Special order colour?

[Niels911SC]

I recently acquired a 1978 911SC Targa in the colour "Champagne Metallic" with a matching paint code plate (514-9-3). However, from what I can read in different books and websites, this colour was only an option on 1976 921E's. Is it possible this colour was special ordered from the factory?
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[962porsche]

thats an OE color for the 911's 1975 to 1978 and then in 1981 and 1982 . if its a special order color it would be listed as a 99 color code stated on the color code tag of the car . now that does not meen that they did not order the car in that color . 99 colors for the most part are real special order colors . colors that porsche may have offered in the past but do not have offered for the year of your car . also do not confuse a rear color to a color that was not a big seller . a rear color is a 99 color and not a color offered in the year of your car .

[Niels911SC]

Ok, great! May I be so bold as to ask where you found this information? Because I have looked all over the internet, and the "911SC Essential Companion" doesn't list it as an original color, and neither does Simon's 911SC website. The only place I could find this color code is on a website about 912s: Color Codes, where it's listed as a special 912E color
Hope I'm not nagging, just a new owner being curious about his 911, that's all

[962porsche]

i headed up porsche's paint dept. for 5 years out of the 8 years i was there . i have all porsche's paint info .

[Niels911SC]

I guess that beats any book! Thanks!

[Niels911SC]

I know I shouldn't revive an old thread of mine... but: I recently e-mailed the Porsche factory to find out more about my car, and they sent me the following info:

chassis 911 821 xxxx
engine 658 xxxx is original
color 99=special wish,no info in my files
interior 09=leatherette black,seats leather
dealer UA=Los Angeles
invoice Dec.'77
options Y31(groupnumber contains 395=alloy wheels ,461=electric antenna,474=Bilstein,494=2 speakers rear,565=leather steering wheel 380mm,566=foglights,590=center console)and
261=electric mirror right
389=Radio Porsche CR Stereo
482=light for engine compartment
496=chrome parts black
651=power windows

So I guess my color was a special order (99) color after all? The plaque still states 514-9-3 and not 99.

[Fahren Cars]

Originally Posted by 962porsche

i headed up porsche's paint dept. for 5 years out of the 8 years i was there . i have all porsche's paint info .

Have you seen any 438 paint codes? My PPS shows it's a 99 paint code and the tag shows 438.

[Dpmulvan]

All the paint codes and colors here every year, just scroll downhttps://www.early911s.de/en/cars/colour-palette.

[Zidakan]

Originally Posted by Niels911SC

I recently acquired a 1978 911SC Targa in the colour "Champagne Metallic" with a matching paint code plate (514-9-3). However, from what I can read in different books and websites, this colour was only an option on 1976 921E's. Is it possible this colour was special ordered from the factory?
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very beautiful car!