Quote Originally Posted by ambientgoat View Post
Firstly, I believe there is a law against repainting a Mint Julip car anything but mint julip. If this isn't currently the case my local member will be getting a letter from me shortly.

I'm slowly (I should put a sign above my shed that says 'snails pace garage') building my HZ ute (factory 202 auto, bench seat, white, brown interior) as the HZ sandman ute I wish I owned (308, 4speed, windsor blue, black interior). As in my mind, if it's not going to be all original, why start with a sandman.

But this is just my 2 cents on value, and I know others don't like repli-cars.
Hehe. I reckon there should have been a law against painting them bright green in the first place! I like dark metallic greens but not bright green. I've got ID plates off a HJ XX7 van that was Jamaica lime, it got cut up and crushed because no-one wanted it. Any other colour and it would probably be still around as it was a good body. It was a very basic old van though: 202, M20 and drum brakes.

I don't want a replica, I'd rather leave a HJ-HZ ute as a Kingswood than make it look like a Sandman. I've always preached that the smart move is to modify a collectable, as it has intrinsic value because of what it is, eg flare and modify an SL/R as it is always worth something, Sunbirds are scrap metal or body section donors! The exceptions are probably coupes and 2 doors, as these hold value due to their valuable parts.