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#1 Mika Mika

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 20:32

There is a lot of talk over the 'Marmite' Brawn livery.

What do you guys/gals considder the real classic and greatest car livery?
I personally like the Marlboro McLaren and Scarlet Ferrari Liveries of the Early 90's

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#2 RedBaron

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 20:34

Any chance the JPS Lotus isn't going to be mentioned in this thread? :lol:

#3 Madras

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 20:34

7up Jordan

#4 ATM_Andy

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 20:38

The JPS Lotus Livery is the Greatest Of All Time, I am bias though ;)

#5 santori

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 20:49

Ligier JS11.

Brabham-BMW BT52.

Pretty much any pre-sponsorship car in Italian racing red or French racing blue.

#6 gwk

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 21:11

Nearly anything pre-sponsorship. Early to mid 60s Lotus and BRM, green with a splash of yellow or red. Now THATs classic.

#7 Montoya1

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 21:14

Lotus 88 (any of the three schemes).

#8 learningtobelost

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 21:40

2009 Renault :rotfl:

Seriously though, probably has to be the MP4/14:

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#9 ensign14

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 22:04

Scarab.

#10 RedBaron

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 22:05

Originally posted by learningtobelost
2009 Renault :rotfl:

Seriously though, probably has to be the MP4/14:

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MP4/14 is that 1999? Is that a testing photo, I don't remember that front wing? Nor do I remember Siemens mobile sponsor on it. I'm confused.

Edit: I guess it isn't, it is running Michelins.

Edit again: But it doesn't have number 1 on it? It has a 6, MP4/17? But I still don't remember that wing? Someone please sort my brain out, I'm lost as to what conclusion I'm even trying to reach now.

#11 engel

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 22:18

that's the mp4-17d from 03

#12 sopwith_uk

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 22:53

The West McLarens are the greatest liveries.

I also really like the Rothmans Williams which enabled a very smart paint job and team/driver clothing, no Williams has managed to look quite as good since the last Rothmans car in 1997 although the current 2009 car's livery is quite similer so I would say I like that too.

Red Bull Racing 2007 onwards.

B&H Jordan 1997/98/99 bright yellow :cool:

#13 roughage

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 22:59

In no particular order...

http://www.f1passion...s/109/r30eb.jpg
http://www.simonlewi.....Brazil 75.jpg
http://grandprixinsi...ark-lotus49.jpg
http://img.photobuck...rabhamBT525.jpg

http://www.auto123.c...70469766_PV.jpg
http://www.autosiege...ult_f1_1984.jpg
http://farm3.static...._e26228aa34.jpg
http://people.zeelan.../f187berger.jpg

#14 HaydenFan

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 23:09

Originally posted by roughage
In no particular order...

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Fixed it for your.

#15 fastlegs

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 23:42

My favorite was the Camel livery on the 1992 Benetton B192.



#16 Cindy

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 23:54

Classic Marlboro McLaren

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#17 Direct Drive

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 00:22

Original Team Merlyn. We copied it, kind of, with my son's first kart.
Great looking stuff, all these liveries. I really liked the 1964 G. Hill BRM, but can't find one to post. That dark green with orange (red?) nose surround and classic "cigar" shape was beautiful to an old school artist!



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#18 Lazy Prodigy

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 01:51

The livery of the R26 in specific race was awesome. It was the ones they used where they had theses tribal white marks where it would say team spirit or mild 7. I think they used them from after Monaco-Turkey in 2006 in those race only.

#19 Andretti Fan

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 02:57

Penthouse Hesketh anyone? :love:

My other personal favorites, in no particular order

Hunt's 75 Hesketh.....simple no sponsor bliss

Embassy Hill......looked great at any angle

JPS Lotus.......seemed to be a universal favorite

UOP Shadow.....Looked right

Yardley McLaren....again....simple but effective

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#20 hellbent

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 03:14

Personally I like the Gitanes livery
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#21 Nobody

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 03:21

Marlboro McLaren the one for me

#22 Buckethead

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 06:39

Originally posted by Lazy Prodigy
The livery of the R26 in specific race was awesome. It was the ones they used where they had theses tribal white marks where it would say team spirit or mild 7. I think they used them from after Monaco-Turkey in 2006 in those race only.


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This is from Silverstone 06, I don't see any "team spirit" in it but it's very nice livery :up:

#23 RedBaron

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:00

The Silverstone Renault above is very nice. Does anyone have a larger photo of this image?

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#24 Youichi

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:46

The "Jackson Pollock" Benetton from 1986

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#25 Owen

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:52

The Benetton pit was really primitive in those days... :lol: ;)

#26 Enkei

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 07:57

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This car/livery wins hands down for me. Still have this pic as my wallpaper.

#27 ensign14

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:08

Originally posted by Youichi
The "Jackson Pollock" Benetton from 1986

"Pollock" is very close to my reaction to it.

