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...

Yellow Decals

Yellow fuchs.

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

I vote for #1 scheme.

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

What about gulf colors?

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

Either yellow or silver stripes look quite nice.

Island said it best when he said:

:D

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

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?

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

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

Ok here you go:

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

No question. Deep purple over Midnight blue:




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

woodgrain contact paper.

Thanks for the help/opinions guys - especially Eric for the fine photo-shop work.

I'm 99% sold on the purple stripe/wheels. Next weekend begins the task of stripping the present livery.

Anybody done the stripe on a Targa?

Eric - any chance of one more? whilst i'm 99% sold on the purple i neglected to consider orange

OK, but any more and I will have to start charging you, hehe :D

here you go:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1084776796.jpg

SmileWavy

Hmmm, maybe a good thing you mentioned it. I think it's my favorite version so far!

that black and orange looks bit$&in!!!! i would go with that definately

many thanks eric - i agree the orange looks good but it may be because the car looks a lot blacker in the pic than in real life (in which it is midnight blue which is dark but with purplish hues in the sun)

i'm now confused - i think i'll just get some sample vinyl and sit it on the car

Ryan,

One of the Kremer RSRs from '73 was black with orange Fuchs, bumpers, and 'Kremer' door decals. It looked pretty good.

I have an 911 & Porsche World article on that car Matt - its pretty cool. I will see if I can dig it out and post a pic.

Ryan,

I might beat you to it.

Here she is:

http://www.holscope.com/Pelican_BBS/RSR_cover.jpg

I love black with orange:D

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1084851247.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1084851295.jpg

snap! - its even a bluey black (as opposed to my car's blacky blue)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1084853107.jpg