You hit the nail on the head there, Gruen . . .
This catalog is going to point up some of the vagaries of the designations of all the colors given to Porsches, especially greens. I mean, I had no idea when I got started that there were 69 different greens --- especially for what I consider to be a relatively rare color on a Porsche. And I would never have guessed that, like, Viper and Emerald green could be the same color, or that Sambesi has two other spellings.
That's why I ask that contributors include any names or numbers that they have, along with any photos, and try to specify whether the finish is original or not. I've always suspected that some of the names given to the colors may not be Porsche's, and that Porsche may change the name --- or have more than one (hellgrun and Jade) --- for a given color or color number. Besides, since none of this stuff is well-documented anyway, I expect things to be a bit confusing.
Also, the accuracy of any of this information is a BIG issue. Given the age of these cars, I'm guessing that most have been re-finished, and probably more than once, with varying degrees of accuracy regarding the original colors. Add to that not only the variability of shades within any model year, but that there could be changes that may have taken place year-to-year. That's why I try to include several photos to give some idea of how variable these colors are. Some differnces are pretty striking.
Anyway, I'm no expert --- more of a 'bomb-thrower.' I get excited about these cars --- and all their quirky little (and not-so-little) details. So if I can spread some of that excitement around --- maybe get some pictures taken, some CoAs dug up, and some paint codes looked-up --- then, with enough people sending stuff in, maybe we can all learn something about all shades of green Porsches can come in.
Then? Maybe move on to the other colors? Think we already have a red thread. And a blue one . . . Think about this . . . we could start threads on all the colors Porsches come in . . .
(Prolly take down the servers this site runs on! . . . .)
I'd really like to see a thread just on 'paint to sample cars'
Rick Kreiskott