Post by Chris Wright on Mar 25, 2016 15:17:28 GMT -5
ORIGINALLY PENNED BY JOHN BAXTER OF MODEL CARS IN THE JULY 1965 EDITION
This may be a little dated, and the writing a tad archaic, but there's some usefull information here. Like I did not realise that Brabhams were painted a metalic green.
For sometime I have been trying to think of a way to describe the owner's colours used in motor racing. It would certainly not be economic for a model maker to purchase one of the standard colour books containing a multitude of shades to use it for, say, 30 references. It seems a better and more practical plan to identify the team colours with shades used on production cars.
This method is not entirely accurate but, on the other hand, teams do not always use the exact matching shade all the time. It is a convenient method, as model car makers can usually put their hand on shade cards of the popular car manufacturers. Also, small tins of touch-up paint in these colour are available, so tricky mixing can be avoided. Not all the shades referred to in this series are in current use - some even go back to 1954 - but it is not so difficult to find examples.
This first article is concered with the Works Teams and Private Entranta in Formula 1 racing, and in future I hope to deal with Formulas 2 and 3, Sports/ Racing, and GT cars.
Wheels present something of a problem: they are inclined to vary from race to race. Black, grey or aluminium are the usual colours. Some entrants keep the same wheel colours and in these cases the fact will be mentioned.
WORKS TEAMS:
A.T.S.: The Signal Red in the Roots range is a reasonable match.
BRABHAM RACING ORGANISATION: The basic body colour of the works Brabham cars is a metallic green. The nearest colour I can find is Daimler Metalichrome Dark Green. A fore and aft stripe in Bronze is carried, and this is extended around the nose. This Bronze colour can be described as the Renault shade called Metalichrome Bahama Yellow. It has been known for the Bronze marking to be left off, presumably when there has not been time for it to be painted. For example: in the 1965 Daily Mirror Trophy, when Dan Gurney's car was in plain green.
B.R.P. British Racing Partnership. The author left this blank, but it is generally accepted that this colour could have been Interior Green the standard colour of cockpit interiors of RAF aircraft
NOTE Mr Baxter has made no attempt to describe B.R.M. colours.
COOPER: Cooper's green is the B.M.C. Dark Green. On this field colour are carried two narrow white stripes which run from the sides of the cockpit to the nose. The top of the engine cowling is also painted white (on older cars this part of the marking was a single white stripe which ran from behind the drivers head to the tail of the car).
SCUDERIA FERRARI: A reasonable Match to Ferrari's red is the Jaguar Red. Wheels are in light blue for which I have not yet found a suitable production car match.
HONDA RACING AND DEVELOPMENTS: When Honda started international racing in 1964 they chose ivory as their colour. The Imperial Ivory in the Vauxhall range is a match.
TEAM LOTUS: The Lotus Green has varied considerably over the years. It is now quite a bright shade, being close to Daimler British Racing Green. A bright yellow stripe is carried from the cockpit to the nose. Wheels are also in yellow.
NORTH AMERICAN RACING TEAM: For the 1964-65 American Tour Enzo Ferrari has his cars entered for the U.S. and Mexican G.P.s in these colours. They are white and blue, the latter being akin to Vauxhall's Ionian Blue. This colour is worn on a fore and aft stripe and on the side panels which run from behind the front wheels.
PRIVATE ENTRANTS
(Owners other than works teams)
SCUDERIA SENTRO SUD: The Colorado Red in the B.M.C. range is appropriate.
B COLLOMB: An all-over coat of blue (Vauxhall Strate Blue).
D. W. RACING ENTERPISES: A bright green all-over similar to the Harlech Green of Ford.
J. EPSTEIN: Green, just called Green in B.M.C. range.
GERARD RACING: Similar to Coopers Green (Dark Green in the B.M.C. range). The Underside of the nose is painted white.
BRIAN GRUBBY: The ex-B.R.P. Lotus raced by this owner is painted blue (Vauxhall Ionian Blue) Two narrow white bands are carried around the nose.