#28 giltkid

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:13

The 'Samson Shag' sponsored Shadow DN9B of Jan Lammers. Not exactly good but very lurid.

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:16

Originally posted by Enkei
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This car/livery wins hands down for me. Still have this pic as my wallpaper.


+1 :up: Absolutely. Super car with a super livery. :up:
I too have it as my wallpaper.

#30 brabhamBT19

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:18

Originally posted by Cindy
Classic Marlboro McLaren

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why is aguri suzuki driving bergers car / or why is berger wearing suzuki's helmet ???

was suzuki at that point Mclaren tester by any chance??

#31 Traction

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:21

Originally posted by roughage
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.... that is a very cool car. :cool:

#32 Triple H

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:23

Originally posted by RedBaron
The Silverstone Renault above is very nice. Does anyone have a larger photo of this image?

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#33 RedBaron

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:24

Thanks, that's a beautiful car.

#34 Victor_RO

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:25

Originally posted by brabhamBT19



why is aguri suzuki driving bergers car / or why is berger wearing suzuki's helmet ???

was suzuki at that point Mclaren tester by any chance??



Aguri Suzuki has good relations with Honda and that car is most likely part of Honda's collection. It is not owned by McLaren any longer.

And I'm not actually sure it's him driving. Can anyone confirm?

#35 giltkid

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:37

UOP was agreat livery too

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#36 ashnathan

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 09:59

Originally posted by Enkei
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This car/livery wins hands down for me. Still have this pic as my wallpaper.


That is my wallpaper too! haha

#37 Mohican

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 11:48

The 1977-78 blue & gold Wolf cars were even better looking than the JPS Lotuses.

#38 Rosemayer

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:03

Heres the BRM and a host of others.

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#39 se7en_24

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:06

Originally posted by RedBaron


MP4/14 is that 1999? Is that a testing photo, I don't remember that front wing? Nor do I remember Siemens mobile sponsor on it. I'm confused.

Edit: I guess it isn't, it is running Michelins.

Edit again: But it doesn't have number 1 on it? It has a 6, MP4/17? But I still don't remember that wing? Someone please sort my brain out, I'm lost as to what conclusion I'm even trying to reach now.

Looking at the filename might have given you a clue.;)

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:10

Originally posted by Lazy Prodigy
The livery of the R26 in specific race was awesome. It was the ones they used where they had theses tribal white marks where it would say team spirit or mild 7. I think they used them from after Monaco-Turkey in 2006 in those race only.


do you have a pic?

#41 jeze

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:27

The Ferrari livery combined with the shape of the car in 1970 was just awesome :up:

#42 learningtobelost

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:43

Originally posted by RedBaron


MP4/14 is that 1999? Is that a testing photo, I don't remember that front wing? Nor do I remember Siemens mobile sponsor on it. I'm confused.

Edit: I guess it isn't, it is running Michelins.

Edit again: But it doesn't have number 1 on it? It has a 6, MP4/17? But I still don't remember that wing? Someone please sort my brain out, I'm lost as to what conclusion I'm even trying to reach now.


Sorry my typo caused your brain to haemorrhage ;)

#43 Triple H

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:12

Originally posted by Enkei
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This car/livery wins hands down for me. Still have this pic as my wallpaper.


Its from Monza'05 ???

#44 mkay

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:13

Originally posted by Triple H


Its from Monza'05 ???


Looks like Imola to me.

#45 stonebutter

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:23

The R26 used that tribalish livery in canada 06 too.

best livery ever for me is Jordan's snake:

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#46 mclarensmps

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:26

Not the best, and not my favourite, but this one was up there:

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#47 muramasa

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:27

Originally posted by brabhamBT19



why is aguri suzuki driving bergers car / or why is berger wearing suzuki's helmet ???

was suzuki at that point Mclaren tester by any chance??


that pic is from one of Honda's Thanks Day events in japan, or pre-Japan GP entertainments.

at these events, Nakajima snr and Suzuki often do demo-runs of old Honda powered cars, such as Williams, Mclaren, Lotus, and 60s Honda.

not sure when, could be last year, could be 04. but Nakajima and Suzuki do this at every Honda's events for as long as i can remember.

#48 TheSaltire

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:36

MP4-23. Monaco 2008.

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#49 salamin

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 20:51

the 2007 Ferrari livery with marlboro stickers was nice (china,monaco,bahrain pops in mind)

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#50 SevenTwoSeven

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Posted 16 April 2009 - 21:05

The Ferrari's circa 1989/1990 - the best looking Ferraris for a long time.. (why did they change to that 'shade' they use now? Im not too keen on it :confused: Was it a Marlboro thing?)

Any Canon Williams Honda, and although in not too hooked on this years McLaren (somthing odd about the way the car looks, the nose is too high near the driver i think), all the 'chrome' ones have been superb looking.

And although it wasnt raced, the test williams FW14, in 'carbon' - that looked mean, i think Tamiya did a kit of it in that finish, or you could do it like that. Brilliant!