Metallic Blue (914)

Metallic Blue 914 (code 8410) is a specific metallic blue formulated for the 914 platform during the early-to-mid 1970s — a medium blue metallic that sits in the general register of period European metallic blues without the extreme saturation of Minerva Blue or the depth of the darker ocean blues. As an 8410 code, it represents a 914-specific paint application within the VW Group palette system, consistent with the 914's position as a jointly developed Porsche-VW product assembled by Karmann in Osnabrück using shared paint sourcing. The 914's distinctive design — angular, mid-engine, with large flat body panels — displays metallic finishes with particular clarity, and the metallic grain interacts strongly with the car's surfaces. As a 914-specific code from a model that was in production only from 1969 to 1976, original-paint examples are increasingly uncommon, and color authentication for 914s typically requires comparison with factory color records or period paint chip booklets specific to that model.