[jeff968]

I learned something this week that I thought I would share with you. Those of you involved in the discussion keep quiet in the interest of fun. For the rest of you....



What color interior does this 968 cabriolet have?



http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/jeff9...edintrcab-1.jpg



1) Matador Red

2) Flamenco Red

3) Chesnut Brown

4) Other...



I'll let you know tomorrow.

Jeff

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[flash]

well, the link doesn't work, but i saw the shot on the other site, and it looks like matador red to me

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[PorscheDude]

C

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[spectre996]

Ummm..Since I can't see the pic I'm going to go with Option #4, Other.

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[jeff968]

[quote name='spectre996' post='46362' date='Jan 26 2008, 12:17 PM']Ummm..Since I can't see the pic I'm going to go with Option #4, Other.[/quote]



Sorry, try it now...

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[spectre996]

Alright. Now I'll go with option #2, Flamenco Red.

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[sasilverbullet]

Matador Red

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[RPM]

I'm thinking Matador. If so would that make it Corinthian leather?

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[jeff968]

Flash,

I'm honored to be the first thread in the "What do you think" category!!! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

made sense to me - i figured stuff like that deserved a category - thinking out loud - that kind of thing - not really the technical query sort of thing, but more esoteric musings and ponderings



there are quite a few such threads buried elsewhere that i have yet to move to here



back on topic - so, what is it?

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[FRporscheman]

That's a beautiful color for an interior!

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[jeff968]

Answer:



Just like many of you I thought this interior was one of the reds. Since the car it belongs to is a 1994 then that would have to be the special red leather Flamenco. However, after having a couple discussions with Mark and Raj and reviewing the PET catalog I am now positive it is actually Chesnut brown. So, how do I know? Well, Mark and Raj actually own Chesnut interior 968s. Mark told me that in the right light, the color could actually appear red. But what confirms it is a review of the PET catalog. Both of the special red leather color options get you seats, e-brake handle, console, console lid all wrapped in the special red leather (Flamenco or Matador) and a matching red carpet. However, parts like the cab top, cab boot, upper dash, and hard parts like the upper door panels, a-pillar trim and even the shifter boot and shifter are all in black with those special order reds. You’ll notice in the above picture that the full door panel and door handle recess match the interior of the car. There is no listing for any of those parts in any kind of red in PET but you can find them in chesnut and the other more popular colors (gray, black, blues). I also have this additional shot below of the car where you can see the matching color boot. Again, the only thing listed by PET close to this is chesnut brown. So based on the observation of owners and PET I’m saying this is number 3, Chesnut Brown!!!



Here’s a shot of the rear of the car.



Agreed?

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[spectre996]

At least I picked a color that was correct for the model year!

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[flash]

i don't think it's chestnut brown - here are some samples i found of chestnut brown:



yes, those are mats for our car - yes they are OEM



   

   

   



here is matador red from the flachbau:



   



flamenco red is REALLY bright red - no sample photo found yet

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[Mark]

Oh trust me it is Chestnut Brown- Flash even drove a White/Chestnut, granted it was 11pm after a long day at the '06 Celebration, dinner, etc <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



In the 2nd and 4th pictures you can see a real red interior in the car in the background. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

well, the two colors are very different from the shots - the pic above is clearly does NOT look like the same chestnut brown that i see in the other pics, nor is it the chestnut brown i've seen in other cars



lol - frankly, i can't remember what color your car was mark, though i vaguely remember making the "dog poop brown" crack when i saw it



those 4 shots show a lot more brown in the rest of the interior though, than does the one above - lighting thing? age? can you flip the seat forward and take a shot of the material there that has been hidden? - don't use a flash



the boot cover is pretty deceiving - clearly it has faded or changed color - might even be entirely different than the rest of the car

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[Mark]

It is all a lighting thing- the seats can look very different depending on the light and yes the boot cover is very faded. Those pictures are probably 4 years old- too damn cold to be taking pictures top down now. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> Trust me the first picture Jeff posted is Chestnut.

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[flash]

after seeing the second set of shots, i can see the brown tints, so sure, i'll buy that - the first shot though really looked awfully close to the matador shot i posted



lol - a bit of a trick question then, eh? no fair jeff

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[spectre996]

[quote name='flash' post='46510' date='Jan 29 2008, 08:05 AM']lol - frankly, i can't remember what color your car was mark, though i vaguely remember making the "dog poop brown" crack when i saw it[/quote]

"Dog poop brown." Wow, I can't imagine why Porsche never marketed that term! I think it would have been a great seller.

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[flash]

lol - yeah - was almost as popular as baby poop green, or bug guts yellow

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