OK thanks. I suppose a none matching numbers engine is going to be a negative factor though?What Rob said, really. No codes anywhere on the car for the colour. Leave that matching numbers stuff to the Mustang crowd, of which I was one (and other makes too).
OK thanks. I suppose a none matching numbers engine is going to be a negative factor though?
Good advice. Not flipping just don't want to make any costly mistakesDo to it wot you like best,it’s your car,did you buy it to flip,enjoy it ,soon as you change the tyres it’s not original is it
Thanks for your advice, much appreciated.There's probably a hierarchy of value-influencing factors around colour, depending on the car and colour, as already noted above.
A very original, standard car - stick with original colour or another that is correct for its year. Very few cars fit this description now tbh.
At the bottom - a heavily modified car in a loud, obviously non-original colour. Such cars have a much smaller potential buyer base on taste grounds alone, and reduced desirability equals lower value. Ironic given such cars could've had the Earth spent on them.
In between, a spectrum based on the specifics of the car and colour. Most of which shouldn't have much impact if taste is exercised! My advice would be, whether planning to keep the car long-term or not, choose a colour that is in keeping with the car and suits it, i.e. one from the original range of colours, or something that doesn't scream "modern" or has the potential to be divisive.
My 71 S30 Fairlady Z as per my avatar is Ford Radiant Red; I love it, it suits the car, and obviously the cars were originally available in 905 red, which isn't dissimilar. Nissan Bayside Blue, the R34 Skyline colour, looks great on Zs. Again, the cars came in a metallic blue (115); Bayside just brightens it up a bit. Project Dixie, my 72 RHD-converted 240Z was 904 white from the factory. I am repainting it 907 green. It's most definitely not original - being a conversion that will have a 3.1L and will look like a HS30 Fairlady 240ZL with optional add-ons like overfenders - but I wanted to evoke a specific, period-derived look.
As has been noted above, the whole numbers-matching thing is an import from the pedantic US collector/concours scene. It’s all bollocks IMO unless dealing with the most high end, original cars with six figure-plus price tags.OK thanks. I suppose a none matching numbers engine is going to be a negative factor though?
The 'get go' - that's US b....... too!As has been noted above, the whole numbers-matching thing is an import from the pedantic US collector/concours scene. It’s all bollocks IMO unless dealing with the most high end, original cars with six figure-plus price tags.
With Zs, a matching numbers engine might be a positive on a very original, unmodified car (which as I noted, are vanishingly rare) - but it isn’t a negative in any other case. Very few people care about that crap tbh, especially outside of the US! Zs have been modified and tuned from the get-go - they are at the root of the Japanese modding scene. It’s part of their DNA. They also went through an extended phase of being worth nothing comparatively, so people swapped engines and all sorts to keep them running, increase power, have fun, etc.
Interesting! When does the 4th grey Z arrive, or is 3 the magic number?Pick a colour and stick with it
That no. plate though …
Pick a colour and stick with it
Funnily enough they wouldn't let me buy P155 OFF back in the day.That no. plate though …