Repainting my Dino #7580-what color?

Viola Metallizzatto!!

 

You are mean!

 

i don't think europe is that much different than the us. the popular colors are always popular. however, i have grown so tired of red, yellow, black, and silver dino's, i am biased. something different is always of much more interest to me. verdio medio isn't common, but looks really cool in person. i undersatnd if you don't like that color, but at least choose a color that isn't "common".

if you are going to do a excellent quality repaint, choose an "off" color that is original. it will always appeal to the true ferrari enthusiest. trust me, he probabley already has his fair share of red ferrari's.

 

verde medio, especially if you are returning the car to original specs.

 

...and Verde Medio is better!

As all have said, it's your car & your decision. However..., as also pointed out, Verde Medio Dinos were/are scarce. Yes, there is a plethora of red Dinos (OK, 'got one!); yours will be a refreshing change of pace. And I think it makes financial sense, in this case.

'trust you will grow to love it!
Coop

 

So you are going back to original? Way to go!!! I think it will look stunning. It will also be different than the sea of red and yellow's.

Alberto

 

What about the light lime green colour. I'm a big fan of unique colours, but not outlandish colours. Although I do like the Verde Medio.

Nothing beats having the only car in that colour in the parking lot

 

I think the interior will look absolutely stunning with the green! Very nice choice to stay with it.

 

Given that you said you don't like the original color, it must be kind of hard to have so many FCHATTERS telling you to paint it the original color, but I am glad to see that you have changed your mind. From photos you posted, I am not sure if your car was originally the metalic version of Verde Medio (I think I have seen both a metalic and a non-metalic Verde Medio), but if not, I would not hesitate to paint it 106-G-29 Verde Medio Metallizato . . . it will be beautiful.

BTW - didn't Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories have a Verde Medio Metallizato 246GTS for sale (they had a bunch of cars for sale in some of their catalogs) just before the went out of business? I think it had between 23,000 and 26,000 miles on it at the time. I remember calling them about the car but I never heard back from them.

Mark

 

That is an absolutely beautiful shade. While green isn't the color du jour on modern cars today, being period-correct makes a classic car all the more authentically cool.

Can't wait to see it when it's finished!

 

with the interior being original, i think the original paint color combo looks cool. i am in the minority, but this setup would get more from me than "common color" restro.

 

The verde medio looks great...

 

any updates?

 

Oh wow I hope he went back to the original color. As far as rarity and value go, its probably worth $20-$30k more in it's original colors. And rarity? WOW I've never seen another one. That green is really lovely on the GTS. Keep us posted.

 

Maybe if the paint was original. But since it was repainted, I doubt it's worth more. For me, though, the fact that it was the original colour would make it quite special. I'm still thinking my new-to-me 365 BB should be resprayed to its original Dino Blu in a year or two.

A pic from www.dinorestoration.com (F-chatter omgjon) and a pic from F-chatter greg246.



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Sorry, wrong pic got in there somehow.


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OMG does that look good!!!

 

That is a STUNNING color on a Dino! Please keep posting pics - I can hardly
wait to see it all done. Good on you to keep the original color.

Jedi

 

Jim,

Congratulations!!!! I think the color is wonderful and it's good to see the car back to her original form. Did you do any engine work? Again, congrats! She is stunning in Verde Medio Dino, you took the correct decision there!