Euro Market Find: Porsche 968 in Oak Green Metallic

What: 1993 Porsche 968 Coupé
Color: Oak Green Metallic (oakgrünmetallic; metallic Uni; 22L / 265; Porsche)
VIN: N/A
Mileage: 150,000 km, 93,205 miles
Price: € 42,980
CarFax: N/A
Window Sticker: N/A
Location: Autohaus Landmann & Maier OHG, Singen, Germany
Link: Autohaus Landmann & Maier

Transaxle Porsches like the 968 are an interesting niche of the Porsche collector market. They simply don’t pull the prices that air-cooled cars do, yet they are excellent cars nonetheless. The 968, in particular, represents the final evolution of the 924-944-968 lineage, a large displacement 3.0-liter four-cylinder and nearly 50:50 weight distribution.

Turning to Europe to consider importation is an interesting move for those seeking a 968. The obvious choice over there are the slightly edgier 968 CS (Club Sport), however Europe is a solid choice for even standard 968s where you can find a decent selection of candidates that often feature colors and specification that may have been quite rare in the U.S.A.

That’s the case for this 968. It’s not a CS, though it is a desirable manual coupé and it’s painted in the rare shade of Oak Green Metallic. That was likely a standard color, but given the condition and the configuration, this car’s worth listing just the same.

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A modern reformulation of a classic color, Oak Green Metallic Neo (oakgrünneo; metallic; M6E; Porsche) harks Porsche’s Oak Green Metallic of the 80s and 90s that was offered in that period as a standard though remained rare. Today’s reformulation, thus the “Neo” in Porsche parlance, appears to be close but not exact. It was a standard launch color for the Porsche Macan Electric and the launch photo spec for the 992.2 GT3 Touring, so not widely seen in person at the time of this writing. Those familiar with the original who have seen it in person report it has a bit less gold tones and metallic flake than the original.

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