paint code

[jsb]

Just wondering if anyone out there has had this problem. I went to my local parts supplier and asked for info on paint, mainly if they could get me a quart of this paint code 8310, L97P. The books they had didn't go back that far and they called the paint company to see if it was available. Guess what, Sherwin Williams doesn't make a color even close. Apparently it is a one year, one make, one model color. So my question is this. Does anyone outhere know who makes this paint yet? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Paul_Heery]

L97P is Metallic Green. It was only available for 1970. That same color was used on VWs coming out of the Karmann plant the same year. VW called it Green Poly. You can see color chips as well as order it here:

http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/search/searchpic.pl?1970-volkswagen-pg01.jpg

[jsb]

Paul, thanks for the tip. I hope this can get me on my way to painting this thing soon.

[rdvnac]

It's worth the effort to find the correct color for your car. Metallic Green is one of my all-time favorite 914 colors. Perry Kiehl has/had a 914-6 in that color and it was just gorgeous.

[djs]

This company, PaintScratch.com, also lists your color (L97P). Their link is:

www.paintscratch.com

Your color isn't listed for any Porsche, as far as I know, but it IS found under Volkwagen, circa 197 0.

Here is a link to that listing:

http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint.cgi

I ordered some touch-up paint from them for my '75 914 (L97B Ancona Metallic). Apparently they mix to order, and it looks pretty close. I haven't applied the paint yet, though.

Dan

[djs]

Sorry, the second link I included to the specific paint listing for your color code doesn't work. You have to go to their website and query for your color.

Dan

[GWN7]

Were there custom colours? My 72 is a darker blue than the one's shown in the paint chips?

[Paul_Heery]

GWN7 -

Yes. There was the option of ordering a car in a custom color every year. All you had to do was pay for it, and Porsche was glad to take your money.

For the 1972 model year, there were two (2) standard blues available. One was Adriatic Blue (L50E) and the other was Gemini Blue (L96E).

The best way to tell what color your car is (or was) is to check the Karmann plate inside the driver's door by the hinges. If the color code is, or starts with "89", you've got a custom color.

[jsb]

Everyone, thank you for the intrest and help in finding sources for my paint. My car is acually a 73' and near as we can tell was ordered this color . the vin says it's a 74' and all the tags match, and the apint code on the karmen tag say's L97P. The body man at the dealership I work at said no way its a respray. So L97P it is.