Does anyone know what shade of brown this is? Thinking about building a Coupe. I plagiarized my Spyder from an original and I'm thinking about plagiarizing John Oates' Emory creation.
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Don’t know what the color is but it is sweet! Love this coupe!!!
Probably “Toasted Oats”....... 
Color is Graphite Grey Metallic by R-M Paints.
Still looks like Toasted Oats.
Jim - Any affects from the recent earthquake over there?
And Arden: That's a Speedster with a hardtop. That's why it looks like a "notchback" where the top doesn't quite fit the line of the rear cowl in a smooth curve.
Toasted Oates with clear cOates? 😁
Toasted oats with alittle Brown sugar.
Jim. That's what the articles say but its meaningless. I think its a custom color. Graphite Grey Metallic by R-M is a silver color. They likely mixed in some browns. And yes its a factory Porsche hard top. Amazing.
I'm just thinking about an outlaw suby coupe. I just want to live the dream and pretend that I have an Emory. Probably would even add an Outlaw script and maybe even an Outlaw badge on the clam shell. Kind of a double clown car. A fake Porsche Emory.
Not sure what your refuting too?
Phil have you seen a SandGrey coupe it is lighter but also a nice coupe colour.
Emory said in a statement. “John’s 356 is perfect example. The body began life as a 1960 356B Cabriolet, which has a removable hard top. We replaced the car’s damaged nose with 356A-style bodywork, but leaned it back for a sleeker appearance. We also modified the windshield frame the same way. The removable hardtop was tailored to create a more streamlined roof profile, and we integrated body-hugging 356A-style bumpers.”
Like any resto-mod, this 356 benefits from a bump in power. Using a Rothsport racing block as the base, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder now sends 200 horsepower through a five-speed transmission. The motor takes its inspiration from the dry-sump 3.6-liter 964-generation unit and includes several custom-built components engineered to play nice with original Porsche parts.
Oates’ Emory Special 356 can handle in the canyons, too. Underneath that perfectly proportioned body—which wears unique bumpers, body-mounted driving lights, an Emory-style reverse-louvered decklid, and no door handles—lies an early Porsche 911 independent rear suspension with specially-made trailing arms that are narrower than stock. Emory also added adjustable Koni shocks, disc brakes all around, and black powder-coated 16-inch aluminum wheels with 205/55 Pirelli P Zero Rosso rubber.
I may rewrite that article and add in front torsion bar, rear VW IRS, 2.5 L Subaru, Subaru 5-speed, hand laid fiberglass. Do you think it will have the same affect? 🤔 Clown car. 🤡
This is also pretty sweet.
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That is really nice Phil. I wanted a coupe in the beginning but IM would not build one I even like the green interior.
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I see what you were talking about know Gordon . I liked the car so much I didn’t even
notice!!!
I see what you were talking about know Gordon . I liked the car so much I didn’t even
notice!!!
Plus I was one day out of surgery might of been the medication!!! Ha Ha
Gordon Nichols posted:That's a Speedster with a hardtop. That's why it looks like a "notchback" where the top doesn't quite fit the line of the rear cowl in a smooth curve.
That's not a speedster with a hardtop (look at the windshield). It's a full custom Emory Outlaw.
It started life as a 1960 "B" Karmann Hardtop Cabriolet. Emory cut the windshield and top down and reshaped the lines of the top. It's got a soft-top as well.
The stated goal was to take all the elements the owner thought best over the 13 year 356 run, and incorporate them in one car. It's a full custom deal.