How much $$$$ would you place on green, reducing the overall value of a Charger?

[myk]

Doesn't make any difference to me if the car is green or Barbie Pink-I'm just going to repaint it anyway.  Ultimately, I don't see why a color should have any say in the asking price of a car...

[Ghoste]

Because not everyone plans to do a repaint. 

[charge69]

Back in the day, I rode in or drove a lot of Green cars and even had a '66 Mustang GT Convertible in what I would call "British Racing Green" with a black top and interior that was beautiful to me. That said, I just could never bring myself to buy a Green MOPAR of any type or style. Green was an extremely popular color with people back then and they sold a lot of Green cars.

I don't remember too many Chargers, though, being a shade of green. Lots of "C" bodies and many Darts/etc. and a few cuda/challys but, mostly, it was the big "C" bodies I observed.

When I stumbled upon my Charger, it was pure luck that it was R6 Red with white top/interior/stripe and that is the  way it is being restored. I do remember my buddy and work-friend coming home from classes for our new jobs in a T5 mettalic bronze with white top and interior 1969 Charger he bought used in 1971 and it was stunning to look at for me. Beautiful car !

Just my personal opinion and taste but a triple green car is nice to look at and see restored to original color but, I just would not buy it, discount for green or not.

EDIT: and NO, I would not insult the person by offering less for his car because it is green, I just would not try to buy it !

[ACUDANUT]

"desirability does play a role in value". Very true, how many of us dream of a green car, and repainting it only adds more money into it. 

[Ghoste]

I don't know that I dream about any color.  There are some that turn me off and green is not one of them (in fact two that don't do much for me are quite popular by the standards of most) but I don't think a color would influence me much on value when buying unless it was something truly horrid.

[1974dodgecharger]

Ill take green and repaint it....its like the saying some folks wont take a 318, but I will just take it and replace with 440.

[XH29N0G]

For me, f8 green outside (no vinyl top) and black inside is very nice.   Its what I grew up with.

Other colors also nice, and continue to grow on me.

[Fred]

In my opinion chargers look best in........ any colour.  

[69 OUR/TEA]

I suppose it could be model-year dependent, but let's say the car is a triple green 1969 R/T Charger

If the car were something other than Green/Green/Green, how much more would it be worth?

Or, to simplify, let's say one has a $25,000 69 R/T which is either original, or in "solid driver" condition, how much would 3x Green REDUCE that price?

None for me,it would actually be more desirable to me as that is one of my fav color combo's !!!Triple green,either F5 or F8,with a white stripe !!!

[69 OUR/TEA]

Ok, so lets throw this out there then....... My car is restored nicely as some of you have seen it in person could attest to,but it is paint R4 (bright red) which was an optional factory color back in 1969.  However, when the car was originally built, it was F8 green with a green vinyl roof and a saddle colored interior.  What would you consider would be worth more?  Leaving the color scheme the way it is as your see in the pic or returning it to its original green/green/tan color even though the numbers matching engine and trans are long gone (yet has been replaced with a period correct engine and trans).

Brian,I'd bring it back to orig,you can't help that something happened to the orig eng/tranny,but you DO have control over what color it should be per the fender tag screwed down in your eng bay.Restored back to day one as built and delivered.The diff with you and others seem that others that have color changed thier Chargers are that they want to satisfy themselves,you seem to be in the category of dragging your car around for judged purposes,therefore,IMO,should be an orig restore.

My ultimate Charger was to have a factory triple black 69,I had the 69 B5 car that I could have easily painted black,but for numerous reasons I felt it should stay orig,it was a real R/T,great combo B5,white top,white stripe,and for value(IMO).
Therefore,after 10 years of owning it,a black one appeared for sale,bought it,and sold the B5 car.
The thing with this forum is you have a big variety of people and their opinions,thoughts,advice,etc,so one should'nt judge others on their specific taste...year of Chargers,color,clones,eng swaps,etc.Makes the world go round !!!!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Dark metallic green, limelight & F6 green llook good to me, but that light metallic green is just gawd-aweful.  

And any car with a green interior and/or green vinyl roof should be launched off of a cliff, no matter how nice it is.  

But back to the origial question as to how much green reduces the value; If the exterior is a shade of green that I don't like, deduct 50%. If it's got a green interior & exterior; the car is valueless.

Mytur Binsdirti has spoken. 

[Ghoste]

In my opinion chargers look best in........ any colour.  

[69 OUR/TEA]

Dark metallic green, limelight & F6 green llook good to me, but that light metallic green is just gawd-aweful.  

And any car with a green interior and/or green vinyl roof should be launched off of a cliff, no matter how nice it is.  

Can't beleive you say it like that?

[kikgas01]

Mine is green/green/green. Must only be worth 2 or 3 k even if it does still have all of the original body panels and 98%rust free including trunk, tubs, floors and blah blah blah.....It was light green new... Instead of launching it off a cliff, maybe I should biuld it into a General since it is a terrible car/color combo anyway. No loss right?

