Amazon Green

Porsche offered Amazon Green Metallic on '92 and '93 968's (I've heard of a '94 that was special ordered this way, too). It's definitely one of those "morphing" colors that you really need to see in person to appreciate. Most pictures - 'specially my quite amateur photography - don't do it justice.

Most common comment... "It looks blue!?!?" Most of the time I do just call it dark blue due to public opinion. However, there are a few people that comment that it's a beautiful green. The debate between BLUE or GREEN leans mostly toward blue... but it's one of those colors that most everyone would agree is quite unique.

Actually, the name itself is the best description... AMAZON GREEN - just like the thick foliage along the Amazon river, so thick that the light is blocked out, thus taking on a shade of blue, and the bit of light that does filter through reveals the true greens below. Or possibly, the reflection of the green foliage on the dark blue of the Amazon river. Something along those lines - does this offer any help in describing what most would say is a misnamed color?

Check out some of the following pictures trying to "capture" Amazon Green:


Here's my car (at it's finest) parked on the fairway at the 2000 Porsche Parade Concour 'de elegance in Sacramento, CA. My first official concour - came in 3 out of 3... against a couple of red 968's.	The top two pictures show my car by Lee's Midnight Blue 968 (that's the Lee of Rennlist fame) and the bottom picture shows my car next to a black cab - nice 17" wheels :-)


A Cobalt Blue coupe showed up at our June 2001 autocross - great chance to get a picture of the two colors together :-) This coupe had an awesome white interior.

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