Paint color , will wrong color hurt the value

[K Pascoe]

Sometimes its nice to walk through a car show and see some different color cars. There is always red,blue and black cars everywhere. I was at Charlotte a few years back and I saw a 70 LS6 chevelle that was a pale yellow with a light green interior. Now the color wasn't the thing that intrigued me but the fact that all of the documentation was with the car as well as the original owner sitting next to it! I'll buy an original owner car in a heartbeat... KP

[tom406]

Hey Bkhpah, any chance you could post some pics (or e-mail) of that Dover white 375HP car? I personally am all over White, Silver, or Black cars with red interiors and red highlights. That car sounds stunning, and I'd love to see it.

I shouldn't have made the red suggestion on the Motion car, because I'm not a "resale red" guy. Its just the most striking 2nd gen Motion car I've ever seen was bright red with a White stripe and Black interior and big and little Cragar S/S's. So if I came to own a green one, that's what I'd be tempted to paint it. (And I'll agree the world certainly doesn't need any more red '70 SS Chevelles. There's a red on red '70 SS396 here in town that I like a lot, though.)

Even in color changes you can go off the beaten path and choose a color from that year that isn't seen often. We had a '67 SS396 Camaro, originally gold, that was very nicely redone in Tahoe Turquoise. This is a seldom seen color that really stands out today, and has aged well. I never heard a single negative comment about the color change, even though we were open about it. (They usually asked if it was a factory '67 color. We said it was, just not originally on this particular Camaro.) Don't restore for resale, restore for you. I personally don't go for color change cars, but I won't hold someone to task for restoring a car the way they would have ordered it new, rather than the way it was built.

[68TopStock]

bkhpaw,

Is the aluminum wing you mentioned mounted with 5 bolts on each side? The MN Harrell discussed last fall has 10 holes filled on the rear deck, seemed to have holes cut in the innner panel with a hole saw, appears a professional installation.

After reading this string, I hope I don't face too many jibes for painting my car red, when the original color was one year only royal plum. I thought the history of the car was more important though.

[bkhpah]

There are 4 holes on each side. Ten total if you count the Harrell medallion under the Camaro script on the deck lid. The wing was an American Racing piece. Moon also made a wing like the American unit. I have an original Harrell picture from Valarie Harrell showing the wing on another Harrell Camaro. Although the picture is a black and white, the car appears to be Daytona Yellow. Is the NM Harrell car the Glacier Blue car? Joe's Harrell Camaro was from NM and was sold new at Ed Black Chevrolet. It is LeMans Blue. No wing installed on that one...BKH

[68TopStock]

bkhpah,

Yes the MN Harrell car is Glacier Blue, code 53 53. Looking at the pic I have the bottom side of the trunk has 8 holes as if there were 4 bolts on each side on the mounting pedestals (surrounding a factory cut fifth hole). Can you post a copy of the pic from Val? I think the car may have been sold new at Bill Allen Chev., it was in Arkansas before coming to MN. One body # off the other documented 06A Harrell COPO.

BTW, You probably know this, Ed Black Chevrolet, Albuquerque, NM is a documented Harrell Performence Center Dealer. I have an original ad dated January 30, 1970, it is a 1/2 page ad showing the 69 FunnyCar, advertising "a 454 Cu. in. super safe street machine makes you the quiet-giant in hi-performance cars." Also lists Harry May Chevy of Monroe, Michigan, Bill Jacobs Chevrolet Joliet, Illinois, and Bill Kelly Chevy of Hallendale, Florida, along with most of the other known dealers.

Charlie,

Lets be easy on these new fellows, the above ad also states "Write for information on the Dick Harrell Hi-Performance Chevelle, Chevy II or Camero Today". They had trouble then, others still do today.

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[bkhpah]

I looked at real Harrell paperwork and the word Camero was used many times. Still spelled that way today with over 35 years of practice. The winged COPO Harrell has 8 holes for the wing, no additional holes. The COPO Harrell is a Bill Allen car. Same as Joe's Harrell Chevelle. We have a limited amout of Ed Black memorabilia. It's tough to find being so far away. I will post pictures if Marlin can give me a hand. I will post update pictures of the Harell COPO if we can do that as well. The Harrell cars are finally starting to get the recognition they derserve. Without his help Yenko, Nickey, Gibb, and many others may not have had the success they had..BKH

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

When I was buying my Deuce, I forgot to ask what the color was, even after the third phone conversation. I had no idea what Gobi Beige looked like, nor did I really care. Once I committed to buying the car, sent a deposit and actually saw the color, I thought about painting it Fathom Blue. The seller's opinion was; 'it's your car, paint it any color you like', not surprising - he already had my money!!

It took a few months, but after seeing the Wargo car, the beige grew on me to the point where I really liked it. Only 6 beige cars have been found out of 25 made (the lowest percentage, 24%), why? everybody repainted them something else - thereby losing a lot of the Yenko identity. It's cool having a different colored car, especially a Yenko because people instantly think that it's a clone when they say, "Yenko didn't make them in that color". So, I also think it's best to keep the original color. You don't have to make any excuses, you won't blend into the sea of red and blue at a show, and when you sell - somebody like the members here will certainly buy it.

I personally really like Frost Green RS Z28's, as well as the '67 color Mountain Green?? I need to win the lottery!!
M