[marxjunk]

everything red works on ya after awhile..i like it..but find Silver with blue is more pleasing when driving...

theres a lot of research on color and mood...and red is an agitator

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by thews

I love that red 8 track too.

Then you're going to need this:

Sammy on 8-track

Must....

Get.....

Red....

[gtobird]

I have a 68 Bird (convert) with the deluxe interior and I wanted to convert it to red. My first 68 bird had a red deluxe interior from the factory and I wanted this one to look the same. Anyway, I bought the PUI red deluxe interior long ago. Then I bought the repop red door panels and rear arm rest covers, etc. None of it matched. I didn't give up. I went to SMS in Portland and bought the last of the original GM red comfort weave material they had, then had it stitched up locally. Fortunately, it matches the new deluxe door panels pretty well. The rest of the (non seating area) vinyl and kickpanels I will dye to match. I bought 3 quarts of the SEM vinyl dye in the colors I needed to mix an exact match to the rest of the vinyl. All told, I'm guessing this cost me around $2500 (lost track and don't really want to know at this point). I also bought a used set of red seat belts. I got lucky on those.

OJ

[gtobird]

Originally Posted by gtobird

I have a 68 Bird (convert) with the deluxe interior and I wanted to convert it to red. My first 68 bird had a red deluxe interior from the factory and I wanted this one to look the same. Anyway, I bought the PUI red deluxe interior long ago. Then I bought the repop red door panels and rear arm rest covers, etc. None of it matched. I didn't give up. I went to SMS in Portland and bought the last of the original GM red comfort weave material they had, then had it stitched up locally. Fortunately, it matches the new deluxe door panels pretty well. The rest of the (non seating area) vinyl and kickpanels I will dye to match. I bought 3 quarts of the SEM vinyl dye in the colors I needed to mix an exact match to the rest of the vinyl. All told, I'm guessing this cost me around $2500 (lost track and don't really want to know at this point). I also bought a used set of red seat belts. I got lucky on those.

OJ

Almost missed making my point. Hell yes, make your interior whatever color you want if it makes you feel good. I can't see driving around in a color you don't like just to one day "maybe" get a little more for it. Like others were saying, if it was really a historic car, I could see holding back.

I will say this is not as simple as it looks. It made sense for me because I did a frame off restoration and took it down to a bare shell.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by thews

Are those new GTO seats?

Yes. Best investment ever.

At first I wanted to lose the red interior, thought it was gaudy. But as I added the black it grew on me. It's nice to have something different nowadays in the sea of beige, greys, and black.

Easiest things to change independently are the seats. Most old cars need carpet anyways, so once you change all of that it's easy to go back but you've still changed the flavour of the whole car.

Once you get into the dash, side panels, headliner etc you have to go all the way. Every. Single. Part...