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    Posted: 29 January 2010 at 5:53pm

OK Everyone.  I am planning to repaint my car.  Currently it is Rossa Corsda red.  While I like red it seems everyone has a red Ferrari and maybe it might be nice to repaint it a differnet color. Here are the examples of all the colors for the 1985 Ferrari 308 GTSi

 

Metallic Argento (Silver) 101-C

Metallic Azzuro (Light Blue) 505-C

Metallic Blu Chiaro (Blue) 503-C

Metallic Blu Medio (Medium Blue) 506-C

Metallic Blu Sera (Blue) 504-C

Metallic Grigio (Grey) 700-C

Metallic Marrone (Maroon) 800-C

Metallic Nero (Black) 901-C

Metallic OroChiaro (Tan) 104-C

Metallic Prugna (Prune) 306-C

Metallic Rosso (Red) 305-C

Metallic Verde Chiaro (Green) 602-C

Metallic Verde Scuro (Green) 603-C

Non Metallic Bianco (White) 100

Non Metallic Giallo (Yellow) 102

Non Metallic Nero (Black) 1240

Non Metallic Rossa Corsa (Red) 300-6

and this is of course what I have now.

 

Please don't be shy about your preferences. At this time I really don't know what I want so please let me know your preferences.

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Originally posted by Fiero308 Fiero308 wrote:

Currently it is Rossa Corsda red.  While I like red it seems everyone has a red Ferrari...

Well, the Non Metallic Rossa Corsa red looks pretty damn good on a Ferrari. I suspect they're supposed to be that color.

 

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My personal opinion, every car looks better gloss black.
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Have you considered why Ferraris are most often red or black?

Ferrari comes from a racing heritage, and this is why cars like Ferrari's are commonly sold in red or black only, to signify this heritage. On the other side of the fence is a brand like Lambourghini, which while exotic, doesn't come from a racing heritage in the least. As such, colors such as lime green, orange and yellow are often acceptable, where they wouldn't be on a Ferrari.

 

As to the original topic, I personally don't see any particular reason to change the color at all. Yes, everyone has a glossy red Ferrari, but there's a reason for that - That is the quintessential Ferrari color. My own taste, I'd keep the current palette, maybe just refresh it if needed.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Dr.Fiero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 January 2010 at 3:00am
With your tan interior, I'm liking the dark green(s), and charcoal.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Fire451 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 January 2010 at 10:58am

i would have to agree with john (dr.fiero) but I also like the black, the only thing with the dark colors is that ANY body defects are accentuated.

the other out of the box color is the

Metallic Verde Scuro (Green) 603-C

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Romeo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 January 2010 at 11:41am
Gah, I just can't imagine a green Ferrari. It hurts.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote wayneh70 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 January 2010 at 12:10pm
A tan interior does seem to limit your choices IMO,
I was going to say blue but that would look odd with tan so I would
have to vote red or black.
Yellow looks cool too but I had a yellow Saturn SC2 and it got old
quickly but maybe that was just my ADD lol
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Non Metallic Rossa Corsa (Red) 300-6
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Fire451 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 February 2010 at 8:29pm
or the Metallic Marrone (Maroon) 800-C
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I like Metallic Blu Chiaro (Blue) 503-C
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Dawg Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 July 2010 at 11:29am
Hmmmm....The grey, 700-C looks sophisticated I think.  On the other hand, if this is your "toy", Yellow rules the roost.

I'm partial to the lighter colors because they allow the black trim and accessories to stand out more.  This is one reason why I will be painting our trim all gold on our black Fiero. 

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