MY PORSCHE 912 RESTORATION - CHANGE OF PLAN

[@TGE]

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[@natbarron]

Ivory with Tan leather interior! Or some kind’ve light blue with beige/ivory interior - Absolute class!

[@henryhol8538]

Looking forward to seeing what colour you choose! This is my favorate of your cars, the first classic on the channel!👍🏽

[@UnderTheRadars]

A really dark purple/plum/aubergine with a bit of sparkle in it for when the sun hits it would be my choice for that.

[@6ft7ian1]

Ahhhh, my favourite series of yours, Tom. Yup, definitely give it a new paint job… don’t be too conservative 👏👏👏👍👍👍🙂

[@sp00ky1969]

I’d usually say OEM but considering what the OEM was I’d go silver or ivory. I’ve seen quite a few of these around recently and a friend has a very nice example in white. It’s a very elegant car and even though I love my 964, the 912 is something rather special.

[@stewartgraham]

Signal red as it’s about as classic as a 911 gets paint wise, or for a more 1of1 but still staying in the Porsche family any of the following would look great: Raspberry Metallic Aubergine Royal Purple Linen Grey Metallic

[@russellclark1978]

Looking good Tom. Intrigued to see the final colour!

[@nigelprice7953]

Bahia red is a great colour. More interesting than Guards red and a little off piste.

[@taff4379]

That Mamba Green colour looked stunning.

[@sisted]

Lido Gold or Ice Green Metallic would look stunning on the 912!!!

[@Kmh0277]

Yachting Blue Metallic is the PTS color you need. Will have the classic look but metal flake will pop and look more modern too.

[@nigel.w]

Why not metal flake Irish Green? Gold/copper metal flake with gold/copper wheels?

[@Titchygammon]

Sepia Brown with a tan and cream interior 👌

[@will_the_don]

Been waiting on this one 🙏

[@simonjessop_photo]

Irish Green is the right thing to do, but if you must change it, Miami Blue, obviously 😉.

[@davydecock8069]

That cab on the lift dreamcar

[@andrewhughes9771]

Metallic bronze body and contrasting leather interior and period correct wheels

[@marcnobel3938]

Ideas for colors: Slate Grey, Aga Blue, Bahma Yellow or Gulf Blue. Still OEM Colors - but also a really cool fit for the 912. Cheers!

[@TIWNA851]

Irish Green has been done to death, would fully support a colour change, and Ivory would look so cool!

[@Youri636]

Rubystone red would be epic

[@jeremybarker672]

You should definitely colour change it Tom, you've spent so much on it the car deserves something special.

[@nigel.w]

On the other hand, the car will be worth more in its original colour. And there aren't actually many Irish Green Porsches in RHD, period. And if he opted for a modern eye-popping colour, he would almost certainly regret it in less than a week. Initial wow factor doesn't necessarily equal long-term wow factor.

[@shanescarlife]

Since you asked, I'm partial to blue. I think a dark, navy blue would suit it nice

[@natbarron]

Navy blue with beige/white interior! Class

[@Nine9Three]

You bought it because it was Irish Green, you squib! Leave it be. ☘️ 🇮🇪

[@kahdmus]

My favorite car in your stable! Lot of emphasis on the ‘reveal’ when it comes to the colour. Personally I’d take her back to when she left the factory, and that would be the colour. Only going to be revealed once, but hopefully she is around for decades to come.

[@chdcile]

That mamba green looked niicccee

[@KarlBuckley-bw3vc]

Tom, I suggest Miami Blue.

[@aaronhussain3873]

I would argue that whilst Instagram car culture has overdone the green thing, you have all the bragging rights that it was a genuine Irish Green 912 from the factory. So, I'd personally go down that route and embrace its originality!

[@SebsTech1]

This is one of my favourite of your projects at the moment, genuinely can’t wait to see the final product. Are you also doing an interior restoration as well?

[@TGE]

Interior was done! You’ve missed some episodes!

[@SebsTech1]

@@TGEoh my bad, I subbed around the time you handed it to Rindt for it to stripped down and painted, have to go back and watch!

[@R19Robbin]

Nothing like a classic porsche 👌

[@STRmw2]

My 89 had a lovely Baltic blue metallic - don’t limit yourself to OEM solid colours only

[@terrencefu4473]

Might as well go for a different colour and make it your own, but once again it’s your car and you do as you want mate! 😎

[@movezzify]

He’s right, it’s had so much work done now, why not give it a fresh face. Just make it a light colour, don’t go dark.

[@nigel.w]

I agree with not going dark, but returning it to its original colour would be fresh and it'll maximise his investment in the car, unless he's going to make it an outlaw.

[@chiefsmakahoe0444]

​@@nigel.woutlaw would be awesome id prolly buy a 964 or 993 and have guntherwerks do they think

[@ianandrew7010]

Rubystone Tom 😍

[@damienhostey7804]

I could imagine the price to restore a Porsche to this level is enough to bring a tear to your eye .

[@nigel.w]

More than one tear!

[@findtomdotcom]

Totally, Tom will need to peddle lots of tat to pay for this one…. Surprised he did mention that gaudy watch thing he likes.

