Raven Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 Yeh that,s Signal yellow ...or Mango as a Rennlist member Mooty likes to call it ............A photo of my Mates 73 in Signal Yellow .... image uploadcertificity.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 I haven't been paying attention, what are the colour choices again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 7May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 I haven't been paying attention, what are the colour choices again? You shouldn't ask. Jade and Fraise are still in the running. As the '73 RSRs were made from RSs, the most I'm allowing myself is the colours used on the RSs. RSR colours are quite limited as most privateers bought white and put stickers on them.Of the following supposed list of RS colours, my favourites are Jade, Fraise, Light Yellow, Signal Yellow, Signal Orange, Tangerine & Gulf Blue. Olive Green and Lilac are also nice but I doubt it. Of these RS colours I like, only Light Yellow, Signal Yellow, Signal Orange, Tangerine & Gulf Blue were made into RSRs, so something from this short list would be most correct. Correct isn't essential, but it's better.Series Colors 1973Aubergine 16, Bahia Red 42, Dalmation Blue 55, Light Ivory 160, Light Yellow 296, Sepia Brown 19, Signal Yellow 87, Tangerine 126, Viper Green 79, Special Order Colors 1973, Beige Gray 0, Black 62, Chartreuse 23, Glacier Blue 16, Grand Prix White 7, Grand Prix White/Blue 205, Grand Prix White/Green 60 Grand Prix White/Red 185, Gulf Blue 18, Gulf Orange 25, India Red 30, Irish Green 12, Ivory 0, Leaf Green 2, Light Green 11, Lilac 16, Olive 4, Raspberry 4 (aka Fraise in 1973), Signal Orange 5, Special Colors 15, (Paint to Sample), Total 1580Check out this thing! Hnnnngggg. Only thing I don't like is the front guard profile (mine won't be like this) and perhaps the driving lights (but perhaps not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 You mean like this?How about Lilac? Even better than Aubergine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 this colour may look good on a longhood.. never seen it in the flesh before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 7May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 this colour may look good on a longhood.. never seen it in the flesh before. Excellent. I'll ask the paint shop to paint it 'some sort of green' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 Excellent. I'll ask the paint shop to paint it 'some sort of green' that's what i did for my mini, i asked for some sort of dark metallic green. they used a lotus evora colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 7May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 that's what i did for my mini, i asked for some sort of dark metallic green. they used a lotus evora colour.Mini looks HAWT ya vague bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 7May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 Light YellowGulf Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 If you have to... This one is boss:http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/220516-check-out-new-project-69er-39.htmlEspecially how he painted the wheels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 You shouldn't ask. Jade and Fraise are still in the running. Money shot! Stop beating yourself up over the colour. Do any of the others beat this? Imagine switching on the garage light to be welcomed by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 I drive an orange car everyday, that Signal Orange is the winner for me. Seconded only by the Viper green wide body at PCM last night, that was stunning as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 7May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 Money shot! Stop beating yourself up over the colour. Do any of the others beat this? Imagine switching on the garage light to be welcomed by this. I think you might be right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbee Posted 7May, 2017 Report Share Posted 7May, 2017 I think you might be right .My poor @Pork Chops....I think you're being lured by that cheap harlot "orange" ... The classy dames shown earlier, Mrs dark blue, miss Lilac, the charming gulf blue and what's her name Ms grey are much more alluring... My garage light will be on a triple led switch for these babes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardust Posted 8May, 2017 Report Share Posted 8May, 2017 Mmmmmm. Pirelli P7 Corsa goodness on 15 inch rims. I've never seen them in the flesh (well, at least a photo) on a Porsche before.I still want to do this one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 8May, 2017 Report Share Posted 8May, 2017 Would now be a bad time to suggest an ST build....Wait....this is your dream aircooled build, not mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOKA Posted 8May, 2017 Report Share Posted 8May, 2017 Chartreuse. 