Panda (Classic) Chris's 1994 Panda Colour Resto Mod

Managed to strip the bay this weekend , almost ready to start welding up redundant holes


Also looking at spraying the engine bay a different colour , got two colours in mind , bearing in mind the cars staying the same colour

#1

Or
#2


I'm torn atm as I love both , and they'll both fit in with the "colour" theme

Any preferences?

Comments welcome ,

ChrisPandColour said:

Think that's different to the one I've got , can't seem to find the one i need. .

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There you go mate,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151114268513?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

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I don't like seeing the engine bay a different colour, only because it makes it look like the rest of the car has had a respray. I'd say if the paint is tidy enough just do your best to clean it up and leave it be

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i tend to agree, i'd leave it stock but if not i would go satin black or white - i don't think either of them aqua/blue go with the existing body colour at all myself even though i quite like both of them also.

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No I'd keep it the same too, sorry!

You have a problem with such a great colour - anything else you do under the bonnet just won't look as good as the original. Imagine a white car with that purple under the bonnet - gasp - then a purple car with green under the bonnet, bit of a letdown? Like the blue by the way, but only if the whole car was that colour.

NATO green body and duck egg blue engine bay. It's the only way

leave it stock but if not i would go satin black or white

Given that the Panda is a classic in waiting, keep it body coloured. The resale price of many older classics is hammered if the engine bay has been painted black, looks like it's hiding something.

Nice project you have!

firecolour said:

leave it stock but if not i would go satin black or white

Given that the Panda is a classic in waiting, keep it body coloured. The resale price of many older classics is hammered if the engine bay has been painted black, looks like it's hiding something.

Nice project you have!

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Bit off topic but it really bugs me when people say that pandas are not classics. In what way are they not? They were designed by an automotive genius, loads of people have nostalgic memories of them, and all that aside the design is over 30 years old. Not getting at you personally but just sick of seeing and hearing comments like this.

Sorry if I cause offense, not intended to.

AndyPanda4x4 said:

I don't like seeing the engine bay a different colour, only because it makes it look like the rest of the car has had a respray. I'd say if the paint is tidy enough just do your best to clean it up and leave it be

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blu73 said:

i tend to agree, i'd leave it stock but if not i would go satin black or white - i don't think either of them aqua/blue go with the existing body colour at all myself even though i quite like both of them also.

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Palio said:

No I'd keep it the same too, sorry!

You have a problem with such a great colour - anything else you do under the bonnet just won't look as good as the original. Imagine a white car with that purple under the bonnet - gasp - then a purple car with green under the bonnet, bit of a letdown? Like the blue by the way, but only if the whole car was that colour.

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Alixcompo said:

NATO green body and duck egg blue engine bay. It's the only way

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firecolour said:

leave it stock but if not i would go satin black or white

Given that the Panda is a classic in waiting, keep it body coloured. The resale price of many older classics is hammered if the engine bay has been painted black, looks like it's hiding something.

Nice project you have!

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Well that went down well haha thanks for the comments , not 100% on what I'll do with it yet but it's unlikely to go back purple lol

As for resale value , I'm not worried , it's been in my family from new and it's never leaving ! Haha

onemanmade said:

Bit off topic but it really bugs me when people say that pandas are not classics. In what way are they not? They were designed by an automotive genius, loads of people have nostalgic memories of them, and all that aside the design is over 30 years old. Not getting at you personally but just sick of seeing and hearing comments like this.

Sorry if I cause offense, not intended to.

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It's a classic as far as I'm concerned , mines 20 years old this year I was 4 when my grandad bought it from the dealers lol

its your car at end of the day fella, do as you please - i just don't think either of them blues go is all. Yellow or orange goes well with purple in my opinion if you want contrast, but its down to personal taste

onemanmade said:

Bit off topic but it really bugs me when people say that pandas are not classics. In what way are they not? They were designed by an automotive genius, loads of people have nostalgic memories of them, and all that aside the design is over 30 years old. Not getting at you personally but just sick of seeing and hearing comments like this.

Sorry if I cause offense, not intended to.

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No offence taken. I know owners feel a strong affinity to their cars and nobody is sure there is a definition of a "classic car" but I think the Panda is an absolute bargain, the love for them is growing, more and more shows are displaying them but I am still of the view the Panda hasn't made it yet. It's day will come (as I said it's a classic in waiting).

You can't get into the B car park at Goodwood in one (pre 1973), they aren't worth multiples of what they cost new yet, in fact they are still cheaper than new. Compare this to my TR5 I just sold. It was £1,295 new in 1968 and I just sold it for £38,000 with 10 buyers interested in it.

I haven't seen a Panda at a "classic" auction yet but firecolour did take part in the Haslemere classic car run last year. (Image 151 in this folder, the TR5 image 152).

Pandas are still sub £1k territory so more in the Bangernomics division than the classic league at the moment. The fact people are still modding them rather than restoring to original status for concours judges. I am convinced they are on their way though, and a good investment. Imagine what a mint factory condition Sisley could sell for if you found one.

