So I'm new here, and very close to purchasing a kit 550 to build. I don't have the time or expertise to start from scratch so currently the Thunder Ranch stage 3 is looking good because a lot of the work is done. If anyone has any recomendations against this kit or for another one (I see a lot of people here have Vintage 550s but so far they look a bit more expensive in order to get to the same stage as the TR stage 3) that would be GREAT! But my bigger question at this point - very early in the game but vain as I am - is color. I saw that other people have posted about this question too but mine is farther out of the spectrum so help me if you will. I'm a young guy - 27, never have had a "cool" car in my life and want to build the porsche my Grandpa never had. He bought a 356 and two 911's through his life - all 3 imported from Germany because he had to have a custom color, which was a wierd yellow. I unfortunately don't have a picture but my Grandma remembers it for me as a light creamy yellow. In any case, I'm thinking of painting the 550 in a cobra fashion - meaning with racing stripes down the middle in either a brilliant orange pearl or perhaps a dark maroon pearl both with cream stripes. OK, let the flaming begin!! :) I love the silver color of the 550's that most people get, but I saw a picture of a cobra by Shell Valley in the May issue of Kit Car and it looks awesome in orange! Well, let me know if I'm being a huge moron and if so hopefully you'll all still have a shred of respect left enough to give me advice on building it when I have troubles!
Also, if anyone here is from western washington or nearby and owns a spyder please let me know if I can come by and look at it, I've not yet been able to get near one and before I buy I'd like to see if I fit. I'm 6' and about 175 lbs. thanks for having this site, it's already helped so much.
Jude
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