You can change the paint any time and enjoy it in the mean time. Larry.
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From: snyler [mailto:marc@animalfirm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:38 AM
To: Taylor McCarney; roadster List
Subject: Re: Original vs. custom
Taylor McCarney wrote
>May i start out by saying Happy New Year - now that i
>did that i need some opionions. On new years i was
>talken to some guy who did a complete frame
>restoration a 1963 corvette. He told me to keep
>everything original or it would dramatical drop the
>price he said by 40,000 dollars but that was a
>corvette. He said even a minor change in the paint
>would stop buyers from paying the "big money". is
>this true about datsuns to. I was hoping to paint my
>car a different color than Spanish Red but if what he
>says applies should i not? I know in the end its up to
>me what color to paint the car or flare or not to
>flare. But say in 15 years i sell my car how much do
>you think that would drop the price? thanks for the
>imput taylor
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Taylor,
Follow your heart. If you want an investment, sell the roadster and
put the money in a mutual fund. If you want to enjoy roadstering, do it
in your own individual style!
my $.02
-marc T.
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Marc Tyler
Designer,
Animal Firm
830-324-6578
www.animalfirm.com
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