Brushed silver vs flat black

[jcostarakis]

In the 80's, Porsche used 2 different colors for their emblems. Brushed silver and flat black.

I have seen 911's, 944's, etc like this. Mostly 944's though - has 1 of the 2 colors on their rear panel, "944"

Does someone know why they used two different colors? Or was that just a personal preference when somebody bought the car? Someone told me that the brushed silver was an anniversary edition, but I know that cannot be true.

[Litesonic]

contrast.

My white 86 had black... my black 86 has the "silver"

[dmjames]

Originally Posted by Litesonic

contrast.

My white 86 had black... my black 86 has the "silver"

Yup, That's exactly it. Red, white, silver, etc. 944s got the black emblem too, whereas brown, blue, etc. got the silver ones. Same logic goes for the broad '=====PORSCHE=====' decal just above the bumper- those came in black and silver as well.

[FrenchToast]

Originally Posted by Litesonic

contrast.

Most of the time, but not always.

I've seen black cars with factory black badges.

Probably because the bin of silver badges was empty during production..?

[Litesonic]

Maybe... or maybe there was an option like "dunklechrome"