Need some Solid (non-metallic) blue sample.

[farleyd]

Hi to all, i am looking for a solid (non-metallic) Porsche light to mid blue shade.

Code and pics if possible. Thanks!

[eion]

Gulf blue... what else?

edit: the code for it is 315

[maxnine11]

hi Sabin...did you find a targa yet??? or are you painting the 914??? max

[farleyd]

Gulf Blue. Thats what i tought. But the sample that i received - code 328 - isnt near that. What i want is like that pic. Is that 315??? What year?

Max, no i havent yet. Have to finish and sell the 914/6 conversion first. Thanks again for taking me out of trouble....

Heres the pic.

[eion]

That colour looks too 'saturated' to me for it to be Gulf Blue, but between the photo, my monitor, and my eyes, it could well be. It could also conceivably be Pastel Blue or Enamel Blue, or some other colour besides.

There is another Gulf Blue listed on Paintscratch - 6603 - which appears different to 328 on the on-line preview. Another one you could check out is 6403 - enamel blue. Pastel blue (R 5012) isn't listed on there, but it could be a possibility.

[KevinP73]

How about Mexico Blue. I don't know the code right off but it's an easy one to find.

[dimps8]

Farleyd I tried to PM you but it may not have worked. Thats my 1966 912 with paint number 6603 and code 315. Heres some info on early porsche paint codes. The site can be found here; http://www.912registry.org/restore/pcode.htm

Paint Codes
Porsche® 912 & 912E Original Paint Code Numbers

Exterior Paint Table

Use the following list to help check the original exterior color of your car. You may be in for a surprise! Look on the plate on the left-hand door hinge pillar, below the chassis number.

Note: For '65-'69 cars, additional codes may be attached to the paint colors listed in the table below. Original paint manufacturers are designated by letters:

L=Lesonal
G=Glasurit
H=Herberts (Now DuPont Herberts)
R=all paint manufactures

A prefix number 97- signifies that the original paint was 140 degree C / 284 degree F 'baking paint', oven cured with all heat sensitive parts removed. Suggestion: Don't try that at home.

Factoid: Colors of Porsches delivered in 1966, by percentage of overall production [as indicated in the October 1967 Christophorus]
Light Ivory (23.9%), Polo Red (18.7), Irish Green (14.2), Aga [dark] Blue (8.7), Gulf [light] Blue (4.6), Sand Beige (9.5), Slate Grey (6.9), Bahama Yellow (6.5), Metallic Silver (3.1), Black (3.0), other colors (0.9)

For 1976 912Es, the paint number should be on the top of the plate, in a three digit(color code) - one digit(coachbuilder) - one digit(paint manufacturer) format.

Some of the paint colors listed below are hyperlinked to a color chip scanned from an original color chart. This is intended for a general rendering only, do not use this to select your paint! You may be able to find the original paint in your car by looking in the trunk, engine compartment, under the upholstery, or other location. Look for original color charts for all years at literature and swap meets.


911/912 Model Year
Paint No.
Code
Paint Name


1964/1965 Standard Colors 6401 615 Slate gray
6402 015 Ruby red
6403 314 Enamel blue
6404 131 Light ivory
6405 111 Champagne yellow
6406 213 Irish green
6407 016 Signal red

1964/1965 Special Colors 6410 610 Dolphin gray
6411 413 Togo brown
6412 313 Bali blue
6413 700 Black

1966/1967 Standard Colors 6601 615 Slate gray
6602 012 Polo red
6603 315 Gulf blue
6604 131 Light Ivory
6605 110 Bahama yellow
6606 213 Irish green
6607 510 Sand beige
6608 310 Aga blue
6609 700 Black

1968/1969 Standard Colors

[Color Chart from 5/67] 6801 615 Slate gray
6802 012 Polo red
6803 319 Ossi blue
6804 131 Light ivory
6805 110 Bahama yellow
6806 213 Irish green
6807 510 Sand beige
6808 017 Burgundy red
6809 018 Tangerine

Special Order Colors '65-'69 R1007 Signal yellow
R1012 Lemon yellow
P2002 018 Tangerine
R5009 Prussian Blue
R5012 Pastel blue
R5013 Ultra blue
R6001 Signal green
R6016 Turkey (Turquoise) green
6821 Medium Ivory
6822 Champagne Yellow
6823 Signal Yellow
6824 Canary Yellow
6825 Crystal Blue
6826 Pastel Blue
6827 Ultra Blue
6828 Golden green
6829 Signal green
6830 Leaf green
6831 Turquoise green
6832 White (Light) grey
6833 Cloudy grey
6834 Beige (Oxford) grey
6835 Olive
6836 Sepia Brown
6837 Cocoa Brown
6838 700 Black
6851 Silver Metalic
6852 Metallic dark green
6853 Metallic Blue
6854 Metallic dark red
R7030 Fortuna (Cloudy) grey
R8007 Sepia brown
16153 111 Champagne yellow
17656 Lido Gold
17657 Ivory
30736 Maroon
30847 020 Dark red metallic
30868 Burgandy Red
52254 Crystal blue
52300 Blue metallic
62109 Dark green metallic
62162 Velvet Green
62163 Bush (Leaf) green
62164 Sea Green
62165 Lime (Golden) green
62166 Olive
70192 Beige gray
75741 Stone Grey
75742 Grey white
80342 Coffee (Cocoa) brown
95043 Black
96024 Silver metallic

1976 Standard Colors
[More paint codes to be added] 305-9-1 Blue
305-9-2 Blue
700-9-1, -2 Black
936-9-3 Silver Metallic
436-9-3 Z6Z6 Copper Brown Metallic
Platinum Metallic
Burgundy Metallic
Emerald Green Metallic
266-9-3 Ice Green Metallic
265-9-3 Oak Green Metallic
304-9-3 Caribe Blue Metallic
Royal Blue
Shamrock Green
408-9-1? Chocolate Brown
027-9-2 India Red
Continental Orange
Light Yellow
908-9-2 Grand Prix White
Talbot Yellow
Special 1976 Colors 106-9-1? Desert Beige
Peru Red
Magenta
258-9-2(?) 226 Lime Green
213-9-x(?) 213 Irish Green
260-9-2 (?) Sebring Green
Petrol Blue
Polar Blue




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[farleyd]

I am the thread starter, could it be that there is 2 Gulf Blue? The sample i received was on the light side. Not even close to the pic of the previous Pelicanhead. Thats the one i want. Is there 328 Gulf Blue AND a 315 Gulf Blue????

Thanks!

[eion]

Yes, there are 2 Gulf Blues - if you look at the table of colours above, you'll note that colour 6603 (colour option 03 for '66) is Gulf Blue, and the code for it is 315.

Code 328 comes up on Paintscratch as a '72/'73 colour, but I don't know how it compares to the 'other' Gulf Blue. Presumably it wouldn't have a different code unless it was a different colour...?

[Soterik]

I understand there IS two Gulf Blue's, mine is 6603 on my 67S, and the car is 2/3'rds original paint.

[khyden]

this is Riviera blue..

[Randy W]

Two different Gulf Blues were used on early 911s:
1. 66/67/68 Gulf Blue 6603 (the deeper color of Eric's aka SOTERIK car)
2. 72/73 Gulf Blue 328 (the paler color of the "LeMans" movie 917s)