Keen01

I am conflicted as to what I should do regarding the color of my 71 911E. It left the factory in Irish green but was painted once in Guards red. I am considering returning the car to its original Irish green as it is not a common color but find myself concerned whether it would impact it negatively in the event I must part with the car. I would appreciate any thoughts the esteemed members of this fourum may have. With thanks.

myflat6

Irish green

w00tPORSCHE

Returning a car to its factory color always enhances the value and not diminish it. Irish Green is such a cool late 60's/early 70's color. If your budget allows I say go for it but if I were you I would ensure that the money is first spent on the mechanicals before I change the color. A good glass out paint job is $$$$.

union

wareaglescott

Factory color for sure! I think there are probably more buyers looking to avoid Guards Red than there are looking to buy it anyways.

BER

Original Irish Green.

raspritz

I totally disagree with the others so far. The car has already been repainted; the value of original paint is gone forever. Changing it back to Irish green will slightly enhance value, maybe 5% at most. That is irrelevant. The question is what color car do you want? It is your car, and if you are going to repaint it, it's a blank canvas. When I got my '69 it was electric yellow, which was ridiculous. Before that, it had been red, tan, and originally Irish green. I don't like Irish green (a very common color, by the way). I repainted it tangerine. It is your car. Only your opinion matters.

Rich

w00tPORSCHE

The OP is concerned if changing the car's color back to factory color would impact the value negatively. So it was not about likes or dislikes (or common vs uncommon color) but specifically about what it would do to the value. You painted your '69 from a non-Porsche "ridiculous" electric yellow to such a cool period correct color of Tangerine. Without a doubt the money you spent increased the value of your car. While I dont know if Irish green will enhance the value by 5 or 10% but I can guarantee you that it will likely increase the pool of potential buyers significantly (which is worth more than 5% of the value) as opposed to its current Guards red which is not a period correct color. My advice was based on his concerns about value/potential resale.

r911

Green - Red is an '80s coked up color

but keep it if in good condition - at least, until you get a few tickets

proporsche

well ,you are boys all right..but i did not see anywhere from the OP that he wants to sell his 911?
Personally i own my 911 for over 20 years and i did not get it back in 1995 in order to sell it one day....
So if you do Irish green which most of the US people always dislike in the 1980`s..(in Europe those days everybody hated white) now everybody likes both...that is cool but then again it is your 911 and if you doing the paint job for you do as you like and forget the resale value....most important get it running and drive it and enjoy.......the thrill of it...

that is just my 2 cents to this

Ivan

Rod_Ez

I totally agree with Rich. It is your car, or soon to be, and you should paint it the color you want. Personally I like the green over the red, but that's just my opinion. Just have fun rebuilding it.

Rod

cairo94507

I believe Irish Green is the way to go. Aside from being a beautiful color (IMHO) it is the original color. Here in CA we see way too many red 911 cars. If Irish Green is a color you like, then it's an easy solution. I believe it will enhance the value of the car as it will be the original color. However, given it went from green to red and now possibly back to green, I would make sure to paint it complete and correctly. When these cars gets many many coats of paint on them chipping can become an issue. It all comes down to what you want. I hope regardless of the color choice, it comes out beautiful so you can enjoy it for years to come.

Freddie Two Bs

My two cents, unless the car has been heavily modified (flares etc.) and is original in most other ways, a professional high quality repaint in the original color (and a holy Grail color like Irish green, at that), is going to increase the value by way more than 5%. Puts the car in a different league altogether. A paint job like that is $30k, but it's a 911E so a pretty valuable car. In my view it's a no-brainer.

rsabeebe

absolutely no question, go back to the original Irish Green.

Keen01

Thank you to all the members who have expressed their thoughts on this matter. Very much appreciated. It has reaffirmed my intentions to return it to is's factory color. Many thanks.