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> 75 Copper Metalic, Rare?
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post Oct 22 2025, 01:18 PM
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I recently read that the '75 Copper Metallic 2.0L was very rare color option.

I had one in the 1980s, it was in perfect condition with the exception of a weird dent at the top/corner of the left-rear body panel.

Does anyone know how rare this car/color combination was? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

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post Oct 22 2025, 02:06 PM
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I know of at least 6, plus mine….


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post Oct 22 2025, 02:16 PM
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Not that rare
I’ve known dozens
A rare color would be auberine or a special order color
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post Oct 22 2025, 02:53 PM
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This auberine is rare, formerly THOMAS’


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post Oct 22 2025, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Oct 22 2025, 03:18 PM) *

I recently read that the '75 Copper Metallic 2.0L was very rare color option.

I had one in the 1980s, it was in perfect condition with the exception of a weird dent at the top/corner of the left-rear body panel.

Does anyone know how rare this car/color combination was? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

Thank you,

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QUOTE(brant @ Oct 22 2025, 04:16 PM) *

Not that rare
I’ve known dozens
A rare color would be auberine or a special order color


how rare, i am not sure, but FYI L99K copper metallic was only available one-year fora 914, in 1975, and many were special ordered, mine was a special ordered late in the 75 MY. they didnt pump out hundreds of them, so compared to most other colors it is fairly rare, but we have about 6 here in our active community that are on the road and one for sale in TX in the classifieds as well, but they didn't make very many. So right now there is one in CA(Jim Hoylands), one in GA/SC(mine), one in Peoria, IL, one in TX and 2 more that i have seen in the past few years, one that was in FL that got shipped overseas. So maybe a few more will pop up but i would bet there are not more than a dozen at this point so id say that's fairly rare.

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post Oct 22 2025, 05:54 PM
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QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Oct 22 2025, 03:18 PM) *

I recently read that the '75 Copper Metallic 2.0L was very rare color option.

I had one in the 1980s, it was in perfect condition with the exception of a weird dent at the top/corner of the left-rear body panel.

Does anyone know how rare this car/color combination was? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

Thank you,

CTC911CTC
QUOTE(brant @ Oct 22 2025, 04:16 PM) *

Not that rare
I’ve known dozens
A rare color would be auberine or a special order color


how rare, i am not sure, but FYI L99K copper metallic was only available one-year fora 914, in 1975, and many were special ordered, mine was a special ordered late in the 75 MY. they didnt pump out hundreds of them, so compared to most other colors it is fairly rare, but we have about 6 here in our active community that are on the road and one for sale in TX in the classifieds as well, but they didn't make very many. So right now there is one in CA(Jim Hoylands), one in GA/SC(mine), one in Peoria, IL, one in TX and 2 more that i have seen in the past few years, one that was in FL that got shipped overseas. So maybe a few more will pop up but i would bet there are not more than a dozen at this point so id say that's fairly rare.

Phil

I believe @914rrr in Knoxville,TN has one
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post Oct 23 2025, 09:23 AM
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Jim and all , great color but,,


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post Oct 23 2025, 10:02 AM
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Whose car is that 916 (clone)?
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Whose car is that 916 (clone)?

It needs a better nose
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post Oct 23 2025, 10:27 AM
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Not trying to cause any trouble, but I would really like to find my 75, perhaps more like 1 of 6 or more?Attached Image



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post Oct 23 2025, 11:26 AM
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no way there were only 6...

I've seen a dozen with different owners each over the years.
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post Oct 23 2025, 01:21 PM
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post Oct 23 2025, 01:29 PM
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only 6 with that many options
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i would imagine that any of the 4 metallic colors from 75/76 would be reasonably rare.
extra cost option would have naturally limited them to being noticeably less common.
but all 4 were fashionable for their time so probably roughly equal in numbers.

the copper seems unusual these days as a color, but back then was a pretty smart high fashion color for 75 and the colors were the updates to VW paint range for the new sciroccos. copper metallic sciroccos were abundantly featured in VW sales literature of the time as was that beautiful green metallic.

they are all great colors those metallics.


the only place records would exist is within VW or the Karmann archives.
you can get VW birth certificates for Karmann built cars and it lists paint color.
so presumably somewhere in VW's archives would be a number on how many were produced.

its enough to say its rare. as to surviving numbers would be very hard to know.
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) My 74 CJ-5 ,, pretty close when clean.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)Attached Image
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post Oct 23 2025, 04:47 PM
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QUOTE(Ron914 @ Oct 22 2025, 07:54 PM) *

QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Oct 22 2025, 04:20 PM) *

QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Oct 22 2025, 03:18 PM) *

I recently read that the '75 Copper Metallic 2.0L was very rare color option.

I had one in the 1980s, it was in perfect condition with the exception of a weird dent at the top/corner of the left-rear body panel.

Does anyone know how rare this car/color combination was? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

Thank you,

CTC911CTC
QUOTE(brant @ Oct 22 2025, 04:16 PM) *

Not that rare
I’ve known dozens
A rare color would be auberine or a special order color


how rare, i am not sure, but FYI L99K copper metallic was only available one-year fora 914, in 1975, and many were special ordered, mine was a special ordered late in the 75 MY. they didnt pump out hundreds of them, so compared to most other colors it is fairly rare, but we have about 6 here in our active community that are on the road and one for sale in TX in the classifieds as well, but they didn't make very many. So right now there is one in CA(Jim Hoylands), one in GA/SC(mine), one in Peoria, IL, one in TX and 2 more that i have seen in the past few years, one that was in FL that got shipped overseas. So maybe a few more will pop up but i would bet there are not more than a dozen at this point so id say that's fairly rare.

Phil

I believe @914rrr in Knoxville,TN has one


Yep...and currently for sale if anybody is looking (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Oct 23 2025, 04:49 PM
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Are we including the former GRM Challenge Suby Turbo powered '75 Copper Metallic "Dirty Penny" in the count?

Since that 914 was Copper Metallic with a White interior, I'd guess that's likely a "1 of 1"!

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Go to Rennbow. Rarity of all Porsche factory colors are rated in paint cans. 5 paint cans is rare, 1 paint can is common. I'd guess Gold Metallic is 3 or 4 paint cans.
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Go to Rennbow. Rarity of all Porsche factory colors are rated in paint cans. 5 paint cans is rare, 1 paint can is common. I'd guess Gold Metallic is 3 or 4 paint cans.


Here's where the Rennbow rarity rating is a bit confusing.

Ex: Sepia Brown was a relatively common color on 911's but was PTS on 914's.

Same thing with Copper Metallic. It's common on other P cars but a one year only special order color on 914's.
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only 6 with that many options



6 just on this thread. With only a small number of members looking
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