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Very interesting read!!! Thanks guys! Do you have a list of the colours of all 15?

Z356

The cars...




























The drivers...



The colors...

1) 'Mexico Blue', color code 336
2) 'Acid Blue/Bahama Blue', color code 354
3) 'Gulf Blue', color code 328
4) 'Yellow Green', color code 137
5) 'Light Green/Birch Green', color code 253
6) 'Grand Prix White', color code 908
7) 'Black', color code 041 (or 700)
8) 'Strawberry/Fraise', color code 024,
9) 'India Red', color code 027
10) Magenta', color code 009,
11) 'Aubergine', color code 025
12) 'Orange', color code 156
13) 'Sahara Beige', color code 516

Question Marks:
14) 'Bright Green' (Irish?) color code 213 or something else
15) 'Bright Yellow', color code 139 (?) or 'Light Yellow', color code 117

Mike, would you care to comment on the actual name & code of these last two colors?

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

W8MM

Eduardo,

Sorry, I'm absolutely no help on those color codes.

FORENN

Ed, are you speculating "bright yellow" is the top left car? Not clear from the photo, but looks a bit like BMW's Dakar yellow.

Z356

The names & color codes of the first 13 hues on my list is pretty much agreed to by most folks I have seen write about it in the web. I need to do more research on the true name & color codes of the last two hues - described normally as 'Bright Yellow' & 'Bright Green'. For example, the color of this one 'Yellow' car. It looks to me like 'Light Yellow', color code 117:



I am not sure of the exact color used in the 'Bright Green' either...particularly since 'Irish Green/213' is very dark color and not that 'Bright'!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

signes

Such a great read, thank you guys! Just look at the names on that list, amazing. Golden age of sports car racing. So sad that many of those on the list died plying their trade.

Z356

The chassis & engine numbers (as reported in the web)...

911.460.0016 IROC engine #684 0021, 'Bright Yellow' (need more info on exact color & code...but think it's 'Light Yellow', color code 117)
911.460.0025 IROC engine #684 0022, 'Grand Prix White', color code 908
911.460.0035 IROC engine #684 0024, 'Gulf Blue', color code 328
911.460.0037 IROC engine #684 0027, 'Yellow Green/Gelbgrün' (called 'Pistachio' by some at the time of the race), color code 137
911.460.0040 IROC engine #684 0023, 'Birch Green/Light Green', color code 253
911.460.0042 IROC engine #684 0025, 'Bright Green' (need more info on exact color & code)
911.460.0050 IROC engine #684 0028, 'Aubergine', color code 025
911.460.0059 IROC engine #684 0029, 'Acid Blue/Bahama Blue', color code 354
911.460.0075 IROC engine #684 0033, 'Mexico Blue', color code 336
911.460.0085 IROC engine #684 0035, 'India Red', color code 027
911.460.0090 IROC engine #684 0031, 'Orange', color code 156
911.460.0100 IROC engine #684 0024, 'Sahara Beige', color code 516
911.460.0111 IROC engine #684 0033, 'Strawberry/Fraise', color code 024
911.460.0116 IROC engine #684 0034, 'Magenta/Karminrot', color code 009
911.460.0124 IROC engine #684 0026, 'Black', color code 041 (or 700)

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

Z356

I am pretty sure that the 'Bright Green' is not 'Irish Green', color code 213 as I have seen it previously reported in the web. I believe the color is actually 'Jade Green', color code 227, which is often referred by its German name 'Hellgrün'. This was a 'special color' in MY1974 and would have made more sense that it was the one chosen to paint this car! The colors are not correctly captured in the period photos due to the peculiarities of the Kodak film used at the time!





Here is as it was raced:



There is even this old post at another forum from one 'Mike V.' that also posted earlier on this thread. He was making the point that the photo (first above) is not of his old 'Birch Green' 9114600040, but Mike goes on to mention he thinks that color is 'Hellgrün' ('Jade Green'), which makes more sense!



"Mike Valentine 11-May-2011 13:58
I'm 99.99% certain that this car is not 9114600040.
This photo shows headlights instead of the black caps that were used in the series, making me think that it was taken after the series was well over. Also, 9114600040 was sold to Stoddard after the Daytona finale and would have had a wicker bill (Gurney flap) attached to the trailing edge of the whale tail. This car seems to be configured for the Riverside races without the extra rear downforce required for Daytona. Another factor is that this color doesn't look in this photo like hellgruen does in real life. This photo has way too much blue and not enough yellow in the color rendition. BTW, I bought 9114600040 from Chuck Stoddard after it had been owned in the interim by a gentleman residing in Utah who had 9" rims front and rear. This car has 9s & 11s in the photo."

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

TRAKCAR

Purple although always hidden or in the back in the above photos is historically correct for a 911 then...

Z356

Starting in MY1972 thru MY1973, Porsche first offered two 'purple' colors on their 911s color line up:

'Aubergine/Eggplant', color code 025



'Royal Purple', color code 341



Normally, Reter, I suggest that only Porsche men that are extremely comfortable & sure of their masculinity should chose either color. For example, I would be delighted to own a 911 in either of those hues. But are you sure 'Ultraviolet' is the right color for your 991 gt3 RS? I am not certain...



Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

TRAKCAR

Gonna own that purple

FORENN

I saw that and wondered if it is ultraviolet.

FORENN

Eggplant looks terrific.

Z356

That was a marketing shot from their sales brochure. 'Aubergine' normally doesn't look quite as good as that in real life...and the color tended to fade rather quickly to UV rays of the sun. It is still a great color...it's just didn't age very well!

Good



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You are the man. Or at least a real man...or whatever!



Saludos,
Eduardo

JUPJAI

I agree!!! Eduardo - the signal green looks great!