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People called it the Pink Pony and it ran very low 9's in 1/4.
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I'm getting a Martha Stewart like feeling from all this, might need to run downstairs and stare at my black 996 for a minute...
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Since so many of us have arctic silver cars, I think it would be interesting to have a thread with pics of some excellent examples of the other more..er...lively color options out there, as well as some of the custom paint-to-sample stuff that can be done either thru the factory or at spray booth aftermarket.
I'll get us rolling with MexicoBlue's awsome looking 997, color is the same as his username, I hope he doens't mind. (it's also for sale btw...free promotion for an awsome car buddy)
Mexico Blue is pretty cool because it's a non-metallic finish that is pretty solid blue when in normal light, but fades to a bright almost pastel look when its in bright sun (see last picture).
Mexico Blue is similar to BMW's Laguna Seca Blue. I like it, but would never get it.
All those other colors are "special" because not a lot of people want them.
I am one of the ones who loves all the "off color" 911's, but would never buy one. I actually might do a Fountain Blue on my next car. I really love the Gulf Blue, Mexico Blue, Speed Yellow, Signal Green. Not really a fan of the orange colors, but a really big fan of the blue's.
I�m partial to the Pastel Yellow, for obvious reasons. I have yet to see another Porsche of the same color. It was offered as a standard color for only two years 98 & 99.
I've got one too -- I like the color more than speed yellow, which is a bit too loud for me. I've seen a Boxter in pastel yellow, but no 911's.
I almost forgot this post was about cars. Go Tigers!
WHICH ONE IS THAT!
is that gulf?
btw..anyone have some pics of porsche factory whites? i think there's two kinds...one is a normal color and the other one is like a super glossy uber cocaine-esque white.
I actually had a 69 mustang in that pink color. It was already painted that color when I bought it. People called it the Pink Pony and it ran very low 9's in 1/4.
I can't believe it. How can anybody pick this color (for any car) thinking it had any chance of looking good.
Surprised the crap out of me, I really like that pastel Mexicano blue
Maybe it's just the Aero package clouding my vision.
If I hadn't fallen in love with the looks and specs of my 40th Anniversary car, I would have held out for a Mexico Blue, Turquoise Blue, Lime Green, or some other stand out color. I bought my Porsche for fun and to make me feel good. I didn't buy it to blend in.
My sadly missed 993 C4S was Turquoise Blue and always got positive comments. I think oddball colors help mitigate feelings of jealousy when people see them because these colors make people feel good. How could you not smile if you saw my old car? It looked like an Easter jellybean!
i think RUF has teh same colours... not only that, he also has Matching Sticthing, all over the Interior... Must say the Aero-Kit and Champions really help the Colour...
Agreed Zookie
The bright pastelish blue stitching would be sweet, very striking.
Glad the pumpkins were gone, that alone might have ruined it.
I'm getting a Martha Stewart like feeling from all this, might need to run downstairs and stare at my black 996 for a minute...
Well, it's not flashy, but it IS unique .... Mirage Metallic.
As far as I can tell, it was only available in 1999 and 2000, and there are only **2** Mirage Metallic 996s for sale on AutoTrader currently out of 502 1999-2000 model 996s . . . . If anyone has more info, please let me know.
It also happens to be almost the exact same color as my beloved BMW E30 cabrio (which is "Bronzit Beige"):
i saw mirage metallic in person in toronto. i've only seen 1 of that color in all my years of giving a damn about p-cars
1999 only color, very rare. interesting to see in person. it looks very golden at times, but othertimes looks like a silver/brown mix that is more subdued. its a color that wears very poorly on cars that arn't aerokitted or at least lowered with spacers or proper wheels.
yes, thx for not taking it personally - none of the things i say are meant as such. sentimental value..i can't fault that. i've got some weird stuff i like along the same lines.
Thanks, they are Pss9s' with 15mm spacers all around. Its a metalic, but depending on how the sun hits it...its black, green, gold, grey and violet. Its very hard to capture on photo though
Violetchromaflair? Serious? Creative paint name
I also really like this color...from what I'm able to tell. It looks like a very dark metallic green to me, in the light
Very nice redridge, I am sure beautiful in person
Nice, car looks great.
German car companies make some nice special colors, esp VW and Audi.
Good idea on this thread because you don't normally see these colors, that's for sure....
I never knew the 996 was available in Arena Red (thought this was just a 993 color). Fantastic looking car, and one of my favorite colors ever. Thanks for posting!! (Looks great with Cashmere interior.)
Ocean Blue isn't that unusual, but it was one of my little surprises when I bought my car. Rolled off the lot in the middle of the afternoon a lovely, deep metallic blue. A real gentleman's sports car.
Then, as the sun went down, the light hit the car from the side rather than above.... ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! It's PURPLE!?!?!
Used to it now. If I ever decide to use it as a getaway car, I'll be sure to commit the crime just before sunset. Purple Porsche? Um, no, officer, nothing matching that description around here....
LOL
call me boring but with my cars, i like plain jane standard silver. it shows the details, it pops in the sunlight, and is also easier to maintain than the other colors out there.
white is nice, but again, it's just doesn't show the angles, bends of the car very well at all.
black interior is a MUST.
redridge: Do you have more pics of the car (both exterior and interior)? I'm very curious ... Also, I'm assuming the color is unique to the MY 2000 Millennium edition?
Ok I'll call you boring. Silver is so Toyota Camry.
"I'll buy a Porsche in a
practical
color ..."
I always thought you were style conscious?
I'd buy a midnight blue, forrest green or other darker color with the sand interior. Recently I have developed fetish for sand interiors.
Black interior is so, well, black.
Silver is *the* quintessential Porsche color (and for MBs, too), IMHO.
I read recently that Porsche sanded the paint off their 550 racers back in the day to save weight, and that's why silver is THE classic Porsche color even today.
Maybe they should've just hired skinny drivers??
Redridge, Your car looks sweet! Never been a fan of the millenium editions, but then again this is the first i've seen with aero and the perfect interior to boot!
Until this thread I never looked in much detail at the color of your car, I thought it was basalt black or black before
