Rob Richards

Recently bought a 944. She has been neglected and I am getting her back in shape. She needs a new paint job (she has more chips than a bag of Ruffles). I'm not in love with the metallic brown. I have found color charts for the car... but what I can't find is any list that shows what exterior interior color combinations were offered. Her interior is actually in great shape (aside from the oh so common dash crack) and I don't plan on redoing the inside any time soon.

So question is: is there such a list? Or were all combos available?

harveyf

What!! You don't like Metallic Brown that has faded to the shade of the contents of your first born's poopie diaper

What color is your interior?

You'll probably get more internet based recommendations but my paint supplier (Finishmaster) has books with paint chips for most manufacturers, including Porsche.

MAGK944

This may help if you are looking for original exterior colors. This is 86 with prior years on the back, I have a similar sheet for every year in production and also all the interiors, I just need to find time to scan them to share, let me know.

Rob Richards

I have the brown dash with the light brown seats and carpet... I can look at the code after work.

FrenchToast

Are you asking if there was limitations on what interior could be ordered with what exterior? Unlike some modern cars, the colors could be paired with any of the interiors for that year. Up until recently, Porsche typically didn't have a limitation on what interior could be paired with what exterior. Now there are some limitations: you can't order a current car in blue over red, amongst other combinations). AFAIK the only way to overcome limitations on the newer cars is to go through Exclusive.

IIRC, standard interior colors were limited to light grey, grey beige, brown, and black for that year; and seat inserts could be leather, pinstripe cloth, script cloth, or Pascha cloth. You could of course order any color through Special Wishes however.

Your code might be VT? Not sure though.

Rob Richards

Yes that was exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks... now to narrow down the choices...

mazdaverx7

This may help a little as well. This is from the 1984 944 dealer brochure, which is an identical car to the 85.1. Shows all of the exterior colors, seat, and carpet options and colors: