ummm....so did we ever figure out any real details about these two (three) cars?? I have been doing a lot of research on these cars the last couple days, and I would really like to know about these two. They had to have been ordered as a pair.... has anyone sent a letter to PCNA?? ask the factory if they have any documented info on these cars??

Nothing new that I know of. I am seriously considering painting my car this color when I am ready to do so.

I've been busy with other things lately. The car rests inside my garage. The wife wants me to scrap it. I told her to mind her own business. She didn't like that too much, but I am building a car for her now so she is letting sleeping dogs lay for now. If I'm going to fix this one, I need to locate a donor close to me that is free or next to it. So any MN or WI guys that are getting rid of a donor keep this poor soul in mind.

Jason, I posted the code in this thread. If you decide to paint the car Raspberry, that would be cool! If you don't it's your car. I'm still getting some paint to shoot a test panel. I'll send you and DaveP a test panel.

Update:

I just ordered a pint from my local DuPont store, They are mixing it now. $ 26.00 a pint! Ouch!

BTW: They list it as Strawberry not Raspberry. It was noted earlier that the German translation for the color is Strawberry. We'll see....

Jason... please do. Too special of a color to paint over. Rick I hope you can save it.

hey rick, if you decide to quit on the car, I will make you an offer you cant resist. Same with you jason. I would DIE to have BOTH of these cars in my garage.

Just picked up the paint. It's a match. I'll try to shoot some test panels this weekend.

well..you got a pic of the paint??

Patiences Grasshopper...

Rick, that kid is freaky...

our plan is working...the one we discussed at the greek place. I have some testing subjects

b

Let me know if I can help!

I dont appreciate being part of a science project! Just let me have the P*ssy Pink car and everything will end happily

its not a science project...its a leap into the future friend

b

do I get to drive a delorean??

Rick just a werd of advise when it comes to Nason paint......RUN! That stuff isn't bad to shoot but if you have to repaiar it it is complete crap!! The paint supplier I deal with has actually stopped selling it because they had so many complaints. I shot 2 cars with it and doubt I will do a 3rd.I assume if you paid 25.00 for a pint you got the Centari anyway

Yes, Centari. I've painted about 30 cars with Nason. I've painted about 10,000 cars with Centari... I owned a collision/resto shop. I started painting cars when I was 13. (about 35 yrs ago.) We had Lucite laquer, Duluxe Synth enamel and Centari... You get what you pay for if your lucky.

The Porsche Paint number for Rasberry is 024, the Ditzler Paint number equivilent is 72002. The paint catalog says it was used on Porsche 911s from 1972 to 1975.
I should know, I have a 1975 914 painted Rasberry. Lyle D.

Lyle! Is it the factory color for your car or did you color change it to Raspberry?

PM sent to Lyle

Lyle has emailed me, and it was originally silver. He is on the road.

Thanks Dave! I hope to shoot those samples soon.

For what its worth, Mopar came out with Panther Pink in the early 70's to paint a few Cudas, A bodies, and even a few Fury's got it. Looked pretty cool actually on a macho muscle car.
If you know about these, is it a shade of color like that ?

I only ever saw one in real life that was a show car, and the guy still has it in Fargo. The owner of a body shop called Quality Auto...Ken Schwanke. If you want his number I will send it to you.

Not many made, uber rare in the American collector realm. Also know where a wrecked Dart A-body is in a salvage yard, that is now pretty faded to nothing.

Anxiously waiting

I was on a job in Tiawan back in '98 with a guy from the Los Angeles area - don't remember his name (Matt maybe) but he was a scene painter for movies etc if it jogs anybody else's memory. Anyway, we talked cars and he told me about his family's collection of 914s.

He told me he had one that had A/C and that it was originally pink from the factory. The story he was told when they got it was that it was a gift from Hugh Hefner to Barbie Benton when she became Playmate of the Year. Don't remember anymore about it than that but would guess that would help establish year.

P**** Pink for the color name may be more accurate than anybody knew.

I know of two that came from TN

and I'm still waiting for samples.

For shits n' grins.... Here are a few Raspberry 911 pics I have collected. And, one 914GT I photoshopped.


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Sorry, I have been busy and when I haven't, I forgot about it. I'll put this back on the burner...

Think the car may have been an aftermarket paint job in tribute of the famous 917 pink pig? Just a thought

the pink pig is not even pink. more a very light shade of salmon.
Andy

The mystery of the pink cars has a new clue! My friend that owns the 280SL that I'm repairing found this video link!

HOLY CRAP!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRuHA-MREs

I just caught up with this thread. And I gotta say, I'm liking it. I'm stoked, cause I now have a name for that pink color, as I've always loved it. It should make it easier to build a car for the wife now, as she's a pink freak.
I get the whole color search thing, as I spent forever looking for that very light, extremely vibrant blue. It was a bitch finding that code, and now that I have a gallon of it, I'm still not sure I've got it right, I've been told it's either mexico, or rivierra blue..... so ya, I totally get the frustration, as well as the drive to get it right. Carry on!

Maybe Carl Sagan rode in it!

http://nicksagan.blogs.com/nick_sagan_onli...006/12/dad.html

For those who stumble onto this thread sometime in the future I now have Jasons Raspberry car. I still plan on repairing the car in the post. I have a Celette now which will make repairing the front clip easy. So eventually these will be twin sisters.

so whats with the other one in the photo with the new project?

Sign me up for the MN work weekend!

Best to go in the early fall Rob. NorCal peeps need scuba equipment to breath in Minnesota during the summer months. Just too humid.