Cars that look best in odd colors

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959 SC Reimagined by Canepa.

The colour isn't even the craziest part of the vehicle. 825HP from a twin-turbo flat 6 is totally ridiculous in a 30 something year old chassis.
 
None of these are unusual colours on their own, but when combined with these cars, become unusual.
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Emerald Green on a Ram SS/T.

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I've only ever seen one in this color in person and it was brand new in a dealer showroom.
 
^ Great shout. I'm sure I'll be (Ruby)stoned for saying this, but I was never a fan of Rubystone Red on 911s. On a 968 however...

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I think the 924/44/68 is a pretty good shape for most colours to be honest.
 
There isn't a single one there that I dislike. Coral Metallic is another personal favourite of mine for it.
 
Oooo, purple cars?

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I saw, I think, this exact car in a parking garage under Casino Square in Monaco in April, 2014.
 
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I saw, I think, this exact car in a parking garage under Casino Square in Monaco in April, 2014.
Nope, I was wrong - completely different car:

...wait - is it?
 

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Came here to say Ocean Jade Metallic, too, as it is one of my all time favorite shades on a Porsche. However, the picture you shared is not Ocean Jade, but rather a 1 off PTS colored called Light Green Metallic for this car.

This is Ocean Jade:
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Another excellent color, also on a 993, is Vesuvio, which in the right lighting is a purple color:
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This one is kinda funky, but I sorta love it in a weird way. May not look the "best" in this color, but I didn't know where else to share this neat car. It's a 1996 Porsche 911 GT2 in a one off for the model color called Coppa Florio, with a interior finished in leather color called Can Can Red.

Some info I found online:
Porsche Exclusive used this car for promotional material after completing it for its owner, a prolific Porsche collector in Germany (who, it seems, had also ordered a 964 Turbo S Lightweight in the same color combination).

It cost an additional 50,000 DM higher than a base GT2, making it the highest optioned GT cars to come out of the factory. The car was last listed in 2011 for 230,000 Euros, a bargain considering these cars have since sold for over 2 million Euros today.
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And the matching 964 Turbo S Lightweight:

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599 GTO in Blu Scozia, proving again Ferraris are better looking in any color that's not red...
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