In all this talk about car colors I stumbled upon this car for sale in the Netherlands

https://dyler.com/cars/14163/porsche-914-co...purple-for-sale


Prior to me re-spraying one of mine this color, I was only able to find evidence of one 914 ever having been delivered in this color, and even that one was a factory re-spray before delivery if i recall. Quite a few aubergine, but no lilacs.

It looks like this one may possibly be a factory lilac car. There are a couple things i question on it (painted targa bar and bumpers on a 73 2.0) but im not sure if this just might have been a difference with european delivery cars?? If this was a post delivery re-spray though it looks to be very thorough.

Thoughts? Are we looking at possibly the rarest 73 2.0 car out there? Is anyone aware of any other factory lilac cars?

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For the record, looks like the VIN is 4732921323

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/porsche/914/1973/690177

Aubergine or raspberry maybe?
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=colors

There was one at the WCR in Monrovia. I'll look for a pic. Talked to the owner for quite a while; he knew he had an unusual car.

For a price Porsche will paint whatever color you want

Ask for the colour code, code 98 (or L98) denotes it was a custom colour car.
Lilac is a dark/blue purple according to the 914world colour chart.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=colors

This is a Lilac 911;

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That color is stunning! It would look nice beside my Coppa Florio 911

Aubergine is noticeably darker
Rasberrys are very noticeably pink/red

Having painted a car lilac that looks identical to this, this is almost definitely lilac.

Whats the paint code on that car? Im wondering if they had a different "lilac" in later years.

All the Early 70s "lilac" code 341 cars I have seen look like this.

https://www.rennbow.org/colorwiki/RoyalPurple(Lilac)

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They indicate paint code 601:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-car...orig-miles.html

Looks like color name Grau-lila:

http://howtoporsche.com/all-models-informa...-codes-by-year/

Love it!

The body color bumpers, sails and targa bar just make it that much better. If that's not a factory combo it should have been.

Lilac was available as a 98 (Custom Porsche Color) option:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=colors

this is Aubergine

That's a pretty color!

Yes, that is Purple.

@rusty

Available, but has anyone ever seen one that came that way? Only one I was able to find previously was that 6 GT car.

4742913779

What car is that? Not seeing it in the VIN database?

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=42416