DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Bahama Yellow's a great colour on a swb coupe.

How about Golden Green:



Turquoise Green:



Leaf Green:



or Olive:

I always say if it's not original colour its not original colour.

'Period' colour schmuler.

Makes no difference. It's either original or its not.

If its not then the world is your oyster mate....with your imagination and appreciation of colour (ok you will see it different to everyone else but still...) then I think you should go wild....do something personal....do something JL....make it unique and drop dead gorgeous.

jamie wrote:

Jamie, the colour you want is in the 0.9% 'other'.

Take a look through these...

http://www.elferhelfer.com/farben/farben68-69.htm
(special colours listed in the right hand column).

http://members.rennlist.com/tweedt/glasurit.htm

Ferry Man wrote:Jamie, the colour you want is in the 0.9% 'other'.

Yep! I really like Golden Green as Andy suggests and have always loved Crystal Blue since I saw this TR. There's a '69 912 in Crystal that's being talked about on a couple of threads at the moment http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche- ... e-car.html

No idea how it'll work with your house but as Mike says.. you can always move!

I wonder what golden green looks like to Jamie? Interesting. Brighter sand beige?

Is there much difference between olive, Bahama yellow and sand beige to you on screen Jamie?


Regards
Mike

PMS 583c

Nige wrote:PMS 583c

= 15 parts Pantone Yellow + 1 part Pantone Reflex Blue.
So, it's green. Quite a golden green.

Good colour informaiton here http://www.912registry.org/restore/rare912colors.htm

I'm going Slate Gray meself (for me not you)

sladey wrote:Good colour informaiton here http://www.912registry.org/restore/rare912colors.htm

I like the bahama yellow/tan interior combo.

That's Bahama Yellow

For some reason I had something brighter in mind.

Edit: pic of what I had in mind:



Paul, I think yours is Caramac Yellow.

Mmm caramac

PMS 7406c

C:0, M:20, Y:100, K:2

Ferry Man wrote:

Nige wrote:PMS 583c

= 15 parts Pantone Yellow + 1 part Pantone Reflex Blue.
So, it's green. Quite a golden green.

Or for the DDK code monkeys
A8B400

Ferry Man wrote:
Jamie, the colour you want is in the 0.9% 'other'.

Take a look through these...

http://www.elferhelfer.com/farben/farben68-69.htm
(special colours listed in the right hand column).

http://members.rennlist.com/tweedt/glasurit.htm

Agreed. Thanks for finding the colour lists, too. I didn't consider that there was a Sonderfarben list in 1968 - some of my favourites are in there.

Jason - I realise that if it's not correct, it's not correct, but I want it to look like a car from 1966. Porsche knew what they were doing with colours (much better than I do )

Still thinking about colours all the time, and still undecided. Good job it's not a pressing issue...

It's strange to think that I bought this old crapheap almost a year ago. Since then, I appear to have spent about 1/3rd of my time working abroad, and the rest successfully avoiding doing any useful work on it. I have, however, managed to build myself a double garage at the new house - a dream come true.

Part of the reason for the lack of progress was that the car has been stored in a friend's workshop, out of sight (if not mind). I decided that progress was only going to be made if it was under my nose, so this evening, with the help of the Russell Grover (the world's most patient car transporter), I moved it over to the new garage. It was kind of tricky because a few months earlier, I had decided it would be a REALLY ACE IDEA to remove the front running gear from the car. What a cock.

Dragging it out of the workshop on a trolley jack...



What now?



We tried various methods of getting the crippled tub up on Russell's flatbed, including me attempting to push it up the ramps using my Passat, buffered by a trio of settee cushions. In the end, we devised a system which involved me lifting and re-tightening ratchet straps whilst Russell chocked the wheels. It took some time, but it worked OK.

Unloading was easier - we just let her roll down into her new home.

Already making much better progress in the few hours it has been in my garage. I'd say it's 85% stripped, around 60% to go...