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  • Market Find: Porsche Paint to Sample Deep Sea Blue over CXX Ascot Brown 718 Cayman GT4

    Market Find: Porsche Paint to Sample Deep Sea Blue over CXX Ascot Brown 718 Cayman GT4

    What: 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
    Color: Paint to Sample Deep Sea Blue (meerblau; non-metallic; A5G; Porsche)
    VIN:  WP0AC2A87PS275486
    Mileage: 3,420 miles
    Price: $189,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Glen Cove, NY
    Listing: Ryan Friedman Motor Cars

    It doesn’t happen often- I can count the number times on one hand- but there are moments in the Tailored Driver journey where I wonder to myself, “Did I black out and somehow don’t remember ordering this?” Of course it’s not the case for reasons related to both consumption and available funds, but damn if this isn’t one of those moments. Paint to Sample Deep Sea Blue over Ascot Brown buckets and a 6 speed manual, paired with gold wheels and the only modification being a shift knob made from Beech Wood. Ten out of ten, zero edits, walk-off home run- however you choose to phrase it, I present to you, Tailored Driver faithful, absolute perfection. If you have the means and are the fortunate one to pick this 718 Cayman GT4 up, please call me if you ever get bored with it.

  • Market Find: Paint to Sample Maritime Blue 2011 Porsche 911 at Ryan Friedman Motorcars

    Market Find: Paint to Sample Maritime Blue 2011 Porsche 911 at Ryan Friedman Motorcars

    What: 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
    Color: Porsche Paint to Sample Maritime Blue (maritimblau; non-metallic UNI; 5MB; Porsche)
    VIN:  WP0AB2A98BS721097
    Mileage: 33,391 miles
    Price: $169,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Ryan Friedman Motorcars, Glen Cove, NY
    Listing: Link

    From our perspective, Paint to Sample examples of cars like this 997.2-era Porsche 911 are some of the hardest to find. Paint to Sample services being chosen for a car wasn’t nearly as common in this era, making them so much rarer and hard to find than modern Porsche models.

    This particular car is a phenomenal spec. Painted the 964-era Carrera Cup-originating Maritime Blue is already a great choice, though quite obscure on a Carrera 4S. Inside, the spec continues with additional leather, red stitching and more.

    We’re always fans of the selection at Ryan Friedman Motorcars in Glen Cove, NY and car such as this one are exemplary of why we’re so quick to express our fandom.

  • Market Find: Porsche 911T Build in Gulf Blue

    Market Find: Porsche 911T Build in Gulf Blue

    What: 1973 Porsche 911 T 3.5
    Color: Paint to Sample Gulf Blue (golfblau; non-metallic UNI; 328; Porsche)
    VIN:  9113103388
    Mileage: 3,300 miles
    Bid Price: $115,000 at time of writing
    Location: Ryan Friedman Motorcars, Glen Cove, NY
    Listing: Link

    Okay, it’s a build. However, it’s a build done in an exceedingly factory-like appearance. This car began life as a 911T, though as it sits it’s a lot more widebody RSR style. And whereas modern cars painted Gulf Blue throw a nod at the rich tradition of Gulf Racing liveries on old Porsches, an old racing Porsche in Gulf Blue is a whole other level of tribute.

    The car is up for auction on Bring a Trailer, listed for sale by our friends over at Ryan Friedman Motorcars. Check it out, including the Bring a Trailer link for much, much further details on the build.

  • Market Find: Paint to Sample Sepia Brown Porsche 911 Targa 4S

    Market Find: Paint to Sample Sepia Brown Porsche 911 Targa 4S

    What: 2024 Porsche 911 Targa 4S
    Color: Paint to Sample Sepia Brown (sepiabraun; non-metallic uni; R8007 / 6836 / 415 / 7474; Porsche)
    VIN: WP0BB2A99RS234862
    Mileage: 1,013 miles
    Asking Price: $229,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Glen Cove, NY
    Link: Ryan Friedman Motorcars

    The next owner of this Tailored Driver has to really love brown. While we’ve played around with Porsche’s Paint to Sample configurator and toyed with the idea of Sepia Brown, we’ve yet to see someone take the plunge. Perhaps because it’s a non-metallic, meaning it’s a LOT of brown. That certainly didn’t deter the curator of the spec, as they doubled-down on the choice with Heritage seats in Cognac Leather. Is it too much of a good thing? We’ll let you decide.

  • Market Find: 1999 BMW Individual Violet Blue M3 Evolution Convertible

    Market Find: 1999 BMW Individual Violet Blue M3 Evolution Convertible

    What: 1999 BMW M3 Evolution Convertible
    Color: BMW Individual Violet Blue (violettblau; non-metallic; 528; BMW))
    Chassis #: WBSBK920X0EX67158
    Mileage: 46,400mi
    Price: Auction
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Ryan Friedman Motorcars, Glen Cove, NY
    Auction Link: Link

    Why We Love It:

    The M3 we didn’t get, in a color we couldn’t- there’s a ton to like here. Sure the E36 generation’s M3 was offered in the US, but to many enthusiasts (or snobs), the S52 that powered it wasn’t really an M motor, just a 328i motor that’d been hot rodded a bit. Regardless of opinion, this M3 has the full-fat M3 Evo motor, and more importantly, the 6 speed manual that was specific to the Evo version. Further adding to the conversation is that this Tailored Driver is a right hand drive version, and a convertible- hardly the hardcore enthusiast’s choice. But to us, this represents a great opportunity to get in the Tailored market with a genuinely cool car.

