go for original burgundy.
colours go in and out of fashion and popularity, waves of silver and waves of gulf blue occur for example. burgundy is really different to the current waves of fashion ...and so its 110% ultra cool in my book. original is best. enjoy its speacialness. freshly painted it will look fantastic!
steve mcqueen loved the cooler descrete colours think he had a ferrari lusso in burgundy too! (might be wrong).

we don't own the old cars we merely enjoy them and look after them right for the next generation to do the same - so let them get a beautiful cool burgundy gem at some far off point in the future.

 

Original is the way to go for resale, but if you are wanting to change the color...
I have always liked Aubergine (or even a brighter purple), Gulf Blue, or Viper Green.
The Aubergine is a pretty rare color.

 

exactly Steve .. if your never going to sell it .. why are you worried about value ?

paint it whatever colour you want

 

I have decided to paint it the original color. Now all I need to do it do it Im really looking forward to going and picking it up tomorrow. hopefully the 30 year old tires will still hold air!

 

I used to own a burgundy 67 912 so am biased toward keeping it original.

 

i say keep it burgandy.. then again, i am partial to the color

 

Harry, that looks great! I like the panasports!!!

 

Aubergine. It was on the cover of Porsche's 1973 sale brochure,--and when I started taking special notice of the 911. Stunning, with a cream leather interior. (Will scan and post sometime).

 

But Aubergine wasnt offered in 1970.

 

they arent panasports, they are original vintage minilites

 

That is even cooler!!!

 

Venetian Blue Metallic "35U" an amazing original special order color 1987

 

Stellar 912 you have there, Harry.

Mark- Here's another beaut that ought to reinforce the wisdom of your final decision / burgundy-- http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...light=burgundy
(the interior is not bad as an inspiration either ...)
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Off on a separate tangent--
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...spagenameZWDVW
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this 912 listing claims Burgundy several times in the ad...... nice car, must be a photo flash/ shade thing but it's the 'BLACKEST' burgundy photo'd longhood I've ever seen.... pics of door jambs totally different than wider ext pics .
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Harry H.- thanks again for the Columbus body shop referral you passed along on another p-car site.. have to get my 71T front pan done before we're too much further into summer.

 

Paul, Thanks for the link. Those pictures make me feel allot better about the color. Also, I picked up the car on Sat and got it moved to my house. I will post pictures later. I forgot to bring the pictures to work. Also, I have a brand new set of fiberglass fenders listed in the for sale section if anyone is interested.

 

I gotta tell you the burgundy and midnight blue will look incredible together, good luck with the resto!