KURT KUHNKE: White.
LUIGI MALANCA: B.M.C. Colorado Red.
PARNELL RACING TEAM: The main colour is a sort of bluish-green which is near to the Roots shade of Commer Blue. The nose and a fore and aft stripe are in dark red (B.M.C.'s Reno Red).
IAN RABY: Three colours are involved in this owner's livery: blue, red and white. The main colour is blue (Metallichrome Cobalt Blue of Vauxhall) and the other two coloursare carried on narrow bands around the nose - white to the front. Between these twobands there is a gap of the same width in the blue colour. A suitable red would be the B.M.C. Mardi Gras Red.
PETER REVSON: Although based in England, the owner is American and has chosen the blue and white colours of the U.S.A. The main colour is blue (Vauxhall Ionian Blue) and the upper surfaces of the engine cowling are in white.
RUDAZ RACING TEAM: Colorado Red of B.M.C. is appropriate.
JOCK RUSSELL: The all-over blue of this livery is most attractive and can be compaired to the Opalescent Blue in the Jaguar range.
SCIRROCO BELGE: All over bright yellow, unfortunately I cannot find a great match in the colours of the production car manufacturers.
SIFFERT RACING: Before his becoming a regular driver for the R.R.C. Walker team, Jo Siffert's cars were painted red - similar to the red of B.M.C. which is called Mardi Gras Red.
MAURICE TRINTIGNANT: In 1964 Maurice had the B.R.M. "Old Faithful" in which Graham Hill won his 1962 World Championship events (the car has subsequently gone to Centro Sud). During 1964 "Old Faithfull" wore the French Racing Blue which is approximately the Strata Blue in the Vauxhall series.
R.R.C. WALKER RACING TEAM: Rob walker has supported the sport for many years and his livery is so familiar that it seems almost unecessary to describe it. The main colour is about the shade known as Sapphire Blue which was part of the Armstrong Siddeley range. A white band is worn around the nose, and the wheels are white.
J. WILLMENT AUTOMOBILES: Main colour white with three fore and aft stripes - the central one broad and the two outer ones are narrow. (B.M.C. Colorado Red).
This may be a little dated, and the writing a tad archaic, but there's some usefull information here. Like I did not realise that Brabhams were painted a metalic green.
For sometime I have been trying to think of a way to describe the owner's colours used in motor racing. It would certainly not be economic for a model maker to purchase one of the standard colour books containing a multitude of shades to use it for, say, 30 references. It seems a better and more practical plan to identify the team colours with shades used on production cars.
This method is not entirely accurate but, on the other hand, teams do not always use the exact matching shade all the time. It is a convenient method, as model car makers can usually put their hand on shade cards of the popular car manufacturers. Also, small tins of touch-up paint in these colour are available, so tricky mixing can be avoided. Not all the shades referred to in this series are in current use - some even go back to 1954 - but it is not so difficult to find examples.
This first article is concered with the Works Teams and Private Entranta in Formula 1 racing, and in future I hope to deal with Formulas 2 and 3, Sports/ Racing, and GT cars.
Wheels present something of a problem: they are inclined to vary from race to race. Black, grey or aluminium are the usual colours. Some entrants keep the same wheel colours and in these cases the fact will be mentioned.
WORKS TEAMS:
A.T.S.: The Signal Red in the Roots range is a reasonable match.
BRABHAM RACING ORGANISATION: The basic body colour of the works Brabham cars is a metallic green. The nearest colour I can find is Daimler Metalichrome Dark Green. A fore and aft stripe in Bronze is carried, and this is extended around the nose. This Bronze colour can be described as the Renault shade called Metalichrome Bahama Yellow. It has been known for the Bronze marking to be left off, presumably when there has not been time for it to be painted. For example: in the 1965 Daily Mirror Trophy, when Dan Gurney's car was in plain green.
B.R.P. British Racing Partnership. The author left this blank, but it is generally accepted that this colour could have been Interior Green the standard colour of cockpit interiors of RAF aircraft
NOTE Mr Baxter has made no attempt to describe B.R.M. colours.
