Color combinations

I am new the Speedster world and am in the process of buying. I am curious about color combinations. I really like silver exterior/red interior, but am concerned about resale if I ever need to sell. I know silver is common, but is the red interior going to be a tough sale?

No, Silver and red interior will always be a good combo. Looking at old pictures of these cars, back in the day confirms this. Im building a car as we speak, Silve/blue on the outside, but I havent nailed down the interior colors as yet. Between a more conservative navy or some type of red/burgandy.

I think the best color for a silver exterior is a dark red/burgundy. I'd avoid a bright red.

Agreed! That Allante Wine color/vinyl is really sweet! Wonderful dark red and a super leather-like feel.

Jeremy,
In my opinion a silver ext. with a red/burg. int. is the most elegant and classy combo you can get. It's exactly what I would've have done if I hadn't bought used. As far as resale value goes - call me when you want to sell it.

Jeremy,
Back in the day when Speedsters were new, silver was the German racing color. (Brits painted their cars BRG, Italians wore red, US cars were blue, etc.)
My Speedster is a Porsche silver with a red interior and it got lots of attention and compliments when I showed it last Spring. My Spyder is the same color combination.
It's certainly one of the most popular combinations for these cars. I think re-sale would be adversely affected by a non-standard color combination like a metal flake or pearlescent. But, again, lots of guys build their cars to their personal tastes and forget re-sale. Best advice is to choose a color combination that you like that may have been offered originally by Dr. P's company.
Jim
ProSpyder

Silver and that burgundy/wine color would be my pick if I had it to do over again. You really can't beat the elegance.

"I had it to do over again."

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You haven't done it YET! All you have is an orange spine, a bunch of tubes and a multi colored shell. You can still paint it any color that you want . . .

A down played silver and burgundy elegance hiding all that thunder would be a super approach. Like the ol' velvet gloved iron fist.

Jeremy -

Just as a matter of reference I've attached a pic of metallic silver with navy blue interior. Not the best pic for this but the only one I had that showed the color contrasts.

I was originally looking for black with tan interior (10 years ago) but I'm really happy with with this combo!

Good luck with your selection - go with what your initial gut feeling tells you!

Peace - Out!