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The silver 918 color that is pictured is actually just "GT Silver Metallic" and not liquid metal silver. I think the picture is just showing some MN frost on the car........starting to get cold here in the mornings. It is a great picture.
I had an interesting conversation at Rennsport V with the gentleman from Minnesota that owns this
...and a few other 918s. He had just driven his 'Hippie' livery 918 at Laguna Seca, where each 918
in attendance (around 14) were invited to do a few laps during the lunch time break. I was standing
by Turn 5, which is where the lap cars were going in & out. I saw him exit the track after his laps.
But instead of returning immediately to the PCA island where he was parked all weekend, he just
stopped next to where I was standing and helped his passenger get out of the car. The passenger
was a young man that was a paraplegic. The 918 owner/driver helped the man into his wheelchair,
which his friends had brought to where the car was now standing. He briefly talked to his passenger,
exchanged contact information & then the young paraplegic man & his friends left.
As the owner was getting ready to get back into his 918 to leave, I approach him and introduced
myself. I told him that I had seen pictures of this particular 918 posted at Rennlist by 162435 on
this thread and I had myself written a thread on Rennlist about the special treatment given to a
few final 918s, which went into great detail about the color scheme used on his car:
We talked for a few minutes on that subject and then I asked him about the paraplegic passenger
who had just gotten out of his car. It turned out he was a 'Wounded Warrior', a US military veteran
from either Iraq or Afghanistan, whom he had just been introduced & decided to offer him an e-ticket
ride around Laguna Seca on his 918 super car. It was a memorable ride which I am sure the young
veteran will never forget! And it gives you glimpse of the kind heart & generosity of this particular
918 owner that hails from the state of Minnesota.
I had an interesting conversation at Rennsport V with the gentleman from Minnesota that owns this
...and a few other 918s. He had just driven his 'Hippie' livery 918 at Laguna Seca, where each 918
in attendance (around 14) were invited to do a few laps during the lunch time break. I was standing
by Turn 5, which is where the lap cars were going in & out. I saw him exit the track after his laps.
But instead of returning immediately to the PCA island where he was parked all weekend, he just
stopped next to where I was standing and helped his passenger get out of the car. The passenger
was a young man that was a paraplegic. The 918 owner/driver helped the man into his wheelchair,
which his friends had brought to where the car was now standing. He briefly talked to his passenger,
exchanged contact information & then the young paraplegic man & his friends left.
As the owner was getting ready to get back into his 918 to leave, I approach him and introduced
myself. I told him that I had seen pictures of this particular 918 posted at Rennlist by 162435 on
this thread and I had myself written a thread on Rennlist about the special treatment given to a
few final 918s, which went into great detail about the color scheme used on his car:
We talked for a few minutes on that subject and then I asked him about the paraplegic passenger
who had just gotten out of his car. It turned out he was a 'Wounded Warrior', a US military veteran
from either Iraq or Afghanistan, whom he had just been introduced & decided to offer him an e-ticket
ride around Laguna Seca on his 918 super car. It was a memorable ride which I am sure the young
veteran will never forget! And it gives you glimpse of the kind heart & generosity of this particular
918 owner that hails from the state of Minnesota.
Saludos,
Eduardo
Presently in Seattle
.
Great story and a very nice gesture by the 918 owner. That is one VERY cool and unique way of saying thank you for your service...I love it!!!
But of interest to those following this one. 162435, I will
send you a pm re: getting the owner to agree to reveal the
information on the color codes used on his vehicle. Thanks.
Originally Posted by dark knight
purple and blue are hard colors to photograph I think, if you look
a the martini "hippy car" 917 in some pictures it looks blue and in
others purple, Ive been told the true color is blue (Konigsblau)
and lighting made it look purple at times
I met the owner of the 'blue/green' 'Hippie Livery' 918 at Rennsport V.
In fact he let me drive it for a short bit. I also have posted a thread on
Rennlist about the unique two paint PTS 918's...
The Last of the 918s - the special PTS cars & their stories!
For the sake of accuracy on this 'reference' PTS thread, the 'blue'
color used on this 'Hippie' 918 is actually NOT 'Königsblau', which
is a vintage Porsche 356B color from 1960/1961. I owned a 1964 356C
Carrera 2 coupe that was painted PTS 'Königsblau', or 'Royal Blue'
as that color was called in English. The color code was '742'. Porsche
internal paint # was 6012. So I am quite familiar with that color! See
a representation of 'Königsblau' on a 356 below, which doesn't
generally show any hint of 'purple':
The owner of this particular 918 requested PAG to match the colors
of another 'psychedelic' 917 (917-043) that resides in Pennsylvania
at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum painted in the same
Martini livery (remember that photos often 'lie' about true color).
I have the particular color names & codes for the 'blue/green' 918
from Minnesota, the 'Hippie' livery car. But I am waiting to ask the
owner of this particular 918 if he doesn't mind if that information is
posted here on Rennlist. It's just common courtesy, since I respect
the privacy of these owners re: their cars. But I can confirm to you,
& others here on Rennlist, that the blue on that 918 is actually not
'Königsblau', the old Porsche 356B vintage color!
If I ever end up on Who Wants To Be A Porsche Millionaire you my friend will be my PTS phone a friend. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I really love reading about these cars and the 1 off cars- the process for approval etc.
My dad owned the original short tail hippie 917, it was an amazing car, and the colors were awesome. Very unique, and not for everyones taste, but it was damn cool!
here's a picture when dad raced it at Lime Rock in 2001.
My dad owned the original short tail hippie 917, it was an amazing car, and the colors were awesome. Very unique, and not for everyones taste, but it was damn cool!
here's a picture when dad raced it at Lime Rock in 2001.
10-20-2015, 12:14 AM
