repaint it - paint is not original so adds nothing to value keeping it as is

Thanks everyone: can't tell you how much I appreciate all your comments very much !
 
I should have emphasised that the Paint and its WILD PLUM Colour is 90% ORIGINAL, with 10% added where minor accidents/wear/tear .....have occurred over 40 years
 
If this makes any difference to your vote, feel free to review you vote 

awe c'mon whooligan!
The colour is indicative of tastes of the time/era which is well worth preserving.
Better than the crappy boring silvers and metallic greys and dark drab colours most new cars are these days when every car looks the bl##dy same.
 
Based on the new info from Bernie.... I will revise my vote.
If it is 90% original paint with a few touch-ups then I would just leave it as it is and do a big detail all over and all under.
 
But periodically every 2 years or so spray all of the sills, door cavities, all of the pillars and everything else with good quality fish oil. And keep it out of the rain. If there are stone chips keep an eye on rust going underneath the paint. Phosphoric acid can help keep that in check but try on a hidden area first just to make sure the acid does not affect the paint.
 
...also then Bernie gets time to enjoy a few beers and the Capri, rather than the pain of the resto.
 

Hi Guys and thanks again,
I'm surprised with you whooligan, but I respect your opinion. I would have thought you would appreciate the car's colour and originality for what it is, since you're a Capri Mk1 owner, and the fact that it was one of the Official Ford Aust colours; unseen in any Capri meetings or car shows I've ever seen or heard of from other Car Lovers.   
Like PeterM and Fighter, I've been sick to death of the mundane streaks of silver, white in so many shades streaming along our roads ad-nauseum, that when I clapped my eyes on this Capri several months ago, my spirits were excited, as I knew how rare this colour was in XA Falcons as well as Capris, but the "retro colour" took me back to when I was a kid. I even feel 20-30 years younger when I drive it !  No Air, no P/steer, no ABS, no VSC, no EFI, no HEI, no rear discs, no CPU...........hell ! ....it's better than my first car which I still have after 46 years !...........a 57 Holden FE with less power and no f/discs !
But then to find out how rare this unique car is, made me realise that if Ford had officially painted it Yellow with Fluro Green Dots all over (remember Flower-Power&Hippies ?), I would still love it 100%  (even though Yellow and Fluro Green is DEF not my bent I might add!)............
I think I'll go with the consensus of keeping it out of the rain (as I do with my other dozen collectables), maintaining the whole car inside and out, and kill any spots of rust which is only <5% of the whole car, and finally
spray Satin Clear to "HOLD" what's there...........my black 37 Oldsmobile Straight 8 is miles worse and beyond "Satin Clear" so it will get paint before any of my dozen "babies"......in 2 minds whether to keep it black, or choose Burgundy or Light Cream. Black would be keeping it original.
Thanks to each and every one of you re the "VOTE" !
Kind regards
Bernie

cheers yellowfiregt!.............I recall hearing of the QLD Wild Plum now that you mention it.
 
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Hi PeterM,
you must have ESP !................I was mulling over my own words and thought EXACTLY 100% all you have just said........it takes an expert and a VGC paintjob to start with, to final coat a car with clear and last past 5 years!
Totally agree with you..........even my mate said not to even touch the 37 Oldsmobile Straight 8, which has over 50% of its paint severely perforated/flaking.......so we just coat it with WD40!.......so as to prevent the 77 y/o steel from rusting. With a dozen collectables, you and him are right: Do what's only absolutely necessary without compromising originality, and ENJOY them for what and how they are.
After all..... ALL OF US, are only "caretakers" for the next owner.......... be it our Family or a stranger, who will (hopefully) appreciate our attempt to preserve them for posterity.
I will leave it as it is, and polish it, and Fish-oil it, and remove rust and lead-fill where possible, and ENJOY "Miss Wild Plum"!........As a VACC Qualified Mechanic & ex-VicRoads Certified Inspector, all my cars are kept Roadworthy, if nothing else!
Thanks Peter
 

Hey Peter, orange has always been cool!