[Ghoste]

Just don't launch it from a cliff whatever you do.

[kikgas01]

Just don't launch it from a cliff whatever you do.

LoL, I love my Charger and the color in the bright sun just kicks ass. The niceness on mine makes up for everything and I ain`t changing a thing. I can say I have a 69 Charger and a NICE one at that.

[resq302]

Ok, so lets throw this out there then....... My car is restored nicely as some of you have seen it in person could attest to,but it is paint R4 (bright red) which was an optional factory color back in 1969.  However, when the car was originally built, it was F8 green with a green vinyl roof and a saddle colored interior.  What would you consider would be worth more?  Leaving the color scheme the way it is as your see in the pic or returning it to its original green/green/tan color even though the numbers matching engine and trans are long gone (yet has been replaced with a period correct engine and trans).

Brian,I'd bring it back to orig,you can't help that something happened to the orig eng/tranny,but you DO have control over what color it should be per the fender tag screwed down in your eng bay.Restored back to day one as built and delivered.The diff with you and others seem that others that have color changed thier Chargers are that they want to satisfy themselves,you seem to be in the category of dragging your car around for judged purposes,therefore,IMO,should be an orig restore.

Well, I gotta be honest.  I have a set of bias ply white wall tires and another set of radial tires.  Yes, there are times where I drive my car all over the place but then there are times where I trail it. Mainly if it is long distances with strict judging, the bias ply tires go on.  Otherwise, unless it is a short distance show, the radials are on it.

[bill440rt]

The thing with this forum is you have a big variety of people and their opinions,thoughts,advice,etc,so one should'nt judge others on their specific taste...year of Chargers,color,clones,eng swaps,etc.Makes the world go round !!!!

Well said, bro! 

Mine is green/green/green. Must only be worth 2 or 3 k even if it does still have all of the original body panels and 98%rust free including trunk, tubs, floors and blah blah blah.....It was light green new... Instead of launching it off a cliff, maybe I should biuld it into a General since it is a terrible car/color combo anyway. No loss right?

Build it into a GL first, THEN launch it off a cliff!!   
(Actually, don't touch it. It's effing awesome just the way it is.)

[kikgas01]

Whell yeah!!!!! It would have to be orange to fly lololol!

[buckeyecharger]

This should stir up some comments!!!  :nana:True story...I sold my R6 (red), black interior, black strip, black top, 69 R/T to buy an F5 (Med GREEN Met.) XP matching numbers 383 car. F5 is one of my favorite colors and that's what I was looking for.   

Now for the rest of the story. The R/T was painted yellow when I had it and was drivable. Sold it from here almost 2 years ago to a guy in the Netherlands.The R/T needed a total restore, quarters, floor patches, trunk floor, one rear frame rail, tranny support, fenders and door work.  I am not a body man and I don't have a good friend or relative as one either. The body work alone would have cost a small fortune. Mechanically, it had a 1974 440 in it. It ran great and had some extra goodies on it. I had a lot of fun with the car!

My thought was this, I didn't have the room, the time, or the money to redo the R/T, plus with it being non-numbers and needing an HP 440 to be "done right" I thought I would never get back what I would invest into it. The F5 XP 383 is numbers-matching and from Arkansas, the body is all original, only needing center trunk work and lower, right rear quarter skin replaced and a new F5 paint job. The engine was completely rebuilt, and some of the GREEN interior was already replaced from Legendary. In my mind, a smaller investment and still an opportunity to make some money down the road, even if it is green!

I am good with my decision, some people who think the R/T is the end-all, be-all think I should have kept the R/T and restored it anyway. By some of the comments in this post, I am sure many will say the same.

[kikgas01]

Bet I sold one to the same guy......Mine was a little rare. F6 green

[Ghoste]

You did right Buckeyecharger.

[hawkeye]

i'm no expert on value, but i like seeing the green cars.  they were a very popular color back in the late 60's early 70's.  some of the colors have been done to death and it is refreshing to see one that is different.  that is why i am painting mine burnt orange.  hawkeye   

[Ghoste]

Awesome!

[1970chargerrt]

Mine is green/green/green. Must only be worth 2 or 3 k even if it does still have all of the original body panels and 98%rust free including trunk, tubs, floors and blah blah blah.....It was light green new... Instead of launching it off a cliff, maybe I should biuld it into a General since it is a terrible car/color combo anyway. No loss right?

That's a really nice looking car.  Green isn't my favorite color (blue is) but I don't dislike it.  I don't think there was a factory color combo that was actually produced that didnt look good with a vinyl top and magnum wheels.  I actually think the vinyl top is more of an issue to me than any factory color.  I really think 68-70 Chargers need the vinyl top to look right although non vinyl top ones are nice too, but they just don't look right to me.