Ruby Stone, When was this color introduced & how rare?
 

Hello,

So as the title says, when was Ruby Stone introduced? How do you feel about the color?

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I've come to think that porsche is such a quirky car that it looks good in every colour. Colours that never would work on another car make sense on a porsche. Have you seen a colour that doesn't work? :eek:

I like it. But I like the blue on the 993 in the background better.

Sometimes referred to as "Dogd1ck Pink" :D

Thanks for the visual, John.:rolleyes::eek:

Looks kind of like Rasberry from the early '70's. And I agree, I've yet to see a color that didn't look good on a 911 :)

Definitely looks like something the cops would remember....
Bruce

I'm not a big fan of red or pink but I do like the 993 in this photo. Belongs to a guy in our car club and has 18k miles on it.....


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Ruby Stone? Sounds like it was named after a hooker.

I guess you havent seen caramel shlt brown yet.

Beautiful color.

SmileWavy

Very cool color, its a little toned down from the bright Strawberry that some RS's came in.

Is it your car?

There is one of these hanging out in a warehouse in SLC. I have seen it a few times. The guy who owns it lets his son do their busine out of the warehouse. The pink 964 is there along with a few other rare cars that just sit unassumingly in the corner with boxes staked around them.

I also agree that the curves and hips of a 911 can pull off any color. I have yet to see one that I would turn away from my own garage.

It's a beautiful colour, but I'm sorry I can't answer your questions about it.

What other car, besides Porsche, offers "paint to sample" as an option?

The colour was introduced for the 964 RS model year in 1991. It was referred to as one of the 'Lipstick' colours as was Mint green of the time, non metallic colour. The Rubystone Red (Monkeybum Pink) car in the first post was owned by Keith in the UK. The 993 in the background is a 993 GT in Audi Blue (Evo spec). The Rubystone cc
Odour was the press colour for the RS launch in the UK.

You sir know your stuff :)

Still laughing out loud...http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/clap.gif

Just hope your name is not Barney

Works perfectly on the 964 RS. One of my absolute favorites.

When it was introduced has been answered. How I feel... I like it from an aesthetic perspective, and I'm glad it was made. If everything was black, silver or red, life would be boring. Don't think I'd buy it at the moment. Why? It's like a garish pair of plaid pants on the golf course. You really have to know your stuff to pull it off. If you're lapping guys at the DE events in a pink 911, it's ultra-badass. If not, you're a dude in a pink car.

Definitely stands out from the crowd. My only beef is the clash between the tail lights and the body color. But if that is it, then enjoy your uniqueness and like stated above, make sure you can drive it better than anyone else.

I believe this car was originally presented in Munich as the top sales award for Mary Kaye cosmetics.

ha!

i think if the decals were black and not orange it would look a bit better.

on an RS it looks great!!!

I love the orange. Ah, well, we each have our own thing.

Deep down I shouldn't like it, but I agree, if you're on a track beating the snot out of everyone else, you should have a grin :D. I'm not advocating this color, It surly would not be my first pick, but I dono? it's kinda growing on me. Maybe because Black, red, yellow, green, brown, grey, and white have been done sooooo many times. I still like the "safe" colors but maybe the uniqueness is what's attractive and not the color? For the time being, I like it.


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What the heck, while we're at it here's a few more "interesting" colors from Porsche:

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I have an "ST-inspired" car that is Fraise - translated as either raspberry or strawberry... I would attach a pic but I can't seem to do it right now.

Agreed.