Quick aside: earlier this year I spent some time out west doing some hiking and running. As an East-coaster my whole life, the desert environment is something that is entirely unfamiliar to me and there’s a captivating beauty to be found in those parched and sun-dried landscapes that is difficult to convey through anything other than being there. Of course, one of the starkest differences between that environment and the East coast is the natural color. There is less total variety, yet we still see an abundance of variety within a few basic shades. So what does this have to do with cars? Mainly, it’s that I have a greater appreciation for many of these natural shades, the earthier tones that we see far fewer of on modern cars but were quite popular in the late-’70s. I have always enjoyed particular shades of metallic brown even if I still might gravitate to many of the brighter colors of the spectrum, along with black, which possesses its own distinct appeal. But there is a way in which these natural colors conform with and reflect certain environments that itself brings along its own beauty and vitality. As with anything, not every color works well and some are clearly more interesting than others, but the color we see here is one of those that I think possesses a nice mix of beauty and simplicity. Here we have a Copper Brown Metallic 1979 Porsche 911SC, located in Arizona, with Cork leather interior and 88,588 miles on it.
