Doug,
Imagine this ... it's a beautiful Saturday afternoon, you walk across your driveway, open the garage door and there sits a pristine shiny black Cobra. You fire that baby up and drive over to Santa Cruz ( the long way of course

), park on the beach and watch the sunset behind your black FIA, as it melts into the darkness ...
I bet that you won't be thinking ... gee, maybe I should have painted it red, or white or green, or blue or ...
You are starting with a quality car and sounds like with the advice and experience listed above, it can be done.
Regards,
- Tim