When I started this thread, I wish I had added this. "Take the decals and numbers off the car. Then tell me how the paint scheme relates to the product sponsor." Ernest
When I started this thread, I wish I had added this. "Take the decals and numbers off the car. Then tell me how the paint scheme relates to the product sponsor." Ernest
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Great use of the company logo in the paint scheme:
Loved the day-glo STP and Sinmast Wildcats.
"Indycars should be beasts." - Gil de Ferran
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My favorite will always be Classic Team Penske livery. Nowadays it's so hard to separate which driver is which.
It's simple, actually.Originally Posted by LarryJr
The guy up front on the twisties is probably Power.
The guy up front at Indy is probably Helio.
The guy with his helmet on backwards is Briscoe.
"Only a fool fights in a burning house."-Kang
"If you listen to fools....The Maaahhhhb Ruuuules....."-Ronnie James Dio
What, no love for "The Bandit"?
Every race I run in is in preparation for the Indianapolis 500. Indy is the most important thing in my life. It is what I live for. - Al Unser Jr.
Everything I ever wanted in my life, I found inside the walls of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. - Eddie Sachs.
@11rowsof3 it's a classic beautiful IndyCar. I think I'm gonna cry... nostalgia is a mean old lady.
David Hobbs' Carling Black Label car (1973) sure means alot to R22 and I. We discovered over the past few years that we were probably standing next to each other in the hot pits looking at it after the checkers were thrown that horrible year. Seems we both hopped the pit fence just as Hobbs came in.
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I'd have to disagree with that. I think Newman Haas white Kmart cars are absolutely iconic, even though I think the all black was my favorite.
SUGARiPE Prunes were/(are?) a dried-fruit product of Mayfair Packing Co. of San Jose, California; Mayfair was owned by Jerry O'Connell's father-in-law, Mr. Paruchi. Jerry's business was Shamrock Truck Lines.
This is the 1974 SUGARipe Prune Spl. Eagle-Offy that the Mos led every lap in winning the all green flag Rex Mays 150 at the Milwaukee Mile in 1976. Gordon Johncock and Mosley clocked identical qualifying speeds, but Johncock was awarded the pole because he qualified before Mike. Mosley passed him on the outside in the first turn and ended-up lapping every other car except Johncock.
[Edit to add, just for more info for those who cherish such minutia: There were only 4 full-time employees in 1976 on the SUGARiPE Prune Spl. racing team; one of those 4, the Chief Mechanic, Jud Phillips, was also the team manager, pit boss, head chassis setup guy, travel coordinator, etc, etc, and he built the Eagle's Offys from scratch.
During the first part of the month of May in 1976, 2 of those 4 full-time team members decided they had enough bargaining power to demand a better deal for themselves and went to Jud with their deal. The day after the 1976 Indianapolis 500, those 2 ex-full time team members were replaced with 2 new full-time team members, so it was with half of a new team SUGARiPE went to the next race at the State Fairgrounds and completely dominated in a 2-year old car.]
Seven years later - 1981 - Mosley put this AAR stock block Eagle in the middle of the front row at the Speedway, but the motor didn't last long in the race. Another motor didn't last very long in practice for the next race which also just happened to be at Milwaukee, too, and the Eagle boys had to take a promoter's option in order to start the race in the rear of the field.
All Iron Mike did was pass everyone to win again.
Last edited by Raceworder2.0; 05-08-2012 at 11:14 PM.
Well I understand your opinion, but there were a helluva lot of Indycars in the 90's that painted the "tub" (+ engine cover) one color & the side pods a dark or contrasting color. The Duracell car did this... the Copper Top Orange just replaced the Kmart White.
It helped that the mid 90's Newman Haas cars had a helluva lot of red sponsors to go with Kmart & Texaco (Dirt Devil, Budweiser, & BASF) A lot of sponsors that could be black on the white (Energizer,Gillette, Uniden,etc) The car sported classic racing colors black/white/red. The early white black & teal Kmart cars at least linked the true corporate colors to the Indycar...but I agree the 1993-94 NHR cars looked much better
This was the one I was talking about above...had interesting colors but terrible design layout However, the teal nose screamed KMART:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana...ay/5485970185/
Last edited by ARROWZ46; 05-08-2012 at 10:46 PM.
Do you NEED a car this fast...? NO, but do you WANT a car this fast?? YES!!! -Tom Hnatiw
Race CARS Not DOGS!!! Adopt or foster a retired greyhound -Me
I love that car!!! It was so odd and quirky at the time, still is. The lines are mis-placed, it looks thrown together - but yet - it's just beautiful.
That proves my theory that the last 10% of a design concept is the execution. This car coulda been a weinner!I love that car!!! It was so odd and quirky at the time, still is. The lines are mis-placed, it looks thrown togetherInstead its my visual aid for the dreaded Design By Committee
Beautiful car here...
Danica Patrick -2012 Nationwide Series Champion
In what universe is that beautiful?
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