is it a sin?

[vick79]

To change the factory color scheme on my charger?

My 70 RT, very complete and original panel car except floor pan. Engine is date correct non matching. Have the fender tag, no build  sheet yet. It will be a factory oem resto.

The factory color scheme is EB7, white interior, white vinyl top and white longitudinal stripes. I don't know... I'm just not a huge fan of this combo. I tried looking for a TX9 car, but either its silly money, or its a rusty heap.

[Baldwinvette77]

haha, well in my opinion, it's your car, Paint it whatever colour you like, for some reason this is a common question, i never gave a thought to what any of my cars colours were originally, i just painted, or will paint them whatever i have my heart set on, i encourage you to do the same 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

B7 blue is not my favorite either. I vote to change.

[rick@laysons]

If you intend to keep the car for a long time as your own driver, paint it any color you want and be happy with it.

If, however, you plan to restore it OEM and sell it for the best possible price, you would probably be better off to keep the factory colors for the paint and interior.

[Troy]

I love blue and white. Everyone else makes theirs black. They hardly made any black ones from the factory but everywhere you turn you'll see one now. You'll be a lot more unique and more people will appreciate the car if you keep it original. In the end, you're the one who has to be happy. It's a big expense to restore a car so you don't want to end up with something you don't even like (because you'll end up selling it at a loss and it would be cheaper just to go find a real black one). Cleaning a car as big as a Charger in black is a royal pain. Black interior is way hotter (miserable even) than a white one - although white interiors have their own cleaning challenges (I have 4 of them).

Troy

[XS29LA47V21]

   I like B7, it's rare in 70 too... right?  not my favorite, but better than 1/2 the other colors IMO (without formally throwing them under the bus).  And it is an RT apparently and your chasing OE... stay correct (short of maybe some bolt ons) 

[John_Kunkel]

If it ain't number-matching and has a patch of any kind it ain't a virgin. Do your thing and don't look back.

[A6USMC]

Do what makes you happy,,,Life is short,,,,Brian

[Daytona R/T SE]

Yes, It's a sin.


But...


I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.



Paint it any way you want it.

[ws23rt]

If it ain't number-matching and has a patch of any kind it ain't a virgin. Do your thing and don't look back.

I agree if it has all the original stuff in good shape. (survivor) It would be a shame to mess with it. Once the door is open to change it can be changed a hundred times and be the same. It is only original once.

[Big Sugar]

Even if it was a numbers matching rare option car !, I would still paint it the colour i wanted , even  if it wasn't a factory option colour.
Your building your dream don't compromise because your worried what others will think.


Good luck with you 70

My favourite

Ron

[pippo702]

A thing I really like about this forum is that you're not being judged if you change your car color or if you make a General Lee replica.. I don't know why but in Italy there are many "talebans" in our bigger U.S. cars forum.
go for whatever you like and enjoy it!

[projectanimal]

Our car was originally  Blue, not sure if it was B7 as we have no build sheet, but we found medium blue outside, in trunk, under dash.... The previous owner painted our car Sublime.... The paint was bad so we could have go e back to blue, but we like the Lime and not many cars can get away with it.   All this being said, I agree with many others that its your car and your choices!  Pick what you've always wanted so when you walk In the garage you smile each time!!!  

[mauve66]

A thing I really like about this forum is that you're not being judged if you change your car color or if you make a General Lee replica.. I don't know why but in Italy there are many "talebans" in our bigger U.S. cars forum.
go for whatever you like and enjoy it!

oh no, we don't like those pesky GL's.....................

[69 OUR/TEA]

No offense to the 318/383 guys changing body/interior colors,engines,etc,but on a real R/T I'd be leaving it the orignal colors.As Troy commented to go out and get a real one,thats what I did,it took tens years to have it come accrosss my plate,but it did.Just as you desire,a black one.

[Alaskan_TA]

EB7 is fairly scarce & with white it is a HOT combination! 

If you change the color it becomes customized vs. restored.

[Fred]

haha, well in my opinion, it's your car, Paint it whatever colour you like, for some reason this is a common question, i never gave a thought to what any of my cars colours were originally, i just painted, or will paint them whatever i have my heart set on, i encourage you to do the same 

   Same here, if I liked the original colour I went with it. If I didn't or thought the car would look better in a different colour, I did that.  And guess what!  I'm happy   
You're the boss.

[ws23rt]

EB7 is fairly scarce & with white it is a HOT combination!  

If you change the color it becomes customized vs. restored.

Would this mean that if later is was repainted the original color it would become restored again. Works for me.
I guess we all have different ideas about the meaning of the words we use.

I bought a coronet rt hemi 4sp car in 1980 cause that was what I wanted to drive and enjoy for what it was. After many years waiting to be road worthy a couple of years ago it is a driver. It has all original metal, Drivers seat redone
50,000mi california car. I am reluctant to put miles on it and wish for a 318 clone car to play with.
  This urge to preserve the very rare is something I can't shake.

[BIGBLCK11]

If it ain't number-matching and has a patch of any kind it ain't a virgin. Do your thing and don't look back.

[Homerr]

Need some pics!

[vick79]

I love reading all these opinions, it sorta helps...

This car won't be for sale for a long time if ever.

[FC7 V code]

Well a sin seems a little harsh
Being it's an R/T and you are trying to go OEM I'd probably stick with the Blue/white combo. Bought my 70 back in 83 and I always wanted a red/black Charger. My best friend/car guru talked me into keeping the FC7/Black colors it came with and to be honest I have never been disappointed in sticking with the factory color. To this day I still don't have a red one but I have a B5/white 69 RT and a white/blue interior 69 XP(needing a total resto). It is a tough decision and I guess a person needs to do what makes them happy:icon_smile_big:. Starting to sound like a politician...what ever you do it will always be cool, cause its a Charger!!

[vick79]

Some pics on my phone... Prior owner painted it close match to EB5 not EB7, no top and tail stripe (all incorrect)

[Homerr]

Hmmm, I think it's a damn fine looking car!

[vick79]

Hmmm, I think it's a damn fine looking car!

It does present better than it actually is 

Up close its very unrestored.