Color Focus: Porsche Peridot Metallic – 2S1
CODE: 2S1 COLOR DATA: TYPE: Metallic UNI CONTENT ARCHIVE: Racing Yellow SUMMARY: Launched most memorably on the original Porsche Cayman...
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Market Find: 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV in Giallo Fly set for Broad Arrow at The Amelia
In Italian "countach" is an expression like "goodness" or "oh my God." Sounds about right. Car-aware kids of the 1980s likely exclaimed it when they first encountered one, maybe in the pages of Road & Track or maybe in that opening scene of Cannonball Run.
Market Find: Singer “Step on It” Commission on Bring a Trailer
Frankly, we're going to love any Singer, though the "Step on It" Commission is pretty unique. The color is simply stated as "paint to sample blue" so unspecified, but appears to be close to Porsche's Albert Blue. The car is tastefully appointed, with red accents though the red wheels may be polarizing to certain buyers.
Color Check: Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II in Scala Red
Rolls-Royce recently dropped basic color and specification from the Cullinan Series II and Black Badge Cullinan Series II...
EU Market Find: 1994 Audi S2 Avant in Porsche Onyx Green
Here’s an interesting specimen that popped up on the European market recently – an Audi S2 in the ’80s era Porsche 924 color Onyx Green Metallic. We’ve never seen an Audi S2 in this color before and the listing doesn’t state that it’s a respray, so we’re guessing it’s a very early example of Audi exclusive paint. In this period, custom paint did happen on these cars though it’s more common (yet still uncommon) on the hotter RS2.
Color Check: Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II in Olivin
Rolls-Royce recently dropped basic color and specification from the Cullinan Series II and Black Badge Cullinan Series II...
Color Check: Nogaro Blue vs. RS Blue at 2014 Geneva Motor Show
Given we recently highlighted the transformation of the Audi RS2’s iconic RS Blue (rsblau; pearl effect UNI; M8;...
EU Market Find: 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 in Signal Green
This isn't a pristine collector 964-era 911. Like a lot of European market 911s, this very early 964 (July 1989 first registration) has been loosely cloned to look like a 964 Carrera RS / N/GT or Cup including Cup 1 wheels, Recaro Pole Position seats and a few other things. Like a lot of these early 964s that became RS clones, some liberties were taken like black paint on the Cup 1 wheels, fitting later brakes that appear to be OEM, (a.k.a. "big reds") and a few other things a real RS wouldn't have.
Color Chart: 1994 Audi RS2
The Audi RS2 Avant remains the stuff of fantasy thanks to its limited production by Porsche and its...
EU Market Find: Cypress Green Mercedes 280 CE Coupe with Period Lorinser and Zender Upgrades
Nowadays, the W123-generation Mercedes Benz 280 CE is a pretty rare thing. Built in a day when nomenclature and badging actually stood for something, the 280 CE is an E-class Coupe (a.k.a. "CE") with a 2.8-liter V6 (i.e. 280).