Input appreciated

[klutz_100]

A rather "loose" question but I'm hoping that you will catch my drift.

What (racing) cars can you think of that had a distinctive, "signature" livery/paint scheme?

I add appreciate it if you could add your thoughts/ideas here (preferably together with a photo)

To give you some idea of what I mean, let me give a couple of examples:
1. Herbie had that distictive stripe
2. Most US racers of the 60s/70s had an offset stripe over hood, roof and trunk.
3. The FX has those distictive white stripes (as did the mini Cooper)

I don't have in mind WRX type liveries which are plastered with sponsor stickers but rather something more simple and distinctive.

Hope you can help me out

[Merkava]

There was always the Gulf two-tone scheme as appeared on Ford GT40s of the era...
(But I'm pretty sure this was already on your mind)

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by Merkava

There was always the Gulf two-tone scheme as appeared on Ford GT40s of the era...
(But I'm pretty sure this was already on your mind)

I have a VERY empty mind
You are going in the right direction - Any photos?

[grimmy]

[gionc]

an italian asshole time ago done those, isn't distinctive? BTW forgot to do a twosome with me on those: I'm still doing LOL

[gionc]

Black or RBG and JPS

[willimo]

Traditionally (and I mean traditionally - into the 40's and maybe 50's) race cars, particularly formula and touring cars, were painted a color to indicate their country of origin. Italian cars were red: Ferrari and Alfa Romeo (so Ferrari red is just Italian red), German cars were silver: Mercedes, Porsche; British cars were green: Jaguar, Bently; Japanese cars were white: Honda, Toyota; and American cars didn't know how to race yet. You can see this even today in Formula 1, where the Ferrari is red, the Jag is green, the McLaren is, conspicuously, silver, Honda is white, and Renault is blue. Also, think about the Enzo which is most often seen in red, the CGT and the SLR which are seen in silver. You even see the NSX most often published in white.

To me, these are the distinctive "liveries" that stick in my mind for cars. Everything else is just... noise.

Oh, and New Zealand is apearantly Orange. Thanks Bruce.

[quadzero]

Althou I'm not sure if this is what you were going after, I find one distinctive aspect in the sport of drag racing unlike other motorsports for the most part are the amazing custom paint jobs. It seems like the teams not only try to out run the others but beat them out on looks also. Especially in funny car and pro-mods, you can see cars that could sit in any auto-show.



Many more interesting and original paint jobs and liveries can be seen here.

I can just imagine what you are up to now, Klutz
Les

[Martin S]

I'm not sure if this is what you are after but the audi stripes are a pretty striking livery I think:

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Sometimes simple, sometimes plastered down the sides, but Martini markings and Porsches were practically made for each other.

I did a very simple replica of a Martini Edition 924 last year:



A number of BMW's have sported front and rear corner checkerboards, which adorn this replica of the final series 1 M Coupe made in South Carolina:



You can Google images for Martini and Gulf liveries. Some liveries are simpler in design than others, and it changes from car to car.

[Merkava]

Some more ideas:

(not really an idea, but whatever) You could always look to the ultimate classic "double stripe". It has shown up on everything from Miatas to Vipers.






Or you could look at 70's nascar racers. They often had interesting things like the "bumble-bee stripe", or cowl-stripe.




Also from that time-period was the great American Trans Am races. These cars often had vivid two-tone paint schemes. I love them




Good Luck!

[quadzero]

"It has shown up on everything from Miatas to Vipers."


So true,

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Those simple racing stripes started as a working feature. They were used by the driver as a sightline down the hood, to see if there was any vibration or other malady.

[Merkava]

^good posting

I never knew that was the reason for so many cars to use those double stripes... I figured they were just popular!

[gionc]

Originally Posted by willimo

Oh, and New Zealand is apearantly Orange. Thanks Bruce.

aren't they black? like All Blacks or America's cup entries? well just guesses..

BTW Zoomzoom remind me that I forgot my preferred livery:



and also those: