Quartz Grey Metallic

Quartz Grey Metallic is a warm, muted metallic grey with a faint brownish or beige undertone that distinguishes it from the cooler, more neutral silvers that dominated the 1980s Porsche palette — code 662 (also known by its German name Rauchquarzmetallic, meaning smoked quartz metallic) renders a color with a quality that recalls the warm haze of smoky quartz crystals, a brown-grey mineral with exactly the slightly warm, hazy grey tone that this paint captures. PCarmarket's documentation of a rare 1983 911SC Cabriolet in this color — described by its long-time owner as one of only a couple of 1983 Cabriolets delivered in this specification among the 1,402 built that year — confirms the color's genuine rarity on an already rare model. Quartz Grey Metallic appeared on the 911 and 928 in 1983 and 1984, the very years when Porsche was expanding its transaxle lineup and catering to a clientele that appreciated understated but technically distinguished finishes. The 1983 SC Cabriolet was the first fully open 911 convertible, and a confirmed-original Quartz Grey example paired with a Burgundy interior represents one of the most historically significant color specifications of that inaugural year. It is available today through the PTS program.