[@Holdeenio]

Take that Porsche tractor for a spin lad.

[@JWP78]

Lido Gold, Sahara Beige or Cockney Brown

[@sfedde1]

Keep it the original colour. It's why you fell for the car in the first place. If you change the colour. Choose one of the correct time period.

[@benjackson359]

I’d usually say stick to its original colour but I agree… if you are at this stage you have a choice to make. As long as it’s a genuine colour of the model/period.

[@oren415]

If you go Irish green for them to do it the right way they have to paint the car black.

[@addj7093]

We are looking forward to the JETV car reveal tomorrow night at 6pm 👍🏻

[@TGE]

🥳🥳🥳

[@cj41079]

Yes we needed this..... Love your Porsche restoration and collections ❤

[@jacknash5733]

356 colour? Togo brown, Radium Green or Fish silver.

[@michaelthomas8981]

Yellow would look cool.

[@nigel.w]

IMO, that would make it extremely difficult to sell on if he wanted to, and it's one of the worst colours to change from.

[@tonyquickpasta]

Baby blue!

[@jamiegoddard1899]

Gulf blue!

[@thehutt2]

Go brown I reckon. The Oem paint is a nice idea but it is a shame the Green has been over done. Also P.S green cars are unlcuky. I wouldn’t have one. X 💙

[@DM911M]

Tom, what are the approximate costs of the 912 restoration?

[@Simon-du7yx]

Chestnut brown ?

[@georgesj9536]

Saw a lovely 'light blue metallic' one in the south of france, looked amazing. plus I think just good old Silver would look amazing with all the chrome details. and that leaves you some options for the interior without being over the top

[@ektrolleyboy]

I would go for 90’s - 993 “midnight blue”. Understated, sexy and pops in the sun yet looks dark and moody in the winter!

[@nigel.w]

IMO, the 912 doesn't suit dark colours. It needs lengthening rather than shortening.

[@ektrolleyboy]

@@nigel.w Nah. Looks like it’s trying too hard to put it in a bold modern or retro modern paint. Everyone is doing the orange or viper green thing.

[@robertthomas2665]

I really love that silver colour, real nice job 👏🏼👏🏼

[@jr4ff3]

Make it orange

[@lewisblack3469]

Silver

[@HankCollins-x3k]

Prefer the focus to be on your 912 not all the 911’s on the way .

[@tinshlong]

Olive. It’s an original 912 colour

[@NZGilead]

I love this kind of content

[@richardpaxton7467]

I have done exactly this to my 69. 912. LHD. I would like to sell it now Can you give it a value when you have completed.

[@TGE]

Get in touch with @rindtvehicledesign - they’ll probably have a buyer!

[@jpcarvalho9342]

Does Tom really know what is up or down in the car market😂😂😂😂

[@TGE]

Check my purchases. Yes 😂

[@Rocky-hh3yg]

That bright green 60s 911 at the start was gorgeous.

[@neilblunt3885]

Ivory 😍

[@rsjamie9423]

I'd go Racing Yellow 💛 Love this car. Well done 👍

[@nigel.w]

Irish Green Metallic with a subtle gold or copper fleck, and gold or copper wheels.

[@Satronaut-pw3ij]

I want the green one. Love looking at the freshly painted bodies. New colour mate, don't be a boring old man.

[@ddaye1969]

Spotted it with the metalwork done! 😎

[@craigo2656]

Grasmere Green. I'm not a Porsche aficionado, so no idea if that is sacrilege. But it sits in between Irish Green and the cream maybe? Chatted to an Irish fella, with a vintage Landy in Grasmere green, in France this year, and it was stunning. Especially with its sand coloured Canvas.

[@ManicBeans]

bahama yellow

[@cdsmith1990]

Slate Grey (ala Steve McQueen's car in Le Mans)

[@Sonic-Boom]

Paint it the same blue as the Ruf Porsche 1963 901 Quickblau.

[@lankey16]

Interested to see where you go with colour, knowing you're a man of taste it'll be a period correct colour not some nonsense new flash nonsense.

[@kashv2500]

I'd go some sort of yellow (from the period). 👍

[@Thomas-vq5pb]

This is going to be the most expensive 912 in non original color.....

[@Bobajobbob007]

My 912 was Irish green so I'd have to vote for Irish green..

[@nigel.w]

I agree.

[@Mick69byrne]

Definitely change the colour, it’s not every day you get to spec an old car

[@dazzerj156]

Spending all that money and it’s still a 912 should of sold on and got another 911

[@TGE]

Got enough 911’s. Want a 912. Thanks chavvo

[@ShalomBrother]

I 100% would change the colour, you’ve put too much into it to have it look the same as it did before

[@ej2863]

912 hot rod like the 356. 8)

[@paulmacklin5142]

Irish green from a Irish man.

[@nigel.w]

I agree.

[@jasongunputh2346]

Too much Porsche content 😮😢

[@Petrolhead912]

Your car your choice but you ruined it , more money than sense springs to mind

[@TGE]

How did I ruin it? Idiot