Triple Green or Triple Black LS5

[mockingbird812]

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I would think changing the color would only increase the value.

OK, here is a poll question. Be honest!!

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Carnack predicts 9 to 1 ratio in favor of tri-black - but I am not trying to influence the voters. My point is, you might want to pose the question differently like "would you ever buy a tri-green car"? To compare it to something as devastatingly hot as a tri-black (particularly stripe delete) may be a bit unfair . My response is, it depends: Which motor, is the drivetrain original, is the car documented, does the car have an interesting history, what is the condition of the tri-green scheme. I will admit that the car would have to have most of these things aforementioned going for it in order for me to buy it, but I would definitely consider it. A dead-on paint job in a car with attention to detail in many respects can do a lot to overcome a less than desirable color scheme .

[Canucklehead]

I say black, or whatever desirable color you want. It's your car and if your just not going to enjoy the car if it's not appealing to you then paint it, or sell it and find a black one. As far as resale it's a coin flip. Your either going to sell it to a stunch "got to be original" guy or a guy that dosent care and loves the car in black. There's an a$$ for every pair of pants, and with the all the new collectors coming into the hobby everyday someone would want it. If it was an LS6 it would be a little harder to make that choice, but still it's your car do what you want, worry about resale when the time comes.

[427TJ]

If it's triple-green, most guys will say "Nice car" out loud while in their heads they're thinking, "Too bad it's triple-green."

How about a black interior and black top and green paint? Change at least the interior to black to help the car out of its unfortunate original scheme. Maybe change the interior to black and consider leaving the vinyl top off.

[Canucklehead]

I'll go with that idea, sounds like a good plan!

[tom406]

Though they look nice, I wouldn't respray in black. It's gotten to where I assume every black '70 SS Chevelle was green until the tag proves otherwise. It's the defacto color change color. I personally know of two LS6 cars locally that are this way. Whereas several years ago I helped sell a nice '67 Camaro SS396/325hp 4sp car that was changed from Granada Gold to Tahoe Turquoise, and the color change issue didn't really come up. I think people were so taken by the color, yet its so rarely seen, that they didn't ask about the tag info until after they had fallen in love with the car. I know this is fuzzy logic, but I believe it to be true. Black musclecars just make me suspicious, since so few are legit. I immediately check the tag, then immediately start looking critically at what other "improvements" were made.

Though I personally am a purist at my core and don't like color changes, I know how tough some combinations are. We once had a heck of a time selling a '70 LS5, white on black with black stripes, bucket seats and COLUMN SHIFT AUTO WITH NO CONSOLE. Purist or not, there's no way I'd go to the trouble of restoring a car and not put a shifter between the bucket sears. (The white paint didn't do anything for the car, either.) And, if I were to deviate from the trim tag on any '70 Chevelle, I'd lose the vinyl top since I don't think they complement the body lines very well.

If you do the color change, I think the blues and turquoises that year are very nice, and not seen enough. Black interiors are boring to me at this point, but nobody seems to object to them, which is what you want when selling it, right?

(And finally, being this self proclaimed purist who values diversity, distrusts black cars, and believes synthetic tops ruin the lines of ''68-72 A bodies- what is my dream ''70 SS you ask? Well, that would be a certain black on red, stripe delete, LS6 ragtop. The heart and the mind don't always mesh.)

[mr396]

My Dad once told me "theres an a$$ for every seat" I'm sure there is someone looking to buy your car with the original color green.I like green car's.I wouldn't have ordered my 68 camaro suquoia green/black, but i'm glad the original did,I just love it. Paint it any color you want. It's not the original paint,so it can be changed again.

[ORIGLS6]

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I wouldn't have ordered my 68 camaro suquoia green/black, but i'm glad the original did,I just love it.

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Cool! Sequoia Green is a great, although very uncommon color. I had a Seafrost Green '68 Chevelle and my best friend had a matching car in Sequoia Green.

[camarojoe]

Indeed you can do whatever you want, from color to options to wheels and tires, its your car... but the fact remains that green is correct and black is not.

[jtower1969]

As the owner of a Rallye Green 69 Camaro....I vote for the green. The color will grow on you.

[tom406]

Oh, let's not forget that with expert application and some subtle formula tweaking by experienced painters, I've seen dark greens and even Burnished Brown cars that have turned out awfully sharp, and much more attractive than original '69/70-spec GM paint. (Silver and Gold cars, too.) The key is finding a mix that has more depth, or "snap", or whatever, yet still doesn't look out of character. Subtle tweaks can have a huge impact on overall impressions.