1987
Porsche 959 Komfort
A technology programme inside a familiar outline
Colours used
in this example.
Silver sets the tone for this page. Use broad, gentle grey layers on the flowing silver wings.
Suggested pencil shades, not exact factory paint matches. Test colours on your paper before building richer layers.
Use broad, gentle grey layers on the flowing silver wings.
Build deeper shadows below the window line while leaving the visible seat tops lighter.
Reserve white for metal highlights. Keep rubber softer and less reflective.
Keep the existing setting quieter than the car and let the glass remain translucent.
Look a little closer.
Explore the details from different angles.
Reference 01
Silver Porsche 959 rear-quarter detail at Goodwood in July 2024. Exact build year and Komfort specification not established. Uncropped Wikimedia thumbnail converted to WebP for the site; no colour changes. Derivative remains CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Calreyn88 · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Reference 02
Porsche 959 portrait. Comparison photograph: These are road-going 959 comparisons. The source records do not establish every car as a 1987 Komfort. Uncropped web derivative resized and converted to WebP; no colour changes.
Photo: Yanko Malinov · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Reference 03
959 Stuttgart Porsche museum - right side. Comparison photograph: These are road-going 959 comparisons. The source records do not establish every car as a 1987 Komfort. Uncropped web derivative resized and converted to WebP; no colour changes.
Photo: Rouk40130 · Source · CC BY 4.0Reference 04
Porsche 959. Comparison photograph: These are road-going 959 comparisons. The source records do not establish every car as a 1987 Komfort. Uncropped web derivative resized and converted to WebP; no colour changes.
Photo: Calreyn88 · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Reference 05
Porsche 959 - Innenraum, 21. März 2013, Düsseldorf. Comparison photograph: These are road-going 959 comparisons. The source records do not establish every car as a 1987 Komfort. Uncropped web derivative resized and converted to WebP; no colour changes.
Photo: M 93 · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 deHistorical finishes and details
Porsche describes its 1985 959 display cutaway as bright silver. That exhibition car is a colour reference rather than proof of a particular 1987 Komfort specification. Our silver body and burgundy cabin are a creative combination.
In the photographs
The photographs show silver and red. These are road-going 959 comparisons. The source records do not establish every car as a 1987 Komfort. Restored paint and later changes are possible.
In the coloured example
The pencil example uses silver bodywork with burgundy cabin tones. It is a creative colouring guide, not a factory paint match or a recreation of one gallery car.
Make the details count.
Use broad, gentle grey layers on the flowing silver wings.
Let dark intake slots give definition without outlining every panel heavily.
Follow your curiosity.
Model history and further reading.