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obrut 05-05-2004 10:00 PM

Colour scheme for race car
 
I have a 73RS replica race car which has just completed its 5th tarmac rally and is in need of a little tidy up. I'll include links to a few pics below.

The tub came freshly painted midnight blue which is very dark and often confused for black. When I built it I bought some newly refurbished red Fuchs and went for a blue/red colour scheme - which I'm now over.

I'm about to strip all the stickers to have the rear guards resprayed.

Any thoughts as to a colour scheme than can be easily applied using stickers to a very dark blue car? I also have a second set of Fuchs which can be sprayed any colour.

One thought is one or two centre stripes in white with white wheels - but the wheels would be a pain to keep clean.

Another is one or two centre stripes in light silver with silver wheels.

Something different would be baby/gulf blue stripes/wheels...

Please put your creative hats on and send all ideas this way.

First scheme:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/86267-more-pics-tarmac-rally.html

Second scheme:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117215&highlight=adelai de

ps: I'm anti Carrera stripes on replica cars...

Doog 05-06-2004 12:15 AM

Yellow Decals

Yellow fuchs.

Langers 05-06-2004 12:29 AM

How 'bout covering the whole car in a lot of orange vinyl...you know u want to ;)

Rich Lambert 05-06-2004 04:59 AM

I vote for #1 scheme.

Series900 05-06-2004 05:02 AM

Rothmans livery, paint the hood,roof,tail white, stripe the red and gold, leave the bottom blue. Add hood mounted lights,Unmistakable rallye car

masraum 05-06-2004 05:58 AM

What about gulf colors?

Zeke 05-06-2004 06:07 AM

Red and blue are tough to look at. The combination can look good or not so good. I like the white or silver stripes. I don't think the Fuchs necessarily have to match. Natural Fuchs (bead blasted centers, polished lips) look good on any color scheme.

Eric Coffey 05-06-2004 01:07 PM

I think either yellow or green stripe/Fuchs.

Here are a couple (very) quick versions of your first pic:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083877645.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083877664.jpg

golfnow 05-06-2004 01:25 PM

My vote would be for the first one. I like RED

Jim Richards 05-06-2004 01:33 PM

Ryan, here's what I'd suggest. Looking at this pic, imagine your midnight blue 911 with the narrow red stripe and the wider silver stripe + silver (or grey) painted Fuchs centers. White number circles and sponsor logos as necessary. Hope this helps...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...%20ST%20os.jpg

obrut 05-06-2004 02:59 PM

Thanks all

Eric - can you redo that shot 2 more times? once with silver stripe/wheels and once with white stripe/wheels

What about a chrome stripe?

Eric Coffey 05-06-2004 06:46 PM

Ok, here are a couple more quick n' dirty resamples with silver and white:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083897954.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083897971.jpg

SmileWavy

Langers 05-06-2004 08:09 PM

Either yellow or silver stripes look quite nice.

Adam 05-06-2004 09:25 PM

Island said it best when he said:

Quote:

"Dude, cover it in black velvet and paint a giant Elvis on the hood"
:D

bento 05-06-2004 09:29 PM

I gotta say that while i wasn:t expecting to, but I really like that green mock up. With the green fuchs, i think it looks really nice.

db

obrut 05-06-2004 10:06 PM

I'm tending towards a silver stripe with natural (ie. stripped) light grey wheels.

Although I'm keen to see what it would look like with a light blue stripe and wheels - like this car of Timmin's

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083909862.jpg

How about it Eric - can I get one more?

Porschekid962 05-06-2004 10:13 PM

psychadelic martini colors! or pink pig style, havent seen one done up that way.

racea911 05-06-2004 10:48 PM

Eric's black with green looks very cool! I love it.

Eric Coffey 05-07-2004 11:48 AM

Ok here you go:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083959278.jpg

Crachian 05-07-2004 12:06 PM

No question. Deep purple over Midnight blue:




http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1083960348.jpg


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