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Do any of you know this car? I found it on Flikr and fell in love with the color. I was going to have Kirk build us an ivory car but I think I want this in my garage! Click on the photo to enlarge.

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For the poor, every day brings trouble, but for the happy heart, each day is a continual feast! 

Proverbs 15:15

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Al, I totally agree, any color looks good on a 356, it's just that some look better/best!

 

Kathy had a white/red '58 cabriolet and I had a silver/black '59 coupe. They were both great looking cars and I was going to do a classier ivory/buckskin/tan thing this go-around but when I came across this orange beauty...reason flew out the window!

 

Thank goodness for the internet, where would we be without it? 

 

I'm just hoping that someone on here recognizes this particular car and it's paint I.D., that would be so helpful.

 

Will

Here's an on-line version of a similar chart:

 

 http://www.p914.com/p914_paint_74.htm

 

I seem to remember that, in general, Porsche had some truly awful paint colors and schemes in the 1970's - Like that waving checker flag interior on some cars or the plaid interiors, and their weird choice of "Earth Tones" on the outside.  

 

But then, there was "Signal Red" or "Signal yellow" that could be seen for miles and ALWAYS looked great on whatever wore it.

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If you would like to keep your car as traditional as possible, Porsche did offer a special color option in orange for the 57 speedster.  Color code #5711.  I've always felt that the louder, "fruity brite" colors looked great on the wide bodies, while the "calmer" more traditional colors suited the standard body cars. As always, however,

remember that in the end, it only matters that you are happy.  Congrats on your pending order.  Kirk puts out a lot of bang for your buck.

 

Spent some time in the paint shop looking up Porsche Signal Yellow, no luck with that search.

 

I did find an orange that looks like it might be the one on this orange speedster, it's called Orbit Orange used by Pontiac in 1973 on a bunch of their cars. It's a base coat so with 15 or 20 layers of clear, my car should look really cool, and weigh about 30 extra pounds...

 

For what it's worth, MINI currently has a non-metallic color called Volcanic Orange that looks similar, but maybe a little brighter than the old Porsche color. You might at least be able to see it on a car by checking out your local MINI dealer.

 

Be careful, though. Don't, under any circumstances, let yourself be coaxed into driving a MINI.

 

 

 

MiniVolcanicOrange

 

 

 

 

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Well, it looks like we're going to roll with a cream speedster. I sent Kirk an e-mail yesterday morning telling him I was thinking of changing color to orange along with the picture at the top of this post...he was in San Diego and our car was painted yesterday.

 

A little bummed but mostly excited, will post pics when Kirk sends them.

A classic color is probably easier to resell down the line too.

 

Years ago a friend of mine in NJ took his '67 AH 3000 into Gino's Paint and Body to have it painted.  He wanted olde English ivory body with black side/door insets.  When he went to pick it up a week later - there was "another" AH there but with black body and white inserts!  Not once before the paint went on did Gino say "No kabish."

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