Famous racing paint schemes on road cars

[carinaman]

Ozzie Osmond said:

This is how you do it properly - with the engine I the middle.

[JMF894]

Absolutely not

They look gash

[mattwhite709]

Ive always like the martini one but it has to be on the right car

[jeffohlen90]

ambuletz said:

what about this? Mazda did it and sold it.

I do like these kind of racing success tributes that in the case of the MX5, was contextually relevant at the time. That special edition livery was a real paint scheme and not just stickers, plus it was a BBR version with revised side skirts, bumper dams and probably has the Mazdaspeed developed MS-01 rims and suspension. Not quite a homologation special, but more tribute specials - which I think is aptly appropriate when putting racing paint schemes on production cars.

[fph]

ambuletz said:

what about this? Mazda did it and sold it.

There was one of these at the Beaulieu Japanese day, the owner said that the cars had been imported as standard red MX5s and the body shell had been stripped down and repainted in the orange and green check pattern by Mazda UK. The quality of the paint under the bonnet and in the boot seemed to support this. Makes wrapping a car in vinyl that can be removed seem straight forward.

The one thing I don't understand is why do it to the MX5 when the RX7 Turbo II was available at the time and rotary powered like the race car.

[anonymous-user]

I think in the right racing livery looks great. A good example I think.

[blueST]

Spanglepants said:

That's not how you do a Richard Petty replica, this is how you do it

[tgx]

LOL. Love it.

Impasse said:

[Hugh Jarse]

fab IMO

[MaxA]

I know a Dutchman with a R56 MINI Cooper Works with the full on (sponsors and all) Martini Williams F1 livery. It's his homage to his favourite team and driver. I think it looks great, it's really well executed, but I wouldn't want one.

[BarbaricAvatar]

Hugh Jarse said:

fab IMO

Incorrect!

[TooMany2cvs]

- yes, it really is shagpile.

[Leggy]

coppice said:

P5BNij said:

My neighbour's tribute to his hero Jim Clarke, should at least be on a two door I know, but I like it...

Thank God it's not a tribute to Jim Clark , who drove a white and green striped Lotus Cortina . I assume...err... 'Jim Clarke' never enjoyed the success of his near namesake .....

On the right car (biased comment).....

[RPastry]

factory or aftermarket make a difference?



subtle (from the outside at least) could only find a pic with the gopping us spec bumpers and indicators.

[j90gta]

A few more for your consideration

[stephen300o]

It's your car. Your clothing. That's it.

[Playo]

What about Karts?

[caminator11]

Everything in this thread looks silly except the E30s

[clarki]

fph said:

There was one of these at the Beaulieu Japanese day, the owner said that the cars had been imported as standard red MX5s and the body shell had been stripped down and repainted in the orange and green check pattern by Mazda UK. The quality of the paint under the bonnet and in the boot seemed to support this. Makes wrapping a car in vinyl that can be removed seem straight forward.

The one thing I don't understand is why do it to the MX5 when the RX7 Turbo II was available at the time and rotary powered like the race car.

Because they do it to make money. Nobody bought an RX7 Turbo II.

Did the mx5 not get a turbo fitted too?

[zebra]

Whilst I would not livery up a car myself, I find it fun and way ore interesting than the plethora of silver cars filling our roads.