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Topic: Need advise on painting '78 C3

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Need advise on painting '78 C3 (1/3)
 2/5/15 1:59pm
Lorac
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Palm Desert, CA - USA

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1978 C3, light beige/mahogany interior

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I just purchased a C3 '78 with light beige/mahogany brown. The exterior is in great condition but I will be considering painting in the near future. I'd love to change the color but I'm concerned that it will be a affect resale value in the future. Please advise.

Question: Painting

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1. Is it important to keep the original paint code when restoring my C3
2. If I restore with a different paint color, will future resale value change?

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Re: Need advise on painting '78 C3 (2/3)
 2/6/15 11:39pm
73shark
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Overland Park, KS - USA

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1973 Orange Metallic Coupe (orig owner), L82, 4 spd (WR), PS, (A/C & PW (I installed from wrecked 73)), leather, AM/FM Stereo, ran with '65 FI unit earlier & will again some day.

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Not sure how to answer a survey that asks a question.  If your car is all original, numbers matching, then changing the color will affect the resale somewhat.  But unless it is a very unique car, probably won't reduce it much.  If you plan to keep it and drive it and enjoy it, I'd say paint it a color you like.

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Re: Need advise on painting '78 C3 (3/3)
 2/7/15 5:23am
johnu
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Scottsdale, AZ - USA

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1981 Corvette Two-Tone Claret color, 4 spd, C7 Vert

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I believe the value of the later C3's is determined more by their overall condition then originality.

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