'nuf said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 8May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 8May, 2017 @turboT. Images below collected with great care for image quality and consistency. All are from for sale ads from reputed houses so they aren't wankers having a guess at what's right. Nor am I. They are very similar in some instances, but in the end the yellow is more yellow and the orange is more orange which is comforting in a world gone mad.FYI the RSR from Canford I posted above is Signal Orange, not Yellow as I had suspected.Signal Yellow aka an orangy yellowSignal Orange aka a yellowy orange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 8May, 2017 Report Share Posted 8May, 2017 I first thought it was yellow too. The lighting made it tough to pick. Can't trust the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neill Posted 8May, 2017 Report Share Posted 8May, 2017 The oranges and yellows are shouting out for attention in my opinion, I have always been the type that likes to let the details do the talking. I always think about when I fuel up at the petrol station as to the type that may approach to have a chat, bright colours are gonna attract everyone, subdued colours will attract those that know what they are looking at and can admire what you have based on their take of the details.I couldn't drive a bright coloured car myself. Period correct or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 9May, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 9May, 2017 I have to agree with a lot of what you say. But for me the lure of the jellybean is too great to ignore and what will make me happy. Porsche have some glorious colours and one of the few iconic body shapes that can carry them off. Those that know, will talk to me about what matters. Those that don't, won't often get near me or the car (how often do you fill up). I can't have white as I've got one of those, so the alternatives are, even in their most diminished form, still quite lively. I also think if there is a historical context for the colour (i.e. RSRs were that colour) it's more than random choice for a loud colour. In the end the colour is only going to be half the problem. Big wheels, big induction,big exhaust, big performance, enthusiastic driving style all mean the car is going to stand out. I'm much more concerned about the law TBH.There is an argument that the details matter more on a loud car as it will get scrutiny. Wheel finishing, diameter, offset, period looking tyres, ride heights, correct looking exhaust, secondary bonnet restraints, interior detailing, even having ITBs etc etc. It all has to be right, and look purposeful, and be purposeful as this was a race car back in the day. Get this wrong and you end up looking like a try-hard dick.It's all personal opinion in the end. I love your car even if you don't love mine . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neill Posted 9May, 2017 Report Share Posted 9May, 2017 Don't take it like I don't like yours, just offering up another opinion! Food for thought sort of post, and I wasn't suggesting white (That's taken get your own colour :P). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 9May, 2017 Report Share Posted 9May, 2017 I have to agree with a lot of what you say. But for me the lure of the jellybean is too great to ignore and what will make me happy. Porsche have some glorious colours and one of the few iconic body shapes that can carry them off. Those that know, will talk to me about what matters. Those that don't, won't often get near me or the car (how often do you fill up). I can't have white as I've got one of those, so the alternatives are, even in their most diminished form, still quite lively. I also think if there is a historical context for the colour (i.e. RSRs were that colour) it's more than random choice for a loud colour. In the end the colour is only going to be half the problem. Big wheels, big induction,big exhaust, big performance, enthusiastic driving style all mean the car is going to stand out. I'm much more concerned about the law TBH.There is an argument that the details matter more on a loud car as it will get scrutiny. Wheel finishing, diameter, offset, period looking tyres, ride heights, correct looking exhaust, secondary bonnet restraints, interior detailing, even having ITBs etc etc. It all has to be right, and look purposeful, and be purposeful as this was a race car back in the day. Get this wrong and you end up looking like a try-hard dick.It's all personal opinion in the end. I love your car even if you don't love mine .don't think you'll have trouble with the law- cops tend to leave well executed classics alone I have six point welded rollcage and lexan windows in mine and the cops mainly give it a thumbs up haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardust Posted 9May, 2017 Report Share Posted 9May, 2017 don't think you'll have trouble with the law- cops tend to leave well executed classics alone I have six point welded rollcage and lexan windows in mine and the cops mainly give it a thumbs up haha.Cops give it a thumbs up? That's what I thought (and rather immodestly I think I have a well executed classic).My colour? Jellybean Mexico Blue.Got pulled over while crawling at 30km/h about 100m from home (Blues Point Road and Harbour Patrol Police for the Sydneysiders).Defect notice comprised of: Window Sticker too deep (Porsche 911 50 year anniversary - the same one worn by the Police Panamera)Steering Wheel not padded (Momo Mod 78)Roll cage (I had already replaced the perfectly expensive welded cage for an even more expensive bolt in. At the time of defect I still had the front section bolted in)Seats not ADR (Momo)Sliders not engineered (welded to floor)Exhaust too loud (I had an M&K on at the time. It took me two stock exhausts and two attempts at the EPA to pass by the skin of my teeth)I wasn't fast. I wasn't loud.But I was bright Blue.Would I change the colour though? Not for the world.And any excuse to show it off again ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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