Test Your Porsche Knowledge! NAME The Official Color Of THIS 911.

I've always been fascinated by the names companies pick for the colors of their products. Mauritius Blue, Zermatt Silver, Estoril Blue, etc.

And if you know the origin of the name or have been to the actual place if it's a location, it adds some mystique.

I'm pretty good, not the best at remembering these names over the years (i don't have much to live for) but some are rare and it takes me a while.

That happened today when I saw this Vintage Porsche 911.

I noticed the hideousness of the color out of the corner of my eye. And then, the brain challenge BEGAN.

Took me about an hour but then I FINALLY remembered it.

So Spies, let's test YOUR knowledge and see who can guess it first. I will chime in within the comments when someone guesses and if no one does will post the answer.

Who will WIN?! GO!

MDarringer - 5/20/2020 10:38:14 PM

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Bloody stool red?

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/21/2020 8:34:59 AM

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ziegelrot metallic (GER) / Kiln Red Metallic (US).

mre30 - 5/21/2020 9:45:22 AM

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I know there is not a market for them anymore, but late 1980's/early 1990's European cars had the best colors....BMW's Calypso Rot, Audis Helios Blau. Some of the optic greens, yellows and oranges. The rich silvers, golds, and charcoal greys.

My personal favorite for 1980's style was tuner Rainer Buchmann's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Buchmann) rainbow strip over silver 'Targa Turbo'.

Runner up goes to the non-metallic blue on 1990's and early 2000's MB's called Midnight Blue - it was such a cool and subtle color. MB actually charged an extra $4,000 for it back then and it was so iconic, people paid it - especially in the Northeast.

momentofsurrender - 5/21/2020 2:31:15 PM

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I think you might be correct. A little difficult to tell from these types of photos as the metallic paints really shift colour depending on the lighting/time of day.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/21/2020 3:42:56 PM

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I am pretty sure I got the color right. It's from a 1984 paint selection option list from Porsche. But it could be the same colour from another year and with a different name too.

momentofsurrender - 5/21/2020 11:06:50 AM

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Is it wine red metallic by chance?

momentofsurrender - 5/23/2020 3:09:26 PM

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Any updates 001?