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Paint · VIN sample, not a factory census

393 North American 996.2 GT3s, counted by VIN — not by Porsche AG.

Porsche AG does not publish a color census for the 996 GT3. What follows is an enthusiast VIN sample of North American 996.2 cars (2004–2005), compiled on Rennlist by member “enthusiast” and updated in February 2007 in the thread “Exterior Color Data - 996 GT3.” The poster had 393 cars — a slice of the ~960 U.S. sales headline and the ~1,000 North America–spec line, not the whole run.[12] 6SpeedOnline, Divexxtreme[13] Rennlist, 996 GT2/GT3 Forum[14]Rennlist, 996 GT2/GT3 Forum, member “enthusiast”

Do not treat these bars as official production totals. Unspecified “black,” “grey,” and “silver” rows are how the source recorded incomplete paint names. Special-order colors stay labeled as the source spelled them, including Carmine / Carmon Red Metallic.

Open the February 2007 Rennlist thread →

Families in the 393-car sample

Bar length is relative to Silver (112 cars). Percents are of 393.

  • Silver

    112·28.5% of sample

  • Black

    91·23.2% of sample

  • Speed Yellow

    58·14.8% of sample

  • Guards Red

    39·9.9% of sample

  • Grey

    40·10.2% of sample

  • White

    38·9.7% of sample

  • Blue

    13·3.3% of sample

  • Specials

    2·0.5% of sample

Named colors, as the source listed them

Counts and percents are of the 393-car VIN sample. Zero-count rows stay in the table because the February 2007 post listed them. This is not a rounded-up full-run census.[14]Rennlist, 996 GT2/GT3 Forum, member “enthusiast”

PaintFamilyCount% of 393
Black (unspecified black)Black7719.6%
Basalt Black MetallicBlack143.6%
Cobalt Blue MetallicBlue41.0%
Lapis Blue MetallicBlue10.3%
Midnight Blue MetallicBlue71.8%
Minerva Blue Metallicspecial orderBlue10.3%
Forest Green MetallicSpecials00.0%
Dark Teal MetallicSpecials00.0%
Grey (unspecified grey)Grey102.5%
Atlas Grey MetallicGrey82.0%
Seal Grey MetallicGrey174.3%
Slate Grey MetallicGrey51.3%
Guards RedGuards Red399.9%
Carmine / Carmon Red Metallicsource spelling: Carmon Red Metallic, special orderSpecials10.3%
Silver (unspecified silver)Silver4310.9%
Arctic Silver MetallicSilver6416.3%
Polar Silver MetallicSilver51.3%
GT Silverspecial orderSpecials10.3%
Carrara WhiteWhite389.7%
Speed YellowSpeed Yellow5814.8%
Sample total—393100.0%

Interiors

Black leather was the typical GT3 spec. This site does not invent interior-color counts. A count chart is waiting on a sourced table. If a later VIN list arrives with interiors, it will be labeled the same way this paint sample is: a sample, not a factory census.

Paint rarity is only one slice of a twenty-year-old track 911. Read the collectibility notes and the ownership watch list before treating any color as a buying brief.

Sources

  1. [1] Porsche celebrates 20 years of the 911 GT3 — Porsche Cars North America press database, 7 August 2019.Official retrospective covering 996.1 and 996.2 outputs, Röhrl’s 7:56.33 Nordschleife lap, mass, and the first North American GT3.
  2. [2] 2004 Porsche 911 GT3: A Pure Sports Car for the Porsche Purist — Porsche Cars North America (period U.S. press materials), model year 2004.U.S. listing figures: 380 SAE hp, 285 lb-ft, 4.3 s to 60 mph, 190 mph, 3,043 lb. No rear seats.
  3. [3] Porsche 996.1 and 996.2 GT3 buyer’s guide — 9WERKS, Tim Pitt.European-facing spec sheet, Clubsport vs Comfort, Mezger vs M96 ownership notes, and the later market rebound.
  4. [4] Your Handy Porsche 996 Buyer’s Guide — Hagerty Media, Rob Sass, 25 June 2026.U.S. introduction of the GT3 as a 2004 model; Mezger vs M96; dated market comment that a good driver GT3 starts around $120,000.
  5. [5] Porsche 996 Buyers Guide: IMS & Bore Scoring — The Stable.M96 IMS and bore-scoring context; Mezger GT3 / Turbo / GT2 treated as a different engine family.
  6. [6] Porsche Mezger Engine / Porsche IMS Bearing Guide — Renn Driver.Gear-driven intermediate shaft and plain bearing on Mezger engines versus the M96 sealed ball-bearing IMS.
  7. [7] 911 GT3 (996) ~ 1999–2000 — PurelyPorsche.Period description of Clubsport versus the more passenger-friendly Comfort specification.
  8. [8] 15 Important Cars from the 2026 Gooding Christie's Pebble Beach Auction — Hagerty Media, August 2026.One exceptional 2004 GT3 sale, cited as a single auction result rather than a market average.
  9. [9] 996 GT3 production numbers — Porsche Club of America Tech Q&A, 29 September 2007.A member totaled PCNA’s monthly announcements; the running total reaches 959 through October 2005. PCA’s Joel Reiser acknowledged the post. This is a U.S. importer monthly tally, not a Porsche AG worldwide build certificate.
  10. [10] 2004 Porsche 996 GT3 (lot catalogs) — Gooding & Company / Gooding Christie’s, Scottsdale 2020; Amelia Island 2022.Repeated catalog line: “One of 1,018 Examples Built for North America.” Auction-house language, not a Porsche press release.
  11. [11] 2004 Porsche 911 GT3, Magnus Walker: The Outlaw Collection — RM Sotheby’s.States the 996.1 GT3 was not sold in the United States and that the 996.2 arrived for 2004.
  12. [12] Compiled US production numbers for 996TT, GT2 & GT3 — 6SpeedOnline, Divexxtreme, 6 January 2007.Enthusiast compilation the poster said came from PCNA press releases: 960 U.S. 996 GT3 sales (864 MY2004, 96 MY2005). Not a Porsche brochure.
  13. [13] Official U.S. production numbers for 996 GT2 and 996 GT3 — Rennlist, 996 GT2/GT3 Forum, 19 July 2015.Forum description of the 2004–2005 North America–spec fleet (USA, Canada, and sometimes Mexico/Brazil) as slightly over 1,000 units. Not a Canada-only count.
  14. [14] Exterior Color Data - 996 GT3 — Rennlist, 996 GT2/GT3 Forum, member “enthusiast”, 8 February 2007.VIN sample of North American 996.2 GT3s (2004–2005): 393 cars of the ~960 U.S. / ~1,000 NA-spec fleet. Porsche AG does not publish a color census. These are sample counts, not factory production totals.