My 'E' Series II OTS has a beautiful flawless, paint job, very high end and made the car affordable since it is not a stock color. It's not willow green or BRG, but somewhere in the middle.
How much least desirable will it be when it comes to selling? Discount it 10 %?
DH

 

If it is otherwise in great shape, I would not think you would have to "discount" it at all...
Most people buy a car because they like it, not because the paint is "original"...
For example, would you pay more or less for a car with a 5-speed tranny?...Not original, but it sure makes it a nice driver....
People looking for concours are few, compared to people who want a nice car to drive.
Just my opinion, of course.
Edward

 

Thanks Edward......but the many aficionados out there....the first thing they see:
"Oh the paints not right." It's worth 60K not the 70 I am trying to get. I may just have to enjoy the car and not turn it over!

 

I agree that if it is intended to be, and is marketed as, an extra-nice 'driver quality' car, this shouldn't be an issue.

It isn't a matter of authentic versus non-authentic color choices. It's a matter of whether or not a prospective buyer finds the color attractive.

If we start tossing around terms like 'concours quality' and 'restored to correct specification' etc etc, then it's a different story, obviously

Cheers
DD

 

You're looking at it from the wrong perspective....You are right..."afficianados" will complain...Those aren't who you are selling a nice driver car to...
Your buyer will be a middle-aged guy , who always wanted an E-Type, and now the kids are out of college, and he's hot for the car...It's not going to be a collector....Put the car in the big-city classifieds, with a decent price, and your
phone will ring off the hook.
Take the "tack" that it is a fabulous original-color paint job, and great mechanical and cosmetic condition...Forget about the tire-kickers and complainers...They "ain't buyin", anyway.
Edward

 

This question comes up all the time in the old Corvette hobby.

The least it can affect the price is 'zero' because the buyer doesn't know, care, or prefers the colour over the original. The most it can affect the price is the cost to strip and repaint. That can be $10-15K depending on the quality.

It might take longer to find a buyer in the 'zero' category, but they exist.

 

I'd love an OTS. Send me some more pics please! Jim

 

The cars value will suffer between 8.1 -13.8%. These numbers are tabulated from the Kepler Data Bank and take into account every car between Norwich, ME & Kalamazoo, MI that gets restored with a non OE color. As long as you reference the KDB when selling the car nobody will challenge you. Go for a 9.66%...it's got the luck of the Irish written all over it.

Good luck!