I would NEVER change the original color on a car. Yes, it will definately hurt your Thunderbird`s value. To properly change the color on your Thunderbird, you would have to completely dissmantle the car down to a bare body shell. An incredibly time consuming and exspensive undertaking to say the very least. I have years of experience in the autobody/painting field, and I always strongly advise against changing a cars color. There simply isn`t the time or space here to go into the countless pitfalls involved in such a project.
Thunderbirds were "up scale" personal luxury cars. They were offered in a vast array of exterior and interior color selections. Chantilly Beige is quite an uncommon color and few Thunderbirds in `64 came off the line so adorned. At any Thunderbird gathering, your car would be a standout because of it`s unusual hue! Stick with the factory color and keep it original. Any purist will agree with me on this point. Personally, I think Chantilly Beige is quite striking, and feel you have a truly unique and beautiful Thunderbird. I`d take your car over a compareable Rangoon Red `64 any day!
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