COOPER: Cooper's green is the B.M.C. Dark Green. On this field colour are carried two narrow white stripes which run from the sides of the cockpit to the nose. The top of the engine cowling is also painted white (on older cars this part of the marking was a single white stripe which ran from behind the drivers head to the tail of the car).
SCUDERIA FERRARI: A reasonable Match to Ferrari's red is the Jaguar Red. Wheels are in light blue for which I have not yet found a suitable production car match.
HONDA RACING AND DEVELOPMENTS: When Honda started international racing in 1964 they chose ivory as their colour. The Imperial Ivory in the Vauxhall range is a match.
TEAM LOTUS: The Lotus Green has varied considerably over the years. It is now quite a bright shade, being close to Daimler British Racing Green. A bright yellow stripe is carried from the cockpit to the nose. Wheels are also in yellow.
NORTH AMERICAN RACING TEAM: For the 1964-65 American Tour Enzo Ferrari has his cars entered for the U.S. and Mexican G.P.s in these colours. They are white and blue, the latter being akin to Vauxhall's Ionian Blue. This colour is worn on a fore and aft stripe and on the side panels which run from behind the front wheels.
PRIVATE ENTRANTS
(Owners other than works teams)
SCUDERIA SENTRO SUD: The Colorado Red in the B.M.C. range is appropriate.
B COLLOMB: An all-over coat of blue (Vauxhall Strate Blue).
D. W. RACING ENTERPISES: A bright green all-over similar to the Harlech Green of Ford.
J. EPSTEIN: Green, just called Green in B.M.C. range.
GERARD RACING: Similar to Coopers Green (Dark Green in the B.M.C. range). The Underside of the nose is painted white.
BRIAN GRUBBY: The ex-B.R.P. Lotus raced by this owner is painted blue (Vauxhall Ionian Blue) Two narrow white bands are carried around the nose.
KURT KUHNKE: White.
LUIGI MALANCA: B.M.C. Colorado Red.
PARNELL RACING TEAM: The main colour is a sort of bluish-green which is near to the Roots shade of Commer Blue. The nose and a fore and aft stripe are in dark red (B.M.C.'s Reno Red).
IAN RABY: Three colours are involved in this owner's livery: blue, red and white. The main colour is blue (Metallichrome Cobalt Blue of Vauxhall) and the other two coloursare carried on narrow bands around the nose - white to the front. Between these twobands there is a gap of the same width in the blue colour. A suitable red would be the B.M.C. Mardi Gras Red.
PETER REVSON: Although based in England, the owner is American and has chosen the blue and white colours of the U.S.A. The main colour is blue (Vauxhall Ionian Blue) and the upper surfaces of the engine cowling are in white.
RUDAZ RACING TEAM: Colorado Red of B.M.C. is appropriate.
JOCK RUSSELL: The all-over blue of this livery is most attractive and can be compaired to the Opalescent Blue in the Jaguar range.
SCIRROCO BELGE: All over bright yellow, unfortunately I cannot find a great match in the colours of the production car manufacturers.
SIFFERT RACING: Before his becoming a regular driver for the R.R.C. Walker team, Jo Siffert's cars were painted red - similar to the red of B.M.C. which is called Mardi Gras Red.
MAURICE TRINTIGNANT: In 1964 Maurice had the B.R.M. "Old Faithful" in which Graham Hill won his 1962 World Championship events (the car has subsequently gone to Centro Sud). During 1964 "Old Faithfull" wore the French Racing Blue which is approximately the Strata Blue in the Vauxhall series.
R.R.C. WALKER RACING TEAM: Rob walker has supported the sport for many years and his livery is so familiar that it seems almost unecessary to describe it. The main colour is about the shade known as Sapphire Blue which was part of the Armstrong Siddeley range. A white band is worn around the nose, and the wheels are white.
J. WILLMENT AUTOMOBILES: Main colour white with three fore and aft stripes - the central one broad and the two outer ones are narrow. (B.M.C. Colorado Red).
