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71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR #289890 04/16/09 12:37 AM 04/16/09 12:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 61 Milwaukee .WI G GTX JIM OP member
GTX JIM OP member G Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 61 Milwaukee .WI	Hello, I'm new here and have a question for everyone. I have a rust free #'s matching 71 gtx that is an original gun metal gray, black vinyl top, black interior car that was repainted sassy grass green but is a poor quality job. I'm in the prosess of having it sanded down to bare metal to start fresh and I do intend to sell the car. So the ? is would I be beter off painting it ev2 hemi orange with no vinyl top and front and rear spoilers or back to original? The reason I am asking is I have been told my cars color is rare because no one liked it and it would probably be hard to sell it that color? Any input would help me out alot. Thanks, Jim

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: GTX JIM] #289891 04/16/09 12:46 AM 04/16/09 12:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,275 near Harrisburg, Pa 4 440trk master
440trk master 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,275 near Harrisburg, Pa	Personally, I'd stick with the original Gunmetal. LOTS of EV2 cars at shows...and I actually like the gunmetal better anyway. (and it's different) Are you planning on selling the car? If the car is original,changing color will hurt the value. I guess a better question is... if you're gonna flip the car, why bother restoring it in the first place? Sell it to someone who likes the car, and let them decide.

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: GTX JIM] #289892 04/16/09 12:46 AM 04/16/09 12:46 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,912 Anchorage, Alaska Iceman01 Challenged
Iceman01 Challenged Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,912 Anchorage, Alaska	I would think quite the opposite, particularly in this market. The nicest, most original cars are usually the ones that hold their value. No question it should be put back to original. Until total honesty is on the table, we're not even talking about reality...

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: Iceman01] #289893 04/16/09 03:50 AM 04/16/09 03:50 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,247 Alabama BigMoneyLewis master
BigMoneyLewis master Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,247 Alabama	Restore the car back to it's original color . Painting a collectable car the wrong color, hurts the value in my opinion. Greg Wards Classic Car Radio Repair Specializing in restoration and sales of Mopar A B E body radios We can restore YOUR radio usually in less than 14 days Visit our NEW website.. http://www.wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com gregward@mchsi.com phone 256-852-0955 gregward@mchsi.com phone 256-852-0955

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: GTX JIM] #289894 04/16/09 05:20 AM 04/16/09 05:20 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,446 NJ-USA H HPMike master
HPMike master H Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,446 NJ-USA	Paint the car grey. It's a terrific color. And think of it this way. If you don't paint it orange, you won't have to answer all of the fools that think that every orange Mopar is the General Lee. MB

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: HPMike] #289895 04/16/09 05:42 AM 04/16/09 05:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,703 MO C cdp master
cdp master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,703 MO	My old GTX was gold/amber gold interior. This is what it looks like now. Which do you think draws more attention? I like gunmetal gray, but its not really an eye catcher. Changing the color did NOT hurt the value of this car. It sold for full price last year. http://www.cars-on-line.com/36887.html Not everyone is a purist. 5167660-71ply36887-1.jpg (251 downloads)

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: cdp] #289896 04/16/09 06:22 AM 04/16/09 06:22 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,528 Western Colorado High Desert moparmarks I Live Here
moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,528 Western Colorado High Desert	Gunmetal. Cool color. I have a 71 Sebring Plus that Gunmetal. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: moparmarks] #289897 04/16/09 07:18 AM 04/16/09 07:18 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 139 Kentucky F fc7freak member
fc7freak member F Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 139 Kentucky	Gunmetal Gray looks really nice if it is a quality paint job. No, it is not as good a color as Sassy Grass. I would go with the orginal color unless you hate the Gunmetal Gray. Its tuff to paint a car to a color you do not like. See Ya!

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: fc7freak] #289898 04/16/09 08:34 AM 04/16/09 08:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,172 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,172 Mass	Gunmetal Gray....IMHO is rather "lackluster".........nothing looks more sinister than a Black 71/2 Plymouth B bodie..........The ol "wives tale" a color change will hurt it's resale value,....is just that!, the only way a color change "hurts" resale is when it's truly custom, or off the wall color 5167843-blkgtx.jpg (256 downloads)

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: GTX JIM] #289899 04/16/09 08:48 AM 04/16/09 08:48 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,928 A tad North of Indy B Blown71X super gas
Blown71X super gas B Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,928 A tad North of Indy	Personally I think the Gun metal looks good and is something refreshingly different if done correctly....That said..I`m painting my wifes 71 cuda that was originally Winchester gray with billboards...Moulin Rough (panther pink in dodge speak) because SHE wants it that way, it`s her car and in the big picture, it is just paint. Rick

