is this car 110 or 918 code??

[rahail240]

hi guys. i'm getting confused with 110 red and 918 orange. i know there both orangy red. could anyone tell me which one, if any, this zed is please.

[Arne]

Hard to say for certain, but I don't think that car is either. That color is not red enough for 110, but not orange enough for 918.

Part of the problem is that it's very hard to find an unfaded example of 110. My car is the earlier 905, but it has faded towards orange enough to be virtually indistinguishable from 110. True 110 should be more red than orange, but once it has faded, it can approach 918 in color.

True 918 is very orange, slightly more towards the yellow end of the orange spectrum, not so much reddish.

Bear in mind that this is all simply my opinion, and how I've perceived these colors. But I think my descriptions are accurate.

[Sailor Bob]

Not sure but I like it!

I never thought 110 looked red, figured it was a twist of translation.

My new female freind says it is warm red - she is a graphic designer.

[ktm]

I am wondering about the wheels. They look like Work Rezax.

[Mike B]

I agree with Arne, it is probably not a stock color. Here is a link to examples of cars with stock colors.

http://zhome.com/History/ZColorGallary/index.html

918 is a true orange and not a reddish orange. However, as Arne noted, the colors can fade over time and look different in different light. Here is a picture of my 1972, which is 110 red.

-Mike

[Arne]

Here is a picture of my 1972, which is 110 red.

-Mike

Is that a recent picture, Mike? Those aren't the wheels I saw on it last time I saw it.

[a7dz]

Here is a picture of a 918.

[mally002]

Here's two side by side with 110 and 918, looks like it's closer to 110.

[Mike B]

Is that a recent picture, Mike? Those aren't the wheels I saw on it last time I saw it.

No, it's an older pic than when you saw my car at Canby last year. I just couldn't find a better more recent one of just my car. I still have the Shelby "Libres" on it that you saw, but have removed the non-stock headlight covers that it came with.

-Mike

[JLPurcell]

Looks like 110 with a clear coat. jlp

[rahail240]

hi guys. tod keneto the owner of the stunning 240 in my first post contacted me yesterday. the color is actually non stock home made which he mixed with his painter friend after a few beers. i'm glad he didin't have too many that night!! :laugh::laugh:

[Sailor Bob]

It is a very clear difference when sighted side by side. I am also a 110 fan.