Porsche’s Rare Moonstone Color

Only 223 Porsches were painted in the lilac hue

Moonstone is one of the rarest paint colors in Porsche history. Fascinated by this shade of lilac, US American collector Justin Roeser has been tracking down cars in this color around the world for years. Porsche accompanies him on his journey in search of the origin story. With a past shrouded in mystery, this polarizing color often changes its appearance and even goes by different names. And it shows up just about every day in the dreams of Porsche collector Justin Roeser of San Antonio in the US state of Texas. The color that has fired Roeser’s imagination for many years is lilac, referred to as Moonstone in the Porsche world. Applied only to 223 cars in the 911 (G-Series), 924, and 928 model ranges worldwide in 1979 and 1980, Moonstone is one of the rarest colors to grace the exterior of a Porsche. What makes it so mysterious is that it can appear white, purple, or pink depending on the lighting and weather.

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