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I agree with all of the previously made points and actually think that Olive is a fantastic 70's colors that really shows off the curves of a 911 beautifully. Buuut, it is only paint and it can be changed again in the future if you or someone else decided to do do. At the end of the day it's your money, spend it the way that you want, not how you think it should be spent...

Bike looks stunning, but "passenger", you say? Are they expected to stand throughout the journey? Cos there's nowhere for them to sit

There was a similar thread a while back concerning Olive although the author's conclusion would not have been popular with some:

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... ilit=olive

But it did contain some of the finest photos of Olive cars which I hope the original posters do not mind me reproducing:







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I from the school of modding and doing what you want to do with the car. Personally, there would be no question ref the engine, I'd have modded up straight away, but not in an irreversible manor ( eg I'd not machine the cases for bigger barrels) , think I'd also convert to manual, but that just be my preference.

Colour, I think olive looks great, but then again do do some of the 356 colours . Value wise vs how easy to sell .... Think you'd find it easier to sell a quality modded ( period mods ) early 911 than a sporto T

Saying that, if you want a fully stock car, it is a rare car in a rare colour and will be a lot of fun all original

All just my opinion, and a lot won't agree ( I've mildly modded the suspension, brakes etc on my 2.4S which the purist will hate

I went through the same deliberation when it came to spraying my targa - original olive or something else of my choice.

In the end i went for the olive and didn't regret it one bit - its a great colour - very deep and looks different in changing light conditions.

Do it!!!

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This is not olive green of that period. Changing the mix or using a later variant is not really different to painting the car another colour

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955sp wrote:




This is not olive green of that period. Changing the mix or using a later variant is not really different to painting the car another colour

I'd say it is Olive. It just looks different under the lighting. It's one of those colours that changes dramatically under different lighting conditions.

You need to see a few Olive cars in real life - the one above with red bumpers looks different in every picture I see it in and having seen it a few times in the pits at Le Mans it looks different again in the flesh.

Bootsy wrote:

955sp wrote:

I'd say it is Olive. It just looks different under the lighting. It's one of those colours that changes dramatically under different lighting conditions.

You need to see a few Olive cars in real life - the one above with red bumpers looks different in every picture I see it in and having seen it a few times in the pits at Le Mans it looks different again in the flesh.

The car with the red bumper is also not Olive green of that period. The mix is wrong. Both of these cars look like a few of the 930s I have seen with Olive green paint.



Ok sorry to be blunt but as I was just literally staring at original Olive Green paint (admittedly not a whole car!) signed 1969 by the sprayer and as I am typing this from a design studio where I work I think I am in a position to confirm that.

The colour on Mr Pharmacist car looks correct period Olive Green and within the boundaries that a colour could move under non filtered photography, I would say the same for the other the other with the different front and rear wheels.

Here is a page of cars (ignoring the Beetle with too much brown) that are the period Olive Green;
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche- ... green.html

I'll bow to your superior knowledge and the fact you're in a better position being in design and all that

Cheers then - Sorry to be blunt!

It's in the eye of the beholder and all that, but this would do for me http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads1 ... 048657.jpg

I'm intrigued what green this is then if it's not Olive? This is the red bumpered car pictured in the pits at Classic Le Mans

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The colour does vary a lot depending on the light - from almost brown to a bright green.

I would agree that the car with red bumpers doesn't look original olive green in the first pic, but the picture of the RSR on the link you posted shows a bright green - i have seen mine looking like that on a bright sunny day when it was fully polished - the colour can vary a surprising amount!

That pic bootsy posted above is definitely olive....

How i miss my olive car