Roadrunner colour

Post by **MattH** » Tue Aug 04, 09 12:16 pm

Dave999 wrote:penta magenta

for real men only

I do like Curious yellow though

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue Aug 04, 09 12:38 pm

It’s worth knowing what the original colour was.

I hesitated over buying an FE5 Tor Red 1971 Road Runner until I looked at the fender tag… Its original colour was FJ6 Sassy Grass Green. That made the decision easy.

A real Road Runner in a high impact colour will always be worth more than an otherwise identical car in an ordinary or drab colour. A dark green or bronze car is never going to make as much as it would in any of the high impact colours.

A plain Jane 318 ‘68 Charger is not in itself a rare and highly desirable car, - which is great, by all means put a 440 in it and paint it a nicer colour. Having said that, a 68 or 69 car just doesn’t look right in a 1970/71 high impact colour.

Here’s the 71 beeper in its original colour (now belongs to Stuart Keen).

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Aug 04, 09 12:40 pm

Mate and the end of the day its your car,if you want it purple paint it purple hell if you want pink its up to you,

i personally like it peach its different,you do what makes you happy

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Tue Aug 04, 09 1:13 pm

Had a chat with Steve at the Nats. He was leaning towards black, I think. I suggested that might be cool, as you don't see many about in black.

Promptly walked not more than 100 yards and saw three.

I quite like the Sassy Grass.

Being as you posted for opinions though, Mate, Personally, I think it'd be a bit of a shame to loose Peachy.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Aug 04, 09 1:56 pm

strokerblue72 wrote:Mate and the end of the day its your car,if you want it purple paint it purple hell if you want pink its up to you,

i personally like it peach its different,you do what makes you happy

This is the advice you need to be taking Steve. I have said before, opinions are like ass holes - everyone has one. If you can't go back original (I went back to original as Jim mentioned you ought to do) because you don't know the colour, the ONLY other option is what YOU like. The more people you ask the more answers you will get.

RoelB · Post by **RoelB** » Tue Aug 04, 09 1:56 pm

Promptly walked not more than 100 yards and saw three.

O bugger, and mine is going to be black as well!!!

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Tue Aug 04, 09 1:59 pm

charger01 wrote:
RobTwin wrote:I'd go back to the original colour, or put it back to how it was when the Peach bros raced it....

I don't get this stick it back to original quote all the time. If its a crap colour & you fancy something different just do it. The next person who owns it can change it again. All these quotes of its worth more original are Bananarama!. Perhaps I should pull my 440 out & stick the 318 back in, while I am at it I will paint it crappy FY 1 yellow. Be worth a mint then.

Not trying to single you out Rob. Just my opinion

It might be worth more original but in my opinion this hobby would be better if it was less about money and what is worth more...

paint it what colour you want it, its your car

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Aug 04, 09 1:59 pm

Best paint yours peachy then Roel and confuse the hell out of everyone!

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Tue Aug 04, 09 2:58 pm

I did mine black ( I like it and it touches in easy as I'm careless) but I did nearly go with True Blue as I think the metallics really work well with the 71 up body curves.

I'm really surprised anyone asks a message board what colour to paint a car as it's such a personal issue!!!!!!!!!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Aug 04, 09 4:08 pm

Happens every time Richard, I suppose people need reassurance that they are not going to make a bad choice!

I've decided to paint my Barracuda whatever colour comes into my head at the time and be done with it!

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Aug 04, 09 4:11 pm

Richard wrote:...I'm really surprised anyone asks a message board what colour to paint a car as it's such a personal issue!!!!!!!!!

same with wheel choice

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Tue Aug 04, 09 6:20 pm

You could go for a homage to this classic add

perfect if you can not make up your mind

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Tue Aug 04, 09 6:29 pm

I quite like the look of that

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue Aug 04, 09 7:09 pm

Actually, I like it in the peachy colour that it is now. Black and purple are nice, but there are several about in those colours already.

I would definitely find out what the original colour was - it might be something really cool. If not, pick something contemporary from the chart Dave posted. That curvy shape looks great with metallics.

All IMHO of course, since you asked. Don't want to sound like a resto-fascist

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Aug 04, 09 7:59 pm

Maybe I should paint mine that peachy colour

Would it look like a salmon fillet?