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Bahama Yellow Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Brings Back the 1960s

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Back in the day, Porsche introduced an eye-catching shade called Bahama Yellow, with this adorning the 911 and the 912 between the 1966 and the 1969 model years. Well, we can now talk about the first sighting of the said hue on a 991.2 GT car.
And since this Bahama Yellow is a 911 GT3 Touring, the chrome trim of the model fits the color like a glove.

Now, you might want to enjoy a real-world take on the color. Well, you should know the social media-based Porsche registry that brought this toy to our attention delivered just that, comparing Bahama to Signal Yellow.

"One may be reminded of Signal Yellow when seeing this color, but having seen both colors in person, these are notably different. Bahama is a much flatter color with a tad more orange relative to the bolder, yellower Signal. A similar relationship exists between the flatter, historic Lichtgrün (Birch Green) and the bolder, yellower, modern Acid Green," we are being told.

Looking past the main shade of the car, we also have to mention the satin aluminum wheels - look inside the rims and you'll notice banana-colored calipers, which mean the rear-engined machine is gifted with PCCB (Porsche Carbon Ceramic Brakes) hardware. So this wasn't exactly an affordable configuration.

You should make sure to use the swipe feature of the Instagram post below to enjoy the complete eye candy. And while these images of the Porscha don't allow us to take a peek inside the cabin of the thing, there are still one or two interior bits we'd like to discuss.

To be more precise, we can talk about the full bucket seats of the German tool and, of course, the stick between them - as with any Touring Package, this 911 comes with a manual tranny, so the one occupying the driver's seat is fully immersed.

 

The world’s only Bahama Yellow (bahamagelb; non-metallic UNI; Z14) 911 GT3 Touring, seen by @2k_media in Los Angeles, CA recently. This example sports the manual (as all Tourings do), wheels in satin aluminum, PCCB, standard xenons, and full bucket seats. Bahama Yellow is a historic Porsche color, having been available on the 911 and 912 for model years ‘66 through ‘69. One may be reminded of Signal Yellow when seeing this color, but having seen both colors in person, these are notably different. Bahama is a much flatter color with a tad more orange relative to the bolder, yellower Signal. A similar relationship exists between the flatter, historic Lichtgrün (Birch Green) and the bolder, yellower, modern Acid Green. Some time ago, I featured a 991.2 Targa 4 GTS in Bahama Yellow that was spotted in Illinois by a local reader. This, however, is the first known GT car to sport the historic color, and it looks especially fitting for the Touring with the chrome elements. We certainly hope to see more of this car and color down the road. What are your thoughts on this example? Photos courtesy of @2k_media (1-3) and @svarooom (4). #PTSRS

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