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.