what color Green is this?

[porsche930dude]

Iv narrowed it down to the color i want. just cant be sure what it is. The description on one says 78 vw scirocco viper green. Is that the same as porsche green code 264? From alot of the pictures of viper green these mostly look different. The griots sc looks original and maby different than the rabbit one. I guess there was 3 different variations of viper green? From the search of vw viper green it looks to be correct. And from what iv been seeing there are many other opinions on what this color could be. Including
Mettalic Green 224
Lindgrun Green 137
Light gren metallic 275 (probrobly not)
Apple green Metalic ?

[kerthunk]

That is the same color I'm looking to paint mine! Good thing you are on the other side of the country!

Anyway, I believe that it is Viper Green Metallic 280.

Here is another pic:

[porsche930dude]

Im doing it on a 914 according to this page there are two viper greens one metallic and one not. That could be the difference between 264 and 280
http://teamspeed.com/forums/porsches-past-general-porsche-news/1959-green-machine-all-shades-green-offered-porsche-2.html

[kerthunk]

Can't quite tell if this is the same color or not. Looks nice on a 914 though!

[rattlsnak]

Originally Posted by kerthunk

Anyway, I believe that it is Viper Green Metallic 280.

+1, and defintely NOT basic viper green..

[porsche930dude]

delphi green is much duller with more yellow to it
this one is viper green. not sure which code

[porsche930dude]

nevermind 264 is the code for emerald green

[R_Builder]

Griot's did a decent write up on that car if I recall. Check their website...

[porsche930dude]

good call/ says it was factory custom paint to sample. bummer

[kerthunk]

Yeah, I read that on the Griot's site as well. I read elsewhere that the Viper Green Metallic was optional in the early 70s and then turned to a "special order" color in the late-70s. Relevant thread where I snagged the 930 pic from:

viper green 930

[porsche930dude]

very good that clarifys the three viper greens . thanks!

[wwest]

Light metallic green...BEAUTIFUL.

'78 Targa SC, BBS-RS, in the process of getting a new alternator.

[prebordao]

if it helps, it really looks quite similar to the current VW Scirocco metallic green.
I see a lot of them as the plant is reasonably close by.

[porsche930dude]

yes i believe that is also called viper green. I dont know the code but im a little weary of the new paints like the new camaro green . I hear its a candy and very expensive and hard to apply. Ill be doing it at home so i want it to go easy as possible. plus iv only ever done single stage never base clear so itll be a bit of an expeariment anyway. Though im betting they can mix up the same color in an easier paint. But i figure that new scirroco green can be a backup for me if they have a problem at the paint shop figureing out the porsche color.