Porsche 1972 color code "018"

[Paul Franssen]

I wonder if any of you have a car in this color, and if they do, could they put one/some pictures into the system? (or even just a sample of the exact color). Fact is, my 1972 911's original color is "018" (Tangerine, or "Blutorange") and I'm considering putting her back into that color which I agree to be very ...1972 and "visible", which is one reason for having it so!

[GeorgeK]

Hi Paul,
My car in the 911 Gallery is Continental orange, which is about indistinguishable form the Tangerine. My mechenic has a '76 Carrera 2.7 in Tangerine, and we put them side by side, and there was no telling which is which. If anything, the tangerine is a little more on the red side, the Continental on the yellow side, but it's VERY faint.
GeorgeK

[ggalloway]

This is my '72 911S in Tangerine:



I think the photo is a little more red than it is in real life.
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Greg
72 911S

[This message has been edited by ggalloway (edited 06-07-2001).]

[Paul Franssen]

Thanks Greg, for the picture. Your statement that it looks more red in the picture than in reality explains why I didn't recognize your car (which I'd seen before) as a "tangerine" one. Also, it looks more red than the sparse patches of "old" paint showing through the newer cover-up paint. But the more I see of the "018", the more I'm convinced that -provided I choke up the cash for stripping and repainting, that'll be the color: back to the roots!

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Paul 1972 Zenith 2.2L