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[Mika Mika]

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

[RedBaron]

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

[Madras]

7up Jordan

[ATM_Andy]

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

[santori]

Ligier JS11.

Brabham-BMW BT52.

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

[gwk]

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

[Montoya1]

Lotus 88 (any of the three schemes).

[learningtobelost]

2009 Renault

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

[ensign14]

Scarab.

[RedBaron]

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Originally posted by learningtobelost
2009 Renault

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

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.

[engel]

that's the mp4-17d from 03

[sopwith_uk]

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

[roughage]

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

[HaydenFan]

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Originally posted by roughage
In no particular order...

Fixed it for your.

[fastlegs]

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

[Cindy]

Classic Marlboro McLaren

[Direct Drive]

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!

[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.

[Andretti Fan]

Penthouse Hesketh anyone?

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

[hellbent]

Personally I like the Gitanes livery

[Nobody]

Marlboro McLaren the one for me

[Buckethead]

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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.

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

[RedBaron]

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

[Youichi]

The "Jackson Pollock" Benetton from 1986

[Owen]

The Benetton pit was really primitive in those days...

[Enkei]

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

[ensign14]

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

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

[giltkid]

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

http://www.racingspo...9&img=Montreal-

[vsubravet]

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Originally posted by Enkei


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

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

[brabhamBT19]

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Originally posted by Cindy
Classic Marlboro McLaren

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??

[Traction]

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Originally posted by roughage
In no particular order...

.... that is a very cool car.

[Triple H]

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

[RedBaron]

Thanks, that's a beautiful car.

[Victor_RO]

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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?

[giltkid]

UOP was agreat livery too

[ashnathan]

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Originally posted by Enkei


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

That is my wallpaper too! haha

[Mohican]

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

[Rosemayer]

Heres the BRM and a host of others.

[se7en_24]

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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.;)

[irish_sean69]

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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?

[jeze]

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

[learningtobelost]

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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 ;)

[Triple H]

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Originally posted by Enkei


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

Its from Monza'05 ???

[mkay]

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Originally posted by Triple H


Its from Monza'05 ???

