because I
> > have never seen one in that color.
> > Jan
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Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
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