Diane, Keeping and changing the color comes to value - value to the car or value to you. In your case, I get the idea changing the color increases your personal value in the car. You have already made changes to your liking with bakes / engine. I'd certainly keep the engine - maybe some day you'll sell the car and having a numbers engine can mean a lot to a buyer willing to pay and make the changes back to original.
Scott, Although Butternut may not be a first color preference, keeping it original since everything else is has great value plus the personal value that it has been in your family is priceless. If it were mine I'd keep it the way the body tag tells it. My 2 cents, Krister Meister Bloomingdale, IL '66 SS #'s matching Scott wrote: Diane, ��� I'm�having the same dilemma. I have a family heirloom, numbers matching, low mileage,� 1969 SS 396 that is BUTTERNUT YELLOW. I'm not too fond of the color obviously. In the interest of originality (and out of respect for my Grandfather) I intend to keep the color stock. Being new to this, I'm certainly no expert but I suspect changing the color would cause you to "lose points" as you put it. Maybe it wouldn't matter since you are running the 400 small block and sitting on the original, numbers matching 307. But if you went with the GULF GREEN METALLIC, it would be as simple as a motor swap to make the car an original, numbers matching car (if you intend it to be a show car). ��� What about the Transmission? Didn't you just swap that out? If so, do you have the original? As far as your question about caring about what people think-it's your car and if you're happy with it and with what you've done with it-thats all that really matters. If everyone liked the same things, the world would be a very boring place to be. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. By the way, good retort for Guilherme Cardosa the other day, remind me not to ever get on your bad side. Scott Jackson 1969 SS 396 T/C # 2172
