48 year old puzzle, What happened to the paint color |
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48 year old puzzle, What happened to the paint color |
ctc911ctc |
Apr 15 2020, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States |
In 1975 I was in college, Jr college in Illinois. I got hit in the parking lot. No note, I had no money to fix it. I drove around like an idiot with a dented fender until one day a guy approaches me at school and says he is sorry he hit my car and offers to pay for the damage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I brought it to the North Shore Porsche Dealer in Kenilworth IL and this is what I got> I complained about the match, they said: we used the right color - your car has faded! I of course believed them, I went home and glazed the entire car to try and remove the oxidation that they mentioned. The picture was taken after the polishing. QUESTION that has been bugging me since '75, what color did they paint it? Is it a 911 color? Sure isn't signal orange! Thank you Teeners! Could not get the picture to post horizontal.........not sure why.......... |
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Apr 16 2020, 08:43 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,443 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
I complained about the match, they said: we used the right color - your car has faded! I of course believed them, I went home and glazed the entire car to try and remove the oxidation that they mentioned. The picture was taken after the polishing. This might just be the best dealer line I've ever heard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) "They all do that" being a very distant second or third. There were, what, five oranges (including Phonex Red, which is orange to these eyes—but not this orange) on the 914? But this looks like none of them to me. It does, however, look a bit like Bahama Yellow. Hard to believe they could have chosen that, however? |
ctc911ctc |
Apr 16 2020, 09:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States |
Still remember standing in the lot after forking over $94.50 and looking at the fender with the North Shore Porsche Body shop manager and being amazed that he did not see how different the colors were.
I had to point and tell him 'how can you not see the difference!' I think he may have also said something about the paint being 'new' and the color might settle.......sigh... A regular Family-Truckster moment! Has anyone else dealt with North Shore Porsche when they were in Kenilworth IL? Perhaps time for "Dealer Stories" I complained about the match, they said: we used the right color - your car has faded! I of course believed them, I went home and glazed the entire car to try and remove the oxidation that they mentioned. The picture was taken after the polishing. This might just be the best dealer line I've ever heard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) "They all do that" being a very distant second or third. There were, what, five oranges (including Phonex Red, which is orange to these eyes—but not this orange) on the 914? But this looks like none of them to me. It does, however, look a bit like Bahama Yellow. Hard to believe they could have chosen that, however? |
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