interior/exterior color combination, silver with brown interior Options

[Bruce Edge]

Hello, I have purchased a stalled restoration 1973 1.7 plain Jane. Car is completely apart. Previous owner had bought approximately $10,000 in new parts, which includes all new dark brown interior and carpet. Here is the question the car original color was L96D silver, I have never seen that combination in a 914 before. Does anyone have a silver with brown interior or have you seen one. Most likely it had black interior to begin with. I don't want to buy new interior so I am considering changing the paint color. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated .

Thanks,
Bruce

[Tom_T]

Bruce,

I agree with Greg above.

Porsche offered Black, Brown, Tan/Beige & White in 75-76 for 914/4 interior options, & they could have either the basket weave vinyl Leatherette or Corduroy seat inserts in the same color - you can see samples at Jeff's site here, look at 72 & 74, since he doesn't have 73 on there, but they used the same colors:

http://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/PaintFabrics.htm

You'd be far better off cost/time & finished value-wise to keep the original paint, & just change to a black interior if you prefer that combo.

You can get a COA from PCNA & it will tell you what the original colors were on it. Make sure to compare their COA's interior color code numbers though, cuz they can & have mislabeled them (they tried to say my #31 Beige was Black, when Black is #11, & it took me 3 tries to get them to correct it).

However, if it was originally Brown & you want to go with black, then save the brown stuff in case some future buyer wants to put it all back to original.

Otherwise you can sell or trade the brown for a black, if it was originally black.

Autos International in Fallbrook CA, World Upholstery in Ventura CA, 914Rubber in OR, Lakewell in Belgium & a few others sell upholstery kits in some or all of the original colors - but Beige & White are hard to find.

AI & World also do the reupholstery for you, or you can get the kit or the raw fabric yardage for a local shop back there if you don't want to tackle it yourself.

1973 MY colors & interior color numbers (911 & 914):


Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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