'73S color change- valuation question

[neilk]

Hi,

I have an Ivory '73 911S targa that is undergoing restoration after a minor accident. We are now at the point where the painter has to buy the paint. He has been looking at the Ivory paint samples and thinks it has too much tan in it. He brought up a color change to light ivory.

My car had been resprayed by the PO and I don't think they got the ivory 100% correct, so I really have no idea what new Ivory paint will look like straight out of the paint gun. He is going to shoot a test panel in the next couple of days.

My main question is; would painting the car another but more desirable color affect the potential resale value of my car? My car will never be a concours queen, but I don't want to hurt the car's value. I know that I should primarily be concerned with what I think would look best, but.... valuation does play some role in the equation.

Thanks for advice.

[Porsche Rescue]

I believe light ivory to be the only Porsche standard "white" on early cars. I would be very surprised if there were both "ivory" and "light ivory" in '73.
I own a light ivory '66 911 and have owned light ivory 356 and 914. All the same color.
As to value, I think it always reduces the value of a collectible car such as an early S to change from the factory original color.

[Jol Dantzig]

If you are doing a resto to original don't deviate... that's my feeling.

If you're gonna hot rod, go any way you want.

Unless of course you go to tangerine which is hideous, and every tangerine car should be immediately sold as salvage to me.

Jol

[Chuck Miller]

Neil,

Surrrrrrre... there was IVORY in '73 code #132 - part # 4610 (for a Targa)

Yes... IVORY is much darker then LIGHT IVORY (more beige/yellow)

I feel you should do what you what...

Consider this...
To do a 'correct' color change on a '73 is a pretty BIG DEAL...
'73 was the first year that we see the inner wheel wells, trunk, and engine compartment painted body color (and not painted over with black) ... so suspension off, engine out to do it right.

Of course the other way to look at it is...
If indeed you have a matched number '73-S Targa you own one of 948 made total - that's domestic German and world export.. that's it, that's all... and that's a pretty low number car...

Point being Neil, if you're think'n resale in the future... your potential customer base will know EXACTLY how you repainted your car... point being, a substantial part of your potential customer base is reading this thread...


Cheers,



O

[Porsche Rescue]

Ooops. There was an ivory and light ivory and I see, after looking at B. Johnson's book, medium ivory. Learn something most every day.

[cabrachian]

How TIMELY!

I am in a similar situation with my light ivory, color code 131, 73E targa. In my case, somebody did a poor repaint in a General Motors white, a white-white. I plan a redo, but like you, not to concours.

I intend to use the car on the track and drive the %#$* out of it. Frankly, I like the ivory much more than the light ivory, but I'm not crazy about either, particularly given all of the really great colors offered in '73 such as chartreuse, viper green, signal orange and yellow.

I figure that any repaint I will do will be extensive, so why not do it a fun color? Of course, my "E" will never be as desirable as your car, but I wonder if the color change, even if done to the highest standard, will always be a "story" that goes along with the car.

BUT, will an ivory car always be less desirable than a tangerine, or signal yellow car?

[jonnysocko]

If you are doing a resto to original don't deviate... that's my feeling.

If you're gonna hot rod, go any way you want.

Unless of course you go to tangerine which is hideous, and every tangerine car should be immediately sold as salvage to me.

Jol

Hey! I get the tangerine salvage cars! Especially the really really nice ones.

[pgxif]

have thoroughly enjoyed this one ... being an (original) Tangerine owner ... and on a sunny day this car looks like a million dollars !!
Clashes with the red MG in my garage though !

Have to agree with the Sepia Brown comments ... looked at an immaculate one-owner one long and hard a couple of months ago, but knew I couldn't 'love' it in the end ..

[tabs52]

If your doin HIGH $$$$$ orginal resto stick with the ORGINAL colour. If I was buyin a correct car with a changed out colour that was better than the orginal, I'd leave it, and when it came time to repaint put it back to owingal.

The colour thats grown on me since I started on this board years ago is Eggplant aka Purple...but don't try an convince me to like those hideous Cookie Cutter wheels...those just plain a$$ su{k

I think the 911 looks especially good in the Ivory, nice neutral colur that hides the dirt and is unobtrusive to the prying eyes of the Bears as U run on down the road....

Like I said before Porsche musta found some left over WW2 paint in a shed out back and being the cheap huns that they are decided to use it up...and called it Sepia Brown....

[larry47us]

Have to agree with the Sepia Brown comments ... looked at an immaculate one-owner one long and hard a couple of months ago, but knew I couldn't 'love' it in the end ..

Was at a Concours in the Chicago area a couple of weeks ago. A guy from a neighboring town, who is a member of the registry, was showing a Sepia Brown Sporto S (don't remember the year). It was still in nice visual shape.

When I told him that Sepia Brown wasn't my favorite color, he said "yeah, but you should see it at about 7:00 in the evening, it's a knockout!"

Uhhh, OK, but to have a classic car, and have to wait till 7:00 to take it out and run it around the block when the light is just right!!!

larry