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Old 08-13-2010, 01:14 PM
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Default Gulf Blue 997.2 GT3 RS - are there any?

And if so, might anyone have seen one in person or have pics? Trying to help a friend with a PTS color choice...thanks in advance!
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A search should show up the frustration a number have had with persuading - and failing to get - Porsche to approve Gulf Blue PTS.
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I don't think that you will find any "Gulf Blue".

Why? Gulf Blue is not available as a PTS color because of legal issues between PAG & Gulf.

If your friend was in Germany the closest match could be chosen from the box of blues that they have.
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Copyright holding...???

Legal issues makes more sense than the "external vendors struggle to paint match with Gulf Blue"..that i'd previously heard.
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Originally Posted by MJones
I don't think that you will find any "Gulf Blue".

Why? Gulf blue is not available as a PTS color because of legal issues between PAG & Gulf.

If your friend was in Germany the closest match could be chosen from the box of blues that they have.

Exactly and the fact thats its not availiable has created the whole hype about it. Its like steel Rolex Daytonas or something.
I said to a friend that wanted one go there pick a similar blue call it Georgia blue or something and paint it, no copyright no nothing.
Worked and untrained human eye can't really tell the difference.

John
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Originally Posted by micahbones
And if so, might anyone have seen one in person or have pics? Trying to help a friend with a PTS color choice...thanks in advance!
whats wrong with Mexico, Riviera, or Maritime to name but 3 ...
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Originally Posted by Larry Cable
whats wrong with Mexico, Riviera, or Maritime to name but 3 ...
Absolutely nothing, all would look outstanding! : ) We were just wondering if there was a Gulf Blue photo to reference on a modern GT3. IMO the light blue would contrast particularly well with the aggressive appearance of the .2 RS.
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vM8W3QyCdQ...lue+gt+(1).JPG
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http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-det...gulf-blue.html
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http://www.fourtitude.com/blog/gulf_rs_gt3.jpg
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Larry fancy the unofficial title Mr. Blue?

John
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Originally Posted by 911SLOW
Larry fancy the unofficial title Mr. Blue?

John
As long as I am not Mr Pink ...
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Exactly I was thinking Reservoir Dogs. Don’t worry I have other candidate for Mr. Pink.
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Originally Posted by 911SLOW
Exactly I was thinking Reservoir Dogs. Don’t worry I have other candidate for Mr. Pink.
I wont ask ...
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OT but color related
it went like:

These are your names--
Mr. Brown, Mr. White...
Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue...
Mr. Orange and Mr. Pink.

- Why am I Mr. Pink?
- Because you're a ******! All right?

- Why can't we pick our own colors?
- No way.

No way. Tried it once.
It doesn't work.

You get four guys all fightin'
over who gets to be Mr. Black.

They don't know each other,
so nobody wants to back down.

No way. I pick.
You're Mr. Pink.

Be thankful
you're not Mr. Yellow.

But Mr. Brown,
that's too close to Mr. ****.

Mr. Pink
sounds like Mr. *****.

How about Mr. Purple?

That's sounds good.
I'll be Mr. Purple.


You're not Mr. Purple.

Some guy on some other job
is Mr. Purple. You're Mr. Pink!

Who cares what your name is?

Easy for you to say. You're Mr. White.
You have a cool-sounding name.

If it's no big deal to be Mr. Pink,
you wanna trade?

Nobody's tradin' with anybody.

This ain't a goddamn StrekStrekStrekStrekin'
city council meeting, you know.

Now listen up, Mr. Pink.

There's two ways you can go
on this job--

my way or the highway.

What's it gonna be, Mr. Pink?

Jesus Christ, Joe.
StrekStrekStrekStrekin' forget about it.


It's beneath me.
I'm Mr. Pink. Let's move on.

I'll move on
when I feel like it.

Do all you guys
got the goddamn message?

I'm so goddamn mad hollerin'
at you guys, I can hardly talk.

Let's go to work.

Let's go over it.

John


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