Another Paint Code Question

71T Targa · 02-21-2002, 11:23 AM

Please help a newbie with this paint question.
Code is 8010-H on my ’71T.
Is there a web site to look this up? Anyone know exactly what this color is?

Thanks for the assistance, Joel

Huey581 · Huey581's Garage

The description in Peter Morgans "Original Porsche 911 " book
states that this color is "Silver Metallic" and was an optional color
in 1971. All matallic finishes were applied with a two-coat, wet-on-wet process.

Hope this helps!

71T Targa · 02-21-2002, 11:37 AM

Nope, that doesn’t help at all. The car is definitely red’ish... I don’t find any sign of a re-paint. Or if it was, it was done VERY well.
Maybe I wrote down the wrong code? I'll have to check again when I get home, and am not 'working'

andyjboy · 02-21-2002, 02:05 PM

Joel, are you sure it isn't 8110-H ?

That's Metallic Red - the 'H' stands for Herbol, the paint manufacturer.

Andy Boyle (UK)
'69 911E

71T Targa · 02-21-2002, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andyjboy
Joel, are you sure it isn't 8110-H ?

That's Metallic Red - the 'H' stands for Herbol, the paint manufacturer.

Andy Boyle (UK)
'69 911E

I'll check. Is there a code for ORANGE?
And where are you getting your information? Another book I don't yet have...

andyjboy · 02-21-2002, 02:24 PM

Joel, there were 4 reds & 2 oranges in 1971:-

2410 Burgundy Red
8110 Metallic Red
1310 Bahia Red
7910 Light Red

2310 Tangerine
1410 Signal orange

All info from "The 911 &912 Porsche - A Restorer's Guide to Authenticity" by Brett Johnson

Andy Boyle(UK)
'69 911E

71T Targa · 02-21-2002, 02:59 PM

Well, I looked again. It's 8010-H.

It's the plate on the drivers side door jam, right? In front of the door on the body?

Eric Coffey · 02-21-2002, 06:43 PM

It seems as though 8010 is definitely the code for "Silver Metallic". So, I would bet your car has had a complete down-to-bare-metal paint job (color change) at some point during it's life, or the the wrong paint code placard was put on your car at the factory.

71T Targa · 02-22-2002, 04:40 AM

Thank you all for your help here. I don't have a lot of history on the car, so I can't say for sure if it's every been repainted. It has some chips and scratches that I was going to try to repair so I guess I'll be going to a good body shop to get the paint matched.
I like the 'red', but if it was silver, that would be cool too.