  • Market Find: 1991 Porsche 911 Turbo in PTS Summer Yellow

    Market Find: 1991 Porsche 911 Turbo in PTS Summer Yellow

    What: 1991 Porsche 911 Turbo
    Color: Summer Yellow (limonengelb; non-metallic uni; 10W / L13K; Porsche)
    Chassis #: WP0AA2967MS480522
    Mileage: 63,826
    Price: $365,000
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Ryan Friedman Motor Cars, Glen Cove, NY
    Dealer listing: Link

    Why We Love It:

    We’re particularly fond of Paint to Sample Porsches built in an era before Paint to Sample was a common occurrence. In this case, the color specification is Summer Yellow over black leather, made even better with 18-inch two-piece Speedline variants of the classic 964-era Cup 1 wheel design.

    According to the dealer’s listing, this car is one of about five to have been built in this color. Whether that means five 1991 Turbos or five 964 Turbos isn’t clear. Beyond that, the early 1990s weren’t robust sales years for Porsche, with only 674 U.S. market 911 Turbos even being sold that year.

    We do notice a few modifications, including an Alpine stereo with single CD player, and that also has bluetooth phone and audio streaming. We’re also seeing what looks like an original equipment 993 style rear window spoiler with built-in LED strip taillight, which may not have been in production in 1991 but is a superior design to the large rectangular third brake light application found in early 964 era 911s.

  • Market Find: 2006 Porsche Paint to Sample Riviera Blue 911 Carrera C4S Cabriolet

    Market Find: 2006 Porsche Paint to Sample Riviera Blue 911 Carrera C4S Cabriolet

    What: 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera C4S Cabriolet
    Color: Paint to Sample Riviera Blue (rivierablau; non-metallic UNI; S8; L39E; Porsche)
    VIN: WP0CB29916S769009
    Mileage: 25,000
    Price at Time of this Writing: $52,500
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Pictured below
    Location: Glen Cove, NY
    Auction listing: Link

    Why we love it:

    It may not get the love that its air-cooled ancestors receive, but the 997-generation 911 gets plenty of admiration due to it’s ideal size, relatively modern tech (current, should you get PCCM), and end-of-an-era dynamics that are defining characteristics of early 2000s metal. This one is a touch above having been graced with Paint to Sample Riviera Blue specified on it’s order sheet, with the absolute must-have paint matched center console also included. Open air motoring might be somewhat of a demerit to hardcore enthusiasts, but we’d be happy to let the wind flow through what’s left of our hairline in this Tailored Driver.

  • Market Find: 2024 Porsche Paint to Sample Aubergine 911 Carrera S

    Market Find: 2024 Porsche Paint to Sample Aubergine 911 Carrera S

    What: 2024 Porsche Carrera S
    Color: Porsche Paint to Sample Aubergine (aubergine; non-metallic UNI; 025; Porsche)
    VIN: WP0AB2A93RS221858
    Mileage: 660
    Price at Time of this Writing: $239,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Glen Cove, NY
    Dealer listing: Link

    Why we love it:

    Paint to Sample offers an incredibly wide array of colors, yet somehow we really only ever see the same 15-20. So when a great vintage-inspired build like the one represented by this Tailored Driver shows up in our searches, it provides perhaps a bit more excitement than we’d care to admit. Porsche Paint to Sample Aubergine is decidedly a heritage play having been available on 70’s 911 models, and hounds tooth inserts on the seats and door cards do a nice job of continuing the theme. In all, we’d give it an A+ grade, and hope the next owner of this Tailored Driver actually uses it.

  • Market Find: 2018 Porsche Paint to Sample Viola Purple Metallic 911 GT3

    Market Find: 2018 Porsche Paint to Sample Viola Purple Metallic 911 GT3

    What: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3
    Color: Paint to Sample Viola Purple Metallic (veilchenlilametallic; metallic UNI; W84; Porsche)
    VIN: WP0AC2A94JS176463
    Mileage: 11,525
    Price at Time of this Writing: $209,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Glen Cove, NY
    Dealer listing: Link

    Why we love it:

    Not to be confused with the much darker Viola Metallic, Porsche’s Paint to Sample Viola Purple Metallic is a much more playful, vibrant flavor of the historically royal color. When paired with Porsche’s sporting GT3 variant of it’s iconic 911, Viola Purple Metallic represents a juxtaposition that proves its Tailor is not one to take themselves too seriously. On the inside, splashes of yellow deviate from Black leather and Race Tex, most predominantly in the form of seat belts, stitching, and headrest script. In all it’s a bold package that seems to just simply work.

  • Market Find: BMW Individual Slate Green Metallic M3 Coupe

    Market Find: BMW Individual Slate Green Metallic M3 Coupe

    Woof. When this BMW Individual Slate Green Metallic (slategrün; metallic; 449; BMW) M3 Coupe (VIN: WBSBL93422JR16526) popped up on our radar, we were quite simply floored. A claimed 1-of-1 spec in a color that may have raised more than a few eyebrows in Munich when ordered, Slate Green Metallic paired with Cinnamon leather and Style 163M wheels commonly found on the Competition package is peak M3.

    Currently on offer at Ryan Friedman Motor Cars, this M3 has covered just 8,947 miles since new. That works out to be about 406 miles annually, which means the car really was never used, and likely never really will be either. So what we have here is genuinely a real contender for best E46 M3 in existence, which will go on to be a crown jewel in someone’s private collection, or become s centerpiece at one of the world’s more prestigious museums.

    If you’ve got the means, do not hesitate to give Ryan Friedman Motor Cars a call, or if you’re feeling frisky just click the Buy It Now button on their site and work out the details later. After all, this is one that you likely won’t see again. Check out the full listing for this Tailored Driver, here.