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Tag: purple on purple

  • Market Find: Brumos Delivered One-of-One Purple 993 Turbo S Goes Sealed Bid with RM Sotheby’s

    Market Find: Brumos Delivered One-of-One Purple 993 Turbo S Goes Sealed Bid with RM Sotheby’s

    What: 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S
    Color: Porsche Paint to Sample Viola Metallic (violametallic; metallic Uni; L39G; Porsche)
    VIN: WP0AC2994VS375765
    Mileage: 26,000 miles
    Price: Sealed Bid
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Deerfield Beach, FL
    Link: RM Sotheby’s

    As measured by its Viola Metallic paint, this Porsche 911 Turbo S delivered new to Brumos Porsche is one of just three U.S. market cars to get this color. Now pair it with its unique interior specification and it is believed to be one-of-one.

    While the paint is self explanatory when viewing these incredible shots provided by RM Sotheby’s, the interior is worth lingering on for a bit more detail. Leather is special Rubicon Grey leather that, to our eye, looks quite lavender in these photos. Does that qualify this car as tone-on-tone purple-on-purple?

    Even better, the interior doesn’t just stop at the unique hue of the leather. Porsche Exclusive extended leather abounds, including the heated and power-adjustable 993-era racing-style sport seats. Deviated stitching in Speed Yellow and Speed Yellow seat belts tie in the yellow of the brake calipers, not to mention pop as accents on a purple background given yellow and purple are color spectrum opposites.

    Other interior equipment includes carbon fiber interior trim on the dashboard, door panels, door pulls, and Tequipment shift knob and emergency brake handle. Other equipment includes power sunroof, staggered light alloy wheels, Digital Sound Packag, embossed headrests and Litronic headlights.

  • Market Find: Continental GT S in Lilac Frost at Bentley Beverly Hills

    Market Find: Continental GT S in Lilac Frost at Bentley Beverly Hills

    What: 2024 Bentley Continental GT S
    Color: Beluga over Lilac Frost (lilacfrost; metallic Uni; 6392; Bentley)
    VIN: SCBCG2ZG6RC017453
    Mileage: 33 miles
    Price: $374,580
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: O’Gara Coach / Bentley Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA
    Dealer Listing: Link

    Maybe it just makes sense, but Bentley Beverly Hills has established itself as one of the foremost stockists of pastel-colored Bentley motor cars. We’ve highlighted them before on this site, and this particular purple Continental GT S fits snugly within that mold.

    The color is Beluga over Lilac Frost, a pastel purple unlike anything you’re likely to see on a modern car. Although, in the home town of Paris Hilton and her own pink Bentley, it’s not hard to get why this purple GT S would make a compelling case.

    The additional details of the specification include

    Other manufacturer options include Mulliner – Colour Split S, GT Black Roof Mulliner Range Solid & Metallic, Styling Specification, Touring Specification, Leather Spec w Precision Diamond Quilting, Bentley Rotating Display, Panoramic Glass Roof, Front Seat Comfort Specification, Single Finish – High Gloss Carbon Fibre, 22-inch 10 Spoke Sports Wheel – Black Painted, Colour Specification, Mulliner PCG – Mulliner Overmats (Front), Mulliner PCG – Contrast Stitch Diamond Quilt Area, Standard Brakes with Black Calipers, Heated Windshield, Self Leveling Wheel Badge – by Mulliner, LED Welcome Lamps, Deep Pile Overmats – Front.

  • BMW Individual Aubergine on Purple E39 540i Appears on Marketplace

    BMW Individual Aubergine on Purple E39 540i Appears on Marketplace

    What: 1997 BMW 540i
    Color: BMW Individual Aubergine (aubergine; non-metallic UNI; 348; BMW)
    VIN: unknown
    Mileage: 115,000 miles
    Price: $11,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Fair Lawn, NJ
    Listing: Link

    We’re fond of tone on tone cars, wearing the same color on the inside as they do on the outside. White on white was popular in the 80s, blue on blue isn’t that uncommon, F40s were red on red, and green on green happens. Purple on purple though, that’s almost never seen… and yet here one is in the form of a 1997 BMW 540i that is purple inside and out.

    Technically, this color is Aubergine, the BMW version and not the Porsche version that appears to be darker. Some quick research shows remarkably that this wasn’t the only one built to this spec. Even still, it sounds like two or three may have been sold here in the USA. Even that begs the question on how two or three buyers would have landed on a color combination so unique. They all appear to be 540i configurations, though not all have automatic transmissions as does this car.

    Is there more to the story? We haven’t found it yet, but suspect there is. In the meantime, this car is an excellent example of an affordable tailored driver. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine a car this unique at an approachable price, but they happen and this purple on purple E39 is proof positive of that.

    Bonus points to the seller for both knowing the paint name and sharing a photo of the factory decal confirming it.