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Here's another take on Orange Juice...check those wheels!
This one was originally sold in CA, The owner lived in Pebble Beach and had it serviced at Monterey Porsche. From my mechanic, special order (lambo orange, but ?) black calibers, paint work on rims. Porsche balked at the work and it took him months for them to agree. Owner sold car out of Newport Beach, CA.. He also added some rock guards between the wheel arch and door. I have more pictures of it next to mine when in for service (he didnt drive it much and the battery always died). good to see it still around..
This one was originally sold in CA, The owner lived in Pebble Beach and had it serviced at Monterey Porsche. From my mechanic, special order (lambo orange, but ?) black calibers, paint work on rims. Porsche balked at the work and it took him months for them to agree. Owner sold car out of Newport Beach, CA.. He also added some rock guards between the wheel arch and door. I have more pictures of it next to mine when in for service (he didnt drive it much and the battery always died). good to see it still around..
That car is generally known to be Pure Orange (the 997.1 GT3 RS color), but obviously a metallic version. However, this is just internet-based knowledge and could be wrong...
The other orange USA PTS CGT is Arancio Borealis (Lamborghini metallic orange), and definitely looks different in shade to this color.
As for the ride height - keep in mind it is adjustable on the Carrera GT, which has full coilover suspension at all four corners. Porsche also issued +10 mm pushrods for owners who wanted to raise their cars without affecting handling.
The cars also tended to visually sit a bit higher when first arriving at dealers, as undoubtedly the suspension settled slightly over time as with many cars.
Interestingly, I was told in 2004 by PCNA honcho that Fayence yellow is almost an exact copy of Ferrari Fly yellow because it was the most requested paint-to-sample yellow for Porsche. The original customer must not have known that, or just wanted to be different in a particular way.
Interestingly, I was told in 2004 by PCNA honcho that Fayence yellow is almost an exact copy of Ferrari Fly yellow because it was the most requested paint-to-sample yellow for Porsche. The original customer must not have known that, or just wanted to be different in a particular way.
The original owner (or at least the guy the spec'd it) of the Giallo Modena CGT was the dealer principal of one of the largest Porsche dealerships in the world, so he probably knew...
Interestingly, I was told in 2004 by PCNA honcho that Fayence yellow is almost an exact copy of Ferrari Fly yellow because it was the most requested paint-to-sample yellow for Porsche. The original customer must not have known that, or just wanted to be different in a particular way.
The car was spec'd by the late owner of Champion Porsche, I took delivery of it new. And I asked him that question...his answer, cause it would be worth more : )
Personally I've never understood the Gemballa Mirage. The brand was never a serious one to start. And there's nothing sensible about CF "look fast" bits on a CGT.
But I gotta respect those with the determination to do something so outrageous. Maybe the owner has a well-maintained original car in the back and uses the Gemballa as his "franken-biatch" LOL...
If I'm to go unoriginal, a Midnight Blue repaint, maybe interior in a brighter tan like the 991 speedster heritage, will do it for me... This one gets pretty close:
01-11-2019, 11:17 PM
