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More on racing colors

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Subject: More on racing colors
From: wzehring@cmb.biosci.wayne.edu (Will Zehring)
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:12:20 -0400
Fellow fiends:

A member of my local car guy support group corrects me on national racing 
colors:

Japan:  white with a red stripe (Honda)

US: blue with a white stripe.  Examples include the Gurney Eagle, 
Reventlow's (sp?) Scarab, and (I think) some early Penske cars.  Briggs 
Cunnigham did indeed race white with a blue stripe.

Germany: started out as pure white but changed to silver with the "silver 
arrows" (which were actually unpainted aluminum).  The idea was a weight 
saving measure but the car's appearance 'stuck' and subsequent German GP 
cars were painted silver.

Still not clear on the origins of the Brit/Green nexus; but my associate 
suggests it was established back in the 20's, even pre-ERA.  These were not 
hard and fast "rules."  Ecurie Ecosse (sp?) raced Jags but painted them a 
dark blue.  BRM's BRG was, if memory serves, a blue-green with an orange or 
dark-orange stripe, while Cooper was more of a straight green.  

How's that for fascinating info?

WZ


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