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Old March 10th, 2005, 02:24 AM
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Re: original paint vs car value?

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Originally posted by rtviper
How important is it to retain the same color on a turbo regal that it came with from the factory? In some collectable cars the exact paint it came from the factory with is important to the resale value. If one has a nice low mile t-regal but wants a black paint job is he killing the resale value of that model by painting the car black? The car is low mile but has many mods including a stage II motor installed so its far from original
If you have gone stage II, I would think original color no longer matters. Just make sure the new paint is done right.

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