Turkish Red

Turkish Red (5402), türkischrot in German, is a deep, saturated non-metallic red with a slightly darker, purer character than Signal Red or the later Guards Red. The hex of #780605 confirms an extremely dark, almost burgundy-tinted red — closer to a deep carmine than to a bright fire-engine red, with a richness that comes across as intense and serious rather than flashy. Forum discussions from 356 collectors describe it as less purple than merlot but definitively darker and more complex than the standard reds of the era. The paint formulation database notes it as one of the colors in the 1954 pre-A palette with no surviving Glasurit formulation, making exact period-correct reproduction a significant challenge for restorers today. It was available on the 356 pre-A in 1954–1955 and documented on sold cars including a 1955 coupe delivered to the US. As a two-year pre-A colour, documented survivors in original Turkish Red are extremely rare, and the small number of known examples tend to attract exceptional interest from 356 historians and collectors who prize early coachbuilt Porsches in period-authentic colors.