the DPO on my '63 big Healey painted the car a pale yellow that is the paint
code for a '72 Chevy truck (I know because I have the receipt).
Sounds terrible ... but in fact it is a color that sets off the lines of the
car beautifully, and is slightly "warmer" than the "correct" yellow for
these cars. (unfortunately, it was a poor quality respray OVER the previous
white, and he didn't bother with the engine compartment or boot.)
So put me down as voting for creativity over authenticity, too.
Graham
-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Loseke [mailto:shawn@swo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:26 AM
To: Shane Ingate
Cc: gln@worldpath.net; 6 Pack
Subject: Re: Paint Color Change?
I have to say that I am very pleased with this crowd in respect to
this issue. The idea that these cars can still be forms of personal
expression is one of the many reasons I enjoy them.
My own TR6 is not of an original Triumph color. The closest named
color to it is Aquamarine Frost. A color Ford used in 1997. The car was
already this color when I bought it. Having had the color changed by the
original owner. It was a decent job, at least the door jambs were done,
but the engine compartment, trunk and under the carpet were all still
Pimento red. This did not affect my buying decision one bit. After
driving it for ten years. I didn't hesitate to repaint it the same
color. It sort of grew on me. Inside and out following bead blasting to
bare metal.
A local club member has just finished restoring a TR6. He painstakingly
went about making a concourse competition car. He was also completely
appalled by my not returning my car to original color. No matter how
hard I tried, I could not convince him that I had not committed some
cardinal sin and that it was my car to do with what I wanted.
The funny part is that now at club events his wife gives him a hard
time about not painting their car a more exciting color. She points to
my car car and says. "Like that one".
To end, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm happy that this is
a forum of drivers and not buffers. Not that there is anything wrong
with that. :-)
Shawn J. Loseke
1972 TR6
Fort Collins CO
Shane Ingate wrote:
>
> Nick Gemas wrote:
>
> > What I'd like is some input from the crew on the idea of changing from
the
> > original color. Will it reduce the overall value of the car?
>
> The "hot" colors for resale are (in order) reds, blues and yellows.
Yellow
> is "this year's color", as evidenced by all the 2000+ year cars running
> around. I would think that in "normal" times greens would be the most
> likely color in third place for resale.
>
> Having said all of that, my car (which is being sandblasted today!) will
not
> be painted Signal Red, or any red for that matter. I'm not telling what
it
> will be painted (you will all know soon enough), but it is quite uncommon,
> and daring. It will also be "permanent", in that it may not be possible
> (for a reasonable price) to change the color. Intrigued? Yeah!
>
> As David Friedlander says, its your car. The color I have chosen will be
a
> big hit in terms of resale, but I do not intend to sell it. I'm just
going
> to have fun.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Shane Ingate in Maryland
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