Sharkdad

Hope you don't mind a 928er over here, but I'm in lust with a car that was at the Rennlist MD/VA/DC GTG this past weekend. I haven't been able to figure a way to get the photo small enough to post it here. However, here is a link to photos that someone was good enough to post: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...=104766&page=2

About halfway down the photos, there's a blue Whaletail (VA Tags - MNIACAL) that looks amazing. Anyone know if this is Slate blue, Venetian blue or something else? It was parked next to the green #7 912 racer. Looks like the Fuchs are also painted body color.

Onboost was kind enough to reply to this in another thread and suggested it might be Prussian blue...

Thanks much,
Eric

'91 928GT

Amber Gramps

is it this one?

Sharkdad

http://tonyp.smugmug.com/gallery/385...22907161/Large

This is the one I was referring to (found a small enough photo to post). Can't tell if it's the same blue as your Venetian Blue cab, Douglas. Was hoping someone might know this car. I haven't seen Venetian or Slate in person to be able to tell them apart.

Amber Gramps

sharkdad, I just saw your location. I was on the other side of the river in fredericksburg back in '86-'88 just after high school. Gotta love culpeper, spots, orange, madison.

back to the color. I was in the Performance Products parking lot when a guy walked up to me and said he had the same blue for 15 years. He went on and on about slate blue.....well, sorry it's ven blu met. No he insisted it was slate blue. I had to show him the tag in the trunk and he almost didn't believe me then. I say its ven.

LaughaC

I had a 928 that color last year when I lived near Winchester, VA. Did you come to my timing belt party where we changed 4 belts in one day (almost)?

Jessterlh

My question is whats with the nice looking dual exhaust on the car in question, you get a great look in the pic with the "MNIACAL" license plate from the link. Nice update. Love to see what it looks like underneath
Based on the pics I'd agree with Douglas that its Ven Blue

Jessterlh

There is an SC with "zero h2o" plates in the link that looks a couple shades lighter. Could this be "slate blue"
also
Not to add to the confusion but the car below was described as "prussian blue"
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Hooverwi

Well - that Zero H20 car might be Iris Blue - or a shade lighter - there are 2 blues very close - I've attached a pic of my car that is Iris blue. Can't answer on the Slate or Venetian question - although I have some older sales lit at home with color charts - I'll see if I can take a look over the holiday weekend and hopefully post w/ a better answer...........

mniba1

It is Metallic Prussian Blue

Sharkdad

This really is a great area. However, don't know when you were last in the area -- doubt you'd recognize it with all of the development.

Sharkdad

Chris,

Sounds like I missed out on a good time. I just joined the 928 family in July, but would have liked to see the cars and get my hands dirty.

I coincidentally was at the hotel where many of the guys were staying for Frenzy this year. Seeing twentysome 928s together in a parking lot was a slice of heaven. Met Wayne, Wayne, Michael, Ernest, etc., who inspired me to join 928OC and Rennlist.

Based on that experience, hoping to make SITM this June.

- Eric

Sharkdad

Getting back on topic, anyone know who drives "MNIACAL"? In addition to the color, I'm intrigued by practically everything about the car.

Thanks,
Eric

Rick K

Eric, make sure you get hooked up w/ the dorki crowd as well - post here and someone will know that car...

www.dorkiphus.net

Also, interesting factoid for you folks, the green 912 that was in the pics was the same driven by Robert Redford in the movie Spy Game.

g-50cab

The light blue one looks like iris blue - the carrera - looks like an 84 or 85

looks like petrol blue (or not)




Here's prussian - it's darker


Venetian Blue


Slate Blue


Pacific Blue


maybe " shieferblaumetallic"

Amber Gramps

Sharkdad, I was there in '92 and it had already started the change. People were already daily driving from spotsylvania to inside the beltway. I lived in several small towns out there that I'm sure aint so small anymore. Culpeper and Rolling Valley/Burke would be my best memories. I want to someday get my car dropped off in West Palm Beach, at my uncles and drive it all the way to Southampton, Long Island in the spring. Then get it shipped back home. I'm sure I could get a fiew Rennlisters to tag along.