Pearl Pink Metallic 911 Is a Real One of One

One of One

In the world of Porsche, there are countless rare and historically significant models worth pining over, some a bit more unusual and/or obscure than others. This Pink Pearl Metallic Porsche 911 is certainly one of them, and it's also a true one-of-one that's owned by two friends in Zell am See, a town in Austria with some deep Porsche roots.

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Fascinating Story

This particular 911 is a color sample car with the color code 81K 93, which is what makes it so unique among a sea of similar cars. But the car also has a pretty fascinating story. "Starting in 1987, the 911 spent four years in Stuttgart as a factory-owned Porsche vehicle before finding its way to a Bosch workshop operator in Austria for 685,000 Schillings. Now it’s back in Porsche-country, so to speak," said co-owner Arno Haslinger.

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Becoming Friends

His color sample car companion is Mark Philipp Porsche, son of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the creator of the 911. Mark Porsche wrote his thesis on the watch industry, with a focus on market research and product development, and this was how the two men first came into contact and later became friends. Today, Mark Philipp Porsche is active in the automotive industry and holds Supervisory Board positions at Volkswagen AG.

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Classified Find

Seven years ago, Haslinger discovered this special 911 for sale in a classified ad, and he asked Porsche if he wanted to come along and take a look at it. The car turned out to be in fantastic condition, and it's a well-equipped machine with a contrasting Hannibal Gray interior, the Blaupunkt Bremen stereo, and a sunroof.

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Bigger Things

Today, the two friends only drive the 911 in fair weather, keeping it away from road salt and corrosion. That's pretty fitting for a Porsche that paved the way for a modern rebirth of its rare, one-off paint job, as has become the case today, decades after it was created.

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Full Size Sample

"There is a long tradition of color sample cars in Zuffenhausen," said Daniela Milošević, a designer at the Weissach Development Center. "The motivation for having sports cars produced in new exterior colors has been the same for several decades - it is usually very difficult to imagine a color that you have only seen on a small paint sample on an actual car. Regardless of whether it is a solid or metallic shade, the interplay of light and shadows is significantly different. And through ever-changing trends and external influences, the way that a color or world of colors is perceived changes constantly. So we’re always very happy to be able to present our favourite color proposals on color sample vehicles."

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Modern Interpretation

"It's the first color we designed for Porsche. It was first presented on the Mission E Cross Turismo show car and is now also included in the Taycan’s production color range. Of course, after a few years of professional experience, you can name a litany of colors, but you don’t soon forget the first one you designed. The Pearl Pink Metallic on this 911 shows that Porsche’s interest in light and pastel colors was already significant, even back then. Today, this range of color is increasingly seen on the Taycan."

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