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: DAYCLONA] #289900 04/16/09 09:19 AM 04/16/09 09:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,586 SE Pa. L LimeliteAero master
LimeliteAero master L Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,586 SE Pa.	Quote: Gunmetal Gray....IMHO is rather "lackluster".........nothing looks more sinister than a Black 71/2 Plymouth B bodie..........The ol "wives tale" a color change will hurt it's resale value,....is just that!, the only way a color change "hurts" resale is when it's truly custom, or off the wall color I disagree, too much of a blanket statement. What do you think would happen to a "real" hemi Cuda convetible if the color was changed? For the average everymans resto a color change will not hurt the value but you definetly cant say it across the board. As far as the original post, I love Gun Metal Grey!

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: DAYCLONA] #289901 04/16/09 09:25 AM 04/16/09 09:25 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 765 Shoreline, Washington 72roadrunnergtx super stock
72roadrunnergtx super stock Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 765 Shoreline, Washington	GA4 Lackluster? I couldn�t disagree more. 1972 Road Runner GTX 440 6bbl 5-speed [img]http://72rrgtx.com/carpics/bucket/DSC06730r-1.jpg[/img]

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: 72roadrunnergtx] #289902 04/16/09 09:31 AM 04/16/09 09:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,644 Nashville, TN M MOPARMIKE69 master
MOPARMIKE69 master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,644 Nashville, TN	Keep it original it will look fantastic. 69 Road Runner vert 69 GTX hard top 70 Road Runner 4 speed 70 Hemi Cuda vert

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: MOPARMIKE69] #289903 04/16/09 09:36 AM 04/16/09 09:36 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,395 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,395 Iowa	You can probablly guess my choise. 5167938-5116147-IMG_1236%5B1%5D%283%29[1].jpg (494 downloads)

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: BigMoneyLewis] #289904 04/16/09 09:50 AM 04/16/09 09:50 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada D DPelletier I Live Here
DPelletier I Live Here D Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada	Quote: Restore the car back to it's original color . Painting a collectable car the wrong color, hurts the value in my opinion. Greg Wards Classic Car Radio Repair Specializing in restoration and sales of Mopar A B E body radios We can restore YOUR radio usually in less than 14 days Visit our NEW website.. http://www.wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com gregward@mchsi.com phone 256-852-0955 1st off, you can never go wrong painting a collectable car the original color, especially if you intend to sell 2ndly gun metal grey is a GREAT color. There are lots of colors that didn't sell well in 1971 that sell well today......metallic grey and silver are good examples of that. Dave 1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 1974 'Cuda 2008 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Ram 3500 Diesel 2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel 2003 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Durango Limited [url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: GTX JIM] #289905 04/16/09 01:12 PM 04/16/09 01:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,209 NYC M MRVCODE top fuel
MRVCODE top fuel M Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,209 NYC	Gun metal gray is an awesome color, & when painted correctly it looks great.

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: MRVCODE] #289906 04/16/09 02:07 PM 04/16/09 02:07 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,143 Port Saint Lucie, FL ChallengerGary top fuel
ChallengerGary top fuel Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,143 Port Saint Lucie, FL	100% agree - go with Gun Metal. It looks great when done right and will make your car stand out in the crowd of Hemi Orange B-Bodies

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: ChallengerGary] #289907 04/16/09 02:20 PM 04/16/09 02:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 224 Kentucky E ewolfe enthusiast
ewolfe enthusiast E Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 224 Kentucky	Gunmetal is the way to go. Do it right and it will not be lackluster.

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: 440trk] #289908 04/16/09 02:23 PM 04/16/09 02:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,828 Houston, Tx hemi68charger master
hemi68charger master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,828 Houston, Tx	Quote: Personally, I'd stick with the original Gunmetal. LOTS of EV2 cars at shows... Troy Houston Mopar Connection Club '69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)

Re: 71 GTX- PAINT ORG. OR A DESIREABLE COLOR [Re: ewolfe] #289909 04/16/09 02:37 PM 04/16/09 02:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,434 A Red State SNK-EYZ I Live Here
SNK-EYZ I Live Here Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,434 A Red State	Quote: Gunmetal is the way to go. Do it right and it will not be lackluster. Even though Gunmetal isn't my absolute first pick of colors, it really does look good when done properly. You know, a really good basecoat/clearcoat paint job. Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol

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