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06-12-2007, 03:41 PM

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....The first 993 I ever considered buying was a really light metallic purple until I saw it in real life - not that there was anything wrong with it... Anyone know what color that would have been? I'm thinking custom paint-to-sample.

I've never seen a light metallic purple...Amaranth Violet is very purple but not metallic IIRC, Viola Metallic is a dark almost black metallic purple and Vesuvious is a metallic dark grey with purple highlights...

p.s. are your wheels on yet?!?!

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06-12-2007, 05:26 PM

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David - The wheels are still here with me in Orlando. I have at least cleaned and Rejexed them. I cannot find anyone who has boxes that I can use to ship them home!

I did pick up some new OEM large crest center caps.

Anyone want some faded, but perfectly good, no cracks, chips, etc, standard crest center caps? Low cost to a Rennlist Member...

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06-12-2007, 05:55 PM

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David - The wheels are still here with me in Orlando. I have at least cleaned and Rejexed them. I cannot find anyone who has boxes that I can use to ship them home!

I did pick up some new OEM large crest center caps.

Anyone want some faded, but perfectly good, no cracks, chips, etc, standard crest center caps? Low cost to a Rennlist Member...

how much are you looking to get for them? Any pictures?

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06-12-2007, 07:03 PM

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That's a great ad! I just don't have the guts to drive a wild color. There is a lime-green Gallardo that is parked every evening in the MetroWest area (Orlando, FL) Publix parking lot. I love the car, and the color is growing on me, I just couldn't personally do it.

Scott - If Viggo's car (the special edition with the silver mirrors, etc) is Vesuvio, the car I looked at was at least half as dark. Maybe Viggo can chime in as to what that color looks like in bright sunlight, but IIRC, the car I looked at was really light purple in the sun.

Russ, although my car varies significantly when observed in direct sunlight (or bright light indoors as in the pictures on page 1) as opposed to when observed on a cloudy day. When not exposed to light, the vesuvius looks almost Steel gray, with a slight tint of purple. This is far from bright purple so it must be another colour Scott is referring to.

I attached some verious pics to illustrate this.

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06-12-2007, 10:50 PM

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Viggo - WOW! Great looking car and great images.

Black993 - I've hijacked this thread too much. I tried a PM to you re: the crests.

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06-13-2007, 04:42 AM

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How is this for fugly...a pink 993TT.

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06-13-2007, 04:48 AM

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Well, I guess I could post to this. Here's another Vesuvio Gray Metallic (mine) taken in bright sunlight somewhere in the Angeles National Forest.

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06-13-2007, 04:49 AM

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Darren,
Would that be the Mary Kay Option?

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06-13-2007, 06:30 AM

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Gotta say, Vesuvio is one of my fave 993 colors... saw one a few months ago where I bought my car... absolutely gorgeous...

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06-13-2007, 08:13 AM

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I've seen pictures of a bright pink metallic P-car (I think it was a 993) with a custom pink interior that I believe was custom ordered for an "Adult" film starlet.

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06-13-2007, 11:39 AM

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Darren,
Would that be the Mary Kay Option?

Daaaayuuum ... that's BEYOND fugly!

Scott

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06-13-2007, 09:42 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugki4_e4NP8

i found that commercial at You Tube. take a gander.

Thanks for posting. There are some wonderful adds on that link. I am new to youtube. Is it possible to save those videos to your own hard disc?

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06-13-2007, 09:56 PM

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How is this for fugly...a pink 993TT.

Ugly or not, that car would spank mine anyday!

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06-13-2007, 10:01 PM

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How is this for fugly...a pink 993TT.

Does anyone know what this color is called? I've only seen it three times, a cab when they first came out in 1995 (back then, I figured it was special order for one of those cosmetic ladies), the one in one the 993 commercials (then I realized it was just a bad decision that Porsche made) and this one. You're right, it's fugly but I've been wondering for years what it's called.