[1kompas]

What is rarest and what is best paint colour for 968 or most prefered

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[flash]

far too subjective to say anything is "best" - the rarest would be one of the custom colors

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[jeff968]

"What is rarest and what is best paint colour for 968 or most prefered"

As Bob said, "best" is a subjective answer. As for rarest, Porsche produced less then 10 cars in each of the colors below for the North American market, some only 1, some none.

Satin Black Metallic
Venetian Blue
Cassis Red Metallic
Granite Green Metallic
Lagoon Green Metallic
Zermatt Silver Metallic
Marine Blue Metallic
Violet Blue Metallic
Tahoe Blue Metallic
Turquoise Metallic
Wimbledon Green
Coral Red
Raspberry Red
Speed Yellow
Riviera Blue
Amaranth Violet
Maritime Blue
Mint Green
RubyStone Red
Signal Green
Color to sample - solid (usually a color offered previously but not available on the later year of the car in question so a special order was needed)
Color to sample - metallic (see above)

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[Johannvb]

My favourite colour combo is Amethyst with a cream interior.

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[Melvivio]

I would have to say.. Amazone Green with a cream / caramel full electric interior (that way the underside of the dashboard is covered in leather)

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[Fox944]

I almost bought a Maritime Blue Coupe when i was lookign for a 968back in '95. Good price, rare color. However, the car's interior was by far the worst condition i've seen of any 968 which is why i never purchased the car. I do have pics of the car on my old PC, maybe i'll post some.

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[94SilverCab]

Polar Silver, because Silver cars are the fastest... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]

Jay

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[Fox944]

back in the mid 90's, as a teen; i dreamed of one day buying a Polar Silver '95 Coupe with M030, Sport seats, & LSD. I even remember making a short mod list as there wasnt much out there....Tri-Flo catback, Powerhaus intake & chip, 993 Turbo wheels and headlight conversion.

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[flash]

i definitely like the metallic colors best - with the exception of black, the solids just don't show off the lines as well

however, solids are easier to maintain, as there is no clear coat to burn through when buffing - they are also less expensive to repaint and repair

white is probably the easiest to live with on a day to day basis

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[968TDG]

Red on Black baby, Sixteen Candles style...(I know it was a 944, but this is clearly just because the 968 was not yet available).

I actually was trying to avoid buying a red Porsche for several reasons, but the price was right, and I've gotta say, I love it.

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[ebarone968]

Blows my mind how many colors were available! I knew you would chime in Jay [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img] I am a big fan of the polar silver as well. Still love my black but hate trying to keep it clean

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[PorscheDude]

Black or Silver hands down the best.
Midnight blue metallic a distant 3rd.

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[jeff968]

"Blows my mind how many colors were available!"

36 factory paint offerings for the 968 over the 4 model year run plus color to sample. 27 in 1992, 19 in 1993 and 1994, 13 in 1995.

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[Fox944]

Jeff, How many shades of blue were there total? I'm guessing more then any other color.

off the top of my head there was...

Riviera Blue
Midnight Blue Metallic
Midnight Blue Metallic Pearl
Maritime Blue
Horizon Blue
Iris Blue
Cobalt Blue
Venetian Blue
Marine Blue Metallic
Tahoe Blue Metallic
Violet Blue Metallic
Turquoise Metallic

Am i missing any?

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[DewaneP]

I kind of like my Black Metallic

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[94SilverCab]

All kidding aside, if I didn't have my car, I really love Wimbledon Green. I have seen a few for sale but they were all (?) tiptronic so that's a deal breaker.

Jay

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[sopko]

Jeff - any idea how many Granite Green's made it to the US? I had an 88 928S4 in Granite Green - loved that color - still regret letting that one go. If I ever buy a "new" Porsche - I would certainly take a hard look at doing the Color to Sample in Granite Green. Let me know, thanks, Derek

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[Chris Vais]

I saw a Malachite Green 997 Turbo Cabrio with a natural brown leather interior about 6 months ago. I though the color combination was stunning, especcially so in bright sun light.

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[jeff968]

"Jeff - any idea how many Granite Green's made it to the US? I had an 88 928S4 in Granite Green - loved that color - still regret letting that one go. If I ever buy a "new" Porsche - I would certainly take a hard look at doing the Color to Sample in Granite Green. Let me know, thanks, Derek"


Derek,
Not a single granite green 968 coupe or cab in the NA market although it is possible that one of the color to sample metallic cars could be granite green.

Dino,
Your list looks good although only one Midnight Blue, sales code F8. They did have two paint codes because of the water based paint introduction (L37W/L39C).

Jeff

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[PorscheDude]

Although I would not buy one, oak green is a nice color.

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