Historical colour database for Porsche now complete

The world’s biggest colour library by Glasurit continues to grow. And yet it is not the present-day automobile colours used by manufacturers that are household names all over the world that the refinish paint manufacturer stores in its database. Glasurit also collects the original colours of cars belonging to long-forgotten times. This historical collection is of great interest to bodyshops and to classic car aficionados alike. A first announcement of success: with its comprehensive collection of Porsche colours covering the period from 1950 until today, Glasurit has now, for the first time, documented nearly 100% of a car manufacturer’s colours.

The Porsche chronology in Glasurit’s colour database starts in 1950 with the 356 model – the first model to have been mass-produced by this exclusive sports car manufacturer. Glasurit’s colour experts have determined the colours of all models that came onto the market after that. With enormously painstaking attention to detail more than 1,050 sports car colours have thus been compiled.

Adriablau (Adriatic Blue), Azurblau (Azure), Elfenbein (Ivory), Erdbeerrot (Strawberry Red), and Schwarz (Black) – these were the names of the Porsche 356 colours in those days. The exact hue behind the name is something experienced spraypainters can now find out in Glasurit’s database on the Internet. Here is stored the exact mixing formula for the colour in question – which thus makes it possible to mix the original colour using the Glasurit 90 Line waterborne paint system.

Of course, Glasurit is continuing with its work on the colour database by entering the latest Porsche colours and those of all other major manufacturers. But it is also continuing with its detective work in the field of historic colours, partly with the support of the car manufacturers and brand clubs. For the historical colour library is the centrepiece of Glasurit Classic Car Colors. With this Internet service Glasurit helps classic car aficionados all over the world to pursue their passion – the faithful restoration of vintage cars in keeping with the original models.

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