[tom406]

My comments on this thread reflect my experience selling vintage cars and musclecars to the general public. My Frost Green comment is borne out by two very nice cars that were of exceptional quality and popular sought-after models, but languished for sale long after lesser cars, (in "better" colors) came and went, often for more money. The Supercars, due to rarity, make this less significant, but on something more common, like a '69 325HP SS396, people can shop until they find something more to their liking.

The people on this board aren't an even cross section of the market. I liken my car tastes to musicians who are into jazz. Most people who are into jazz are people who play and listen to music so much, simple rock and roll quits being interesting to them. So they get into things less and less accessible to the masses. Guys on this board are the same. Bkhpah, after restoring so many Camaros, it only makes sense that you like the rarer, different stuff. How about a '69 RS-Z in Frost Green, stripe delete, early-no spoilers, no cowl induction, no console tach or gauges, but power windows and liquid tire chains. A car like that would thrill me greatly, just so I could drive it to every show and shatter people's assumptions. But to most casual car guys wanting to get a musclecar to take out a couple of times a month, he could never find a reason to buy that car. I could probably never convince him it wasn't a fake of some kind, much less get him to buy it from me.

On a semi-related note, I saw in one of my Vette books that in '63, Daytona blue had RED as one of the GM-recommended interiors. That's so wild, I think I may have to find one. Anybody seen one? But if I buy one, I'll have to find someone as twisted as me to buy it.......