Saw a McLaren F1
Discussion
[quote=uriel) It then occurred that orange seems to be a fairly common (relatively) colour for F1s, unless it's just all the press pics of the one below and one particulr orange car that gets out and about more than most, and I never made the link between the car and McLaren Orange
Are these cars below all the same colour, just different here due to lighting/cameras/film/digital reporduction or are they all different shades, are they even McLaren Orange (could the F1 be Papaya(?))
I quite like the orange as it appears on the older cars like the M6 GT there, pretty muted and as about understated as orange can be and being so ubobtrusive it'd allow you to see the shapes and lines of the car without distracting from them. I think it'd be nice to have a colour with a history and heritage to go with the car. It'd make a nice change from the garish and flashy orange F1s out there (the Kennedy car!).
That is of course, if the orange F1s there are aren't in fact McLaren Orange already in which case I'll hang my head in shame and scuttle of to study Driving Ambition some more.
[/quote].........uriel, the colour (papaya orange) comes from the heritage & traditional racing colour of new zealand, the birthplace of the companies founder bruce mclaren, sadly ruined on the "bling" ex kennedy car, thanks, Mr B.
Are these cars below all the same colour, just different here due to lighting/cameras/film/digital reporduction or are they all different shades, are they even McLaren Orange (could the F1 be Papaya(?))
I quite like the orange as it appears on the older cars like the M6 GT there, pretty muted and as about understated as orange can be and being so ubobtrusive it'd allow you to see the shapes and lines of the car without distracting from them. I think it'd be nice to have a colour with a history and heritage to go with the car. It'd make a nice change from the garish and flashy orange F1s out there (the Kennedy car!).
That is of course, if the orange F1s there are aren't in fact McLaren Orange already in which case I'll hang my head in shame and scuttle of to study Driving Ambition some more.
[/quote].........uriel, the colour (papaya orange) comes from the heritage & traditional racing colour of new zealand, the birthplace of the companies founder bruce mclaren, sadly ruined on the "bling" ex kennedy car, thanks, Mr B.
Borris-Bear said:
Was sat behind it on the A3 this morning. was a Blue one reg N*** *** .
I know its sad but it made my day. Glad to see it being driven and not stored in a garage somewhere.
(took out a bit more of the number plate, trust you understand
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Sounds like a cirtian PH'er to me I know its sad but it made my day. Glad to see it being driven and not stored in a garage somewhere.
(took out a bit more of the number plate, trust you understand
)Edited by TonyHetherington on Friday 3rd August 09:20
EDIT : read the rest of the thread now
Edited by M3John on Wednesday 8th August 18:08
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