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Great idea, I wonder how many there really are. I’ve never seen another one in the wild ever. A true unicorn color if there ever was one. Yours is a beauty!
Originally Posted by Einsteiger
We should start our own thread of Vesuvio 99's.
I changed the center caps to black Porsche ones instead of the ugly Victor ones.
bdronsick: Thanks. I know of another one up around Mankato, MN. I met that owner on Facebook....which I no longer use. Pretty rare color according to the PCA color tables.
Interesting deck lid on the new arrival. Good wheels, too.
Last edited by Einsteiger; 02-17-2021 at 10:22 AM.
Vesuvio Metallic was created to accompany Stahlgrau (Steel Grey) on the 1997-98 Vesuvius Edition 993. Stahlgrau wheels are perfect with Vesuvio! As are the additional Stahlgrau accents on mirrors, door handles, and rear wing grille.
Serendipitously Vesuvio Metallic paint was also offered as special order on the early MY1999 996’s that were sequenced among the final 993’s on the same assembly line in late 1997 / early 1998. I have a very early 1998 996 sales brochure that actually includes a Vesuvio swatch; although it doesn’t appear in subsequent printings.
Vesuvio is a very, very deep iridescent purple; the paint application and/or curing processes was surely both labor and cost intensive, probably exceeding the value for Porsche of painting 996’s alone in this color, without the benefit of the added special 993 ”Vesuvius Edition” premium. Likely that once the final 993 Vesuvius Editions were completed, Vesuvio Metallic was quickly retired.
Only 100 Vesuvius Edition 993’s were delivered worldwide. And I’ve heard anecdotally only 60 early 996’s were graced with Vesuvio Metallic during the brief period it was available on both generations. I do know Vesuvio Metallic 911’s of either generation are incredibly rare. For instance, Germancarsforsale blog describes Vesuvio Metallic as the “rarest Porsche 911 color ever offered that was not paint to sample”.
Another interesting fact about Vesuvio is it was exclusive to the 911; and never allowed on any other model, not even in PTS. There are only a handful of Porsche colors ever with that singular reservation.
As shown in my avatar, given its astronomical rarity, “Total 911” magazine chose a Vesuvio Metallic 1999 to represent the mythic 3.4 liter 996 generation on the cover of their inaugural edition.
And given that Vesuvio Metallic 993’s are already trading over six figures, future market values for any Vesuvio Metallic 911 are promising, to say the least! 🤑
Originally Posted by Einsteiger
I know that I've posted before...but I could not find it! Vesuvio Gray Metallic. Black satin wheels presently, but I wonder if there is another color that would look good. Gold, Bronze, Gun Metal Gray, etc. Any constructive opinions appreciated as always.
Great information. Another Vesuvio anecdote came from one of my local PCA cohorts: he knew someone in the engineering firm he worked at that had a 993 in Vesuvio Gray Metallic. When he sold it, he asked $10k more than the going rate for 993's at that time - about five years ago - and got it. So, maybe I'll hang on to my '99 for a while -- maybe my grandson will make a killing on the sale way down the road.
From what I’m seeing in mostly Euro sales (where most were sold), Vesuvius Edition 993’s are worth up to twice the standard market price 993. I bet that guy got that “$10K more” before the pics had even finished uploading on whatever server it was listed.
Originally Posted by Einsteiger
993 in Vesuvio Gray Metallic. When he sold it, he asked $10k more than the going rate for 993's at that time - about five years ago - and got it.
bdronsick: Thanks. I know of another one up around Mankato, MN. I met that owner on Facebook....which I no longer use. Pretty rare color according to the PCA color tables.
Interesting deck lid on the new arrival. Good wheels, too.
The interior is somewhat intact, but the leather dashboard has been painted black on top and is cracking. Seats have been reupholstered in a quilted vinyl. I might try to pick up a set of stock ones, or I might go GT3 seats.
It came wearing a black Aerokit front bumper, and side skirts, along with the modified Getty Design rear wing in black. I also managed to get the original front bumper and rear decklid in the deal with the help of the former owner who is a Rennlist member. He sold it to a dismantler to be parted out, but I convinced him to sell it whole. Now it will hopefully live to drive another day.
Sadly the hood is black from another car. The previous owner was in between deciding to paint it all black or Vesuvio and traded the hood to the dismantler who either sold, scrapped, or lost it.
I'll be creating a thread to document the progress with the car once the weather allows for some driving and giving it a good bath.
02-16-2021, 03:19 PM
