triple black meaning?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
From: virginia
triple black meaning?
i'm sure this qualifies for stupid question of the day but what is the difference between black on black(which i assume means interior/exterior) and triple black? 
Keeper of the Truth
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 6,487
Likes: 8
From: So Cal
Originally Posted by RSA333
Coupes used to also be called triple black: exterior, interior and headliner.
Keeper of the Truth
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 6,487
Likes: 8
From: So Cal
Originally Posted by RJFabCab
Hey now... wait a minute. What about black tires
Trending Topics
Rennlist Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 1,641
Likes: 147
From: Norcal
Dealers also used the term in the 80s to differentiate black/black 911 coupes or Targas and 944s with the black centered Fuchs alloys from cars with the silver painted ATS-sourced phone dial or spoked wheels. So the cabs in the 80s could have been triple or quadruple black. In the former case, you wouldn't know which of either the interior , top or wheels WASN'T black !
Rennlist Stories
The Best Porsche Posts for Porsche Enthusiasts
9 Features and Characteristics That Only Porsche People Understand
Verdad Gallardo
I've Written 500 Rennlist Articles: Here's How Porsche Has Changed Along the Way
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Unnecessary Porsches Ever Built (And Why We Love Them)
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 S/C vs 718 Spyder RS: 10 Categories, One Winner
Joe Kucinski
This Builder Is Turning Heads With Its Slantnose 911 Creation
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 Artisan Edition Pays Homage to Japanese Culture
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche Reveals Coupe Variant of the Electric Cayenne With a Fresh Look
Verdad Gallardo
10 Porsche Colors That Have More Personality Than Most People
Verdad Gallardo
Guntherwerks' Final Speedster Creation Is the Ultimate Porsche Restomod
Verdad Gallardo
Racer
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 478
Likes: 0
This statement is from the owners manual supplement for my 911 Turbo S2, from Porsche (the car modified by Andial for homologation):
"This car is referred to as triple black, because of exterior, interior AND headliner colors" (capital letters are mine).
When I get a chance, I will scan the page and post it.
---------------------------------
92 RSA
93 911 Turbo S2
80 SC
"This car is referred to as triple black, because of exterior, interior AND headliner colors" (capital letters are mine).
When I get a chance, I will scan the page and post it.
---------------------------------
92 RSA
93 911 Turbo S2
80 SC
Rennlist Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 1,641
Likes: 147
From: Norcal
What official definitions are and what real world US car salesmen bastardizations of them are two different things. As one who bought and sold several Porsches in the mid- 80s , I'm just going by my experience looking at many cars at many dealers in several states . In my experience, no one ever asked about the color of the headliner in buying/selling their Porsches.
Practically speaking , if one is currently looking to buy a used Porsche, "triple black" as stated in an ad for 80s car w/o pics prob refers to top and or wheel color on a cab or wheel color on a coupe/Targa. Cars since 1989 964 on probably refers to cab top color.
Practically speaking , if one is currently looking to buy a used Porsche, "triple black" as stated in an ad for 80s car w/o pics prob refers to top and or wheel color on a cab or wheel color on a coupe/Targa. Cars since 1989 964 on probably refers to cab top color.
Pro
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 544
Likes: 0
From: NJ, USA
i believe RSA is correct. I remember in the eighties (911sc) that the cars came with white/ivory perforated headliners and a black headliner was optional.
triple black= black w/black w/black headliner
cooz 95C2
triple black= black w/black w/black headliner
cooz 95C2
