To Paint Original Lime Gold or non Orginal Nightmist Blue

[FL SAAC]

Buenos dias or good morning QSS

No need to fret for being linguistically challenged.  We can assist you by recommending you these fine Americans that are also well versed in Spanish.

Adios

Back to the topic at hand green vs blue....blue

Mas Uno !

Buenas tardes Gary,

Su sugerencia es ideal.

Ellos siguen pegandole hal caballo muerto.

Muchas gracias por su opinion

I need some dudes up here who speak American goddamn it!

QSS

[67 GT350]

I had a Escort Wagon that was painted yellow, due to it was a company car, it was factory red. I had a Goldenrod Yellow 55 T-Bird, so I thought the wagon was cool! LOL

[shelbyhertz66]

Like they say on T.V. the car doesn't know what color it was.

[FL SAAC]

+ 1 LMAO

Like they say on T.V. the car doesn't know what color it was.

[2112]

It is ironic that in the big dollar world of vintage Ferrari and Lamborghini, as long as the color was a OEM period correct color, changes are not as frowned upon.

[FL SAAC]

Correct, playing with the big boys in the major leagues there !

We are the minor leagues thinking we are in with them boys....neva, eva!

Areverderci  !

Disclosure only the true 1 of 1s qualify

It is ironic that in the big dollar world of vintage Ferrari and Lamborghini, as long as the color was a OEM period correct color, changes are not as frowned upon.

[shelbymann1970]

Back in the mid 2000s when you could actually contact a bidder or buyer of an item on Ebay I did my own survey on color changed Shelbys. Of course those bidding or buying didn't care about originality. Enough of them sold for me to justify color changing my 68. Bill Collins once said on this forum there are 3 types of buyers.....

I hear you but that was 15 - 20 years ago, and the prices are not the same.  When these cars went 6 figures the ball game changed.

Sold my 68 in 2013 and after Rick Nash got a 130K(143K buyers premium) for a triple gold winning lime gold  68 GT350 FB so, no, the prices have not changed on 68 GT350s since I sold mine in 2013.....Of course my car was NOT a triple gold and the whole drive train was NOT numbers matching and I knew the market of original color cars. Mine brought MORE than others selling at the time in Hgreen when comparing apples to apples(non concours non original drivetrain). In 30 years of color changing Mustangs(first in 79 and last in 2008) not one was ever hurt value wise when I sold it but to be clear there are some cars I would NEVER color change but the OP stated his intentions for his car and to me that means "go ahead and color change it".  And I do do my cars with an "end monetary result" in mind. Gary

[shelbymann1970]

Buenos dias or good morning QSS

No need to fret for being linguistically challenged.  We can assist you by recommending you these fine Americans that are also well versed in Spanish.

Adios

Back to the topic at hand green vs blue....blue

Mas Uno !

Buenas tardes Gary,

Su sugerencia es ideal.

Ellos siguen pegandole hal caballo muerto.

Muchas gracias por su opinion

I need some dudes up here who speak American goddamn it!

QSS

LOL I "knew" what you said thanks to Google. Its cool tool to use. Heck I even use it to confirm "stories". LOL https://www.google.com/search?q=translation&rlz=1C1VFKB_enUS749US749&oq=translation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.2959j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[QuickSilverShelby]

LOL I "knew" what you said thanks to Google. Its cool tool to use. Heck I even use it to confirm "stories". LOL https://www.google.com/search?q=translation&rlz=1C1VFKB_enUS749US749&oq=translation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.2959j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I gotta use Google translate more often.  Seeing how I am Linguistically challenged.

QSS

[QuickSilverShelby]

LOL I "knew" what you said thanks to Google. Its cool tool to use. Heck I even use it to confirm "stories". LOL https://www.google.com/search?q=translation&rlz=1C1VFKB_enUS749US749&oq=translation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.2959j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I gotta use Google translate more often.  Seeing how I am Linguistically challenged.

QSS

Actually I am not linguistically challenged as some would suggest.  The correct inference is that I am not multi lingual OR I am multi lingual challenged. 

Now, as I previously requested, "I need some dudes up here who speak American goddamn it!".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77mTIO2pD-Y

QSS

[QuickSilverShelby]

Paint your car Blue.  Don't go with Slime Green, you'll always regret it.

QSS

[The Going Thing]

Paint your car Blue.  Don't go with Slime Green, you'll always regret it.

QSS

My sentiments exactly.  However, I am trying not to stir the pot too much. The old people get upset if they miss their 1630 dinner hour at Denny's.  They have to pay full price when they're late. 

[FL SAAC]

Dats funeee meng!

LOL I "knew" what you said thanks to Google. Its cool tool to use. Heck I even use it to confirm "stories". LOL https://www.google.com/search?q=translation&rlz=1C1VFKB_enUS749US749&oq=translation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.2959j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I gotta use Google translate more often.  Seeing how I am Linguistically challenged.

QSS

Actually I am not linguistically challenged as some would suggest.  The correct inference is that I am not multi lingual OR I am multi lingual challenged. 

Now, as I previously requested, "I need some dudes up here who speak American goddamn it!".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77mTIO2pD-Y

QSS

[Greg]

Back in the mid 2000s when you could actually contact a bidder or buyer of an item on Ebay I did my own survey on color changed Shelbys. Of course those bidding or buying didn't care about originality. Enough of them sold for me to justify color changing my 68. Bill Collins once said on this forum there are 3 types of buyers.....

I hear you but that was 15 - 20 years ago, and the prices are not the same.  When these cars went 6 figures the ball game changed.

Sold my 68 in 2013 and after Rick Nash got a 130K(143K buyers premium) for a triple gold winning lime gold  68 GT350 FB so, no, the prices have not changed on 68 GT350s since I sold mine in 2013.....Of course my car was NOT a triple gold and the whole drive train was NOT numbers matching and I knew the market of original color cars. Mine brought MORE than others selling at the time in Hgreen when comparing apples to apples(non concours non original drivetrain). In 30 years of color changing Mustangs(first in 79 and last in 2008) not one was ever hurt value wise when I sold it but to be clear there are some cars I would NEVER color change but the OP stated his intentions for his car and to me that means "go ahead and color change it".  And I do do my cars with an "end monetary result" in mind. Gary

This is a great discussion.  I personally believe changing the color is one of the greatest mistakes that a person can make when restoring a car and expecting a monetary gain.  I also believe, it's your car, it's your money do what you want.

Gary, you indicated the Rick Nash car had a triple gold, would it have done this with a color change?  If you have a standard 68 FB with a 302, go for it as the color won't matter to most in that price range.  Change a Shelby and you will be limiting your potential buyers or you will be taking a monetary hit. 

Buyers today are more educated and pickier than ever because the cars have became investments. 

[67 GT350]

Now that I am getting older and I tend to do what I like, meaning, I would rather have something that either looks better, or drives better, I guess after reading this post, I dont mind a little mold under the carpet. (for those that cannot understand the last part of the sentence, I might not mind a color change on a car). Of course it you take a car to bare metal and remove every inch of the original color, (remove the mold) so what?!?!  But that is a lot of $$$ and work. Back to my Escort wagon, it was painted yellow and if you looked close when you opened the doors, you could see the tape job and the red. SO, it you are changing the color, make sure you "change" the color.