Love and cherished by a wide following? Yes. A true "classic" car? Not quite yet but I'm doing my best to keep another one going in as close to factory condition as I can

interesting comments, i must say if i had enough money to buy and mess with (and i hate to use this here) 'proper classics' i would still not just restore them to how they came from factory - i would be fitting modern brakes and suspension and electronic ignition etc etc to stuff. This would annoy so many of the 'purists' its untrue but i don't buy car to be shiny and pretty for people to swoon over but to drive - i don't see that people change them from stock as being a reason for them not being classics, by that theory things like fettled Jag e-types are not classics.

I think its alot harder for people on the whole to accept small cheap cars as classics unless they were a huge hit when they were new - things like mini's and mk1 golfs are accepted classics but stuff from the same era as a mk1 golf that never sold in huge numbers isn't seen by most as a classic.

Another example would be i think alot of people now see and old Renualt 5 GTT as a classic but not an Uno Turbo but get them to try and explain why and you come down to they wanted a 5GTT when they were younger and not an UnoT but they are basically the same thing, small turbo hatch.

I think basically my point is there is no definition of a 'true classic' other than its not a new car lol. To me 30 years + and its a classic and thats the end of it.

firecolour said:

No offence taken. I know owners feel a strong affinity to their cars and nobody is sure there is a definition of a "classic car" but I think the Panda is an absolute bargain, the love for them is growing, more and more shows are displaying them but I am still of the view the Panda hasn't made it yet. It's day will come (as I said it's a classic in waiting).

You can't get into the B car park at Goodwood in one (pre 1973), they aren't worth multiples of what they cost new yet, in fact they are still cheaper than new. Compare this to my TR5 I just sold. It was £1,295 new in 1968 and I just sold it for £38,000 with 10 buyers interested in it.

I haven't seen a Panda at a "classic" auction yet but firecolour did take part in the Haslemere classic car run last year. (Image 151 in this folder, the TR5 image 152).

Pandas are still sub £1k territory so more in the Bangernomics division than the classic league at the moment. The fact people are still modding them rather than restoring to original status for concours judges. I am convinced they are on their way though, and a good investment. Imagine what a mint factory condition Sisley could sell for if you found one.

Love and cherished by a wide following? Yes. A true "classic" car? Not quite yet but I'm doing my best to keep another one going in as close to factory condition as I can

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An interesting viewpoint, one that is common with the old boys of the classic car scene, for me personally I find it (for lack of a better word) snobby. I have encountered the same sort of thought at a classic car show I attended recently.

For example by your line of thought a 1981 Delorean DMC 12 is a classic and a 1981 panda isn't. Even though they share the same designer. The differentiating factor in your thought which is how much money its worth.

My car was one of 5 cars featured in the article in classic car buyer newspaper on the show I attended. None of the organisers so called specials were included. And that's enough for me.

ChrisPandColour said:

Well that went down well haha thanks for the comments , not 100% on what I'll do with it yet but it's unlikely to go back purple lol

As for resale value , I'm not worried , it's been in my family from new and it's never leaving ! Haha



It's a classic as far as I'm concerned , mines 20 years old this year I was 4 when my grandad bought it from the dealers lol

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Mint green, pink, or lilac.

onemanmade said:

An interesting viewpoint, one that is common with the old boys of the classic car scene, for me personally I find it (for lack of a better word) snobby. I have encountered the same sort of thought at a classic car show I attended recently.

For example by your line of thought a 1981 Delorean DMC 12 is a classic and a 1981 panda isn't. Even though they share the same designer. The differentiating factor in your thought which is how much money its worth.

My car was one of 5 cars featured in the article in classic car buyer newspaper on the show I attended. None of the organisers so called specials were included. And that's enough for me.

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Well said!
I would happily walk around a classic car show but I can't see myself ever exhibiting a car.
I would be wanting to "beg to differ" with the white haired chap I have a mental image of, sporting a natty moustache and wearing a quilted body warmer, cordurouy trousers and a gallon of Old Spice telling me that my car should have a 2 band push button radio in it.

ChrisPandColour said:

Also looking at spraying the engine bay a different colour ,
Any preferences?

Comments welcome ,

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Go for GOLD baby :slayer:

Anyone know the name of that Skoda green?





Could work.

VmanC said:

Mint green, pink, or lilac.

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JamieK said:

Go for GOLD baby :slayer:

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That's the spirit!!

MFrV1 said:

Anyone know the name of that Skoda green?

Could work.

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That green is almost what I want

All the interior panels on the car ( door cards etc ) are green , plus the seat belts are green so it's in keeping with the theme , ideally I want to use a fiat green so it's still along the same lines

Found this online and it's identical to what I was thinking even down to the body colour! and has confirmed its a definite , just need to find the right shade of green now

That's for the comments guys , it's nice to have everyones input

Been busy today getting the wheels stripped back

Got the tyres taken off, they won't be going back on as I'll be getting a lot lower profile.

I'm actually surprised how poor nitro morse is but I'm halfway there!

Nitromorse just isn't what it used to be. H&E I expect. Too corrosive:bang: