Classic racing colours by country

[benjj]

Since I started the DS project I've learned a lot about each country having its own racing colours. How about a thread showing them all? I'll begin.

France:

French Racing Blue (Bleu de France)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleu_de_France_(colou...

[jamesrose]

How about the UK...

British Racing Green at its best !

[gforceg]

Lancia produced racing Fulvias in a number of "national" colours (along with matte black bonnets).
Italy was red and I think Holland was orange (makes sense!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/si558/5489973348/ (image used without permission from t'internet)

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa... (possibly Belgian colours?)

[900T-R]

Germany - white, then silver after Alfred Neubauer's action with a sander...

[benjj]

Come on lads, link the pics up

Belgium's Racing Yellow:

[Huntsman]

Eygtian Racing Purple.

[williamp]

900T-R said:

Germany - white, then silver after Alfred Neubauer's action with a sander...

Yes. The USA was also white:




PS People are strating to cast doubt on the famous white cars turning silver overnight story. There is no photgraphic evidence, nor any records wihtin M-B themsevles. And they, famously kept every record

[S1_RS]

Israel - Jewish Racing Gold?

[MattDell]

williamp said:

Yes. The USA was also white:

White with a blue stripe.



There's a very good Wikipedia article on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international...

[davepoth]

Australian racing green and gold:

[ItsaTVR]

benjj said:

Come on lads, link the pics up

Belgium's Racing Yellow:

That'd be my fav for the day. I'm partial, having grown up in a pair of (much paler) yellow Dauphines. And I was in Belgium once...

[Roy C]

williamp said:

900T-R said:

Germany - white, then silver after Alfred Neubauer's action with a sander...

PS People are strating to cast doubt on the famous white cars turning silver overnight story. There is no photgraphic evidence, nor any records wihtin M-B themsevles. And they, famously kept every record

It's an old myth, perpetuated by Neubauer in his autobiography. "Don Alfredo" never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[alfa pint]

Scotland - Ecurie Ecosse used metallic Flag Blue

[benjj]

alfa pint said:

Scotland - Ecurie Ecosse used metallic Flag Blue

Never knew that. Lovely colour.

[benjj]

Ok, some classics:

Italy - Rosso Corsa



Argentina (Pic is a painting of Fangio racing in the 1950 Grand Prix de Pau (France)

[Furyblade_Lee]

Was there any significance with noseband and stripe colours?? Or was it just to differentiate loads of BRG or red cars? Did any other manufacturers BRG car's use yellow nosebands or stripes or was that just a Lotus trademark??

[ritmo]

colours tended to vary in shade. Various BRG








Italian red





Ecurie Ecosse


American


German


Thailand - well Prince Bira