Hi Nick, my car is Metallic blue with blue interior, pretty sure this is its original colour.
Workwise, the paint needs tidying in places, all window and light seals need replacing ( windscreen leaks in corners), footwell carpets need replacing where speakers have been added and now removed.
My idea on colour would be a change to dark grey with a black interior, and to change from standard seats to Recaros or replica ones.
Mechanically the car seems ok, and pulls very well. I didn't pay a huge amount (ie like current prices) for the car and thought about spending some money on it to get it up to scratch. I am not looking at entering into concourse, as I like to drive it regularly. My theory on a full resto was that if you are replacing seals etc you may as well repaint the car, then if you are doing this you may as well address other items etc etc...
Also, I think the body is pretty sound, so maybe improve it now rather than letting 'unseen' issues worsten.
Or, maybe I should just enjoy it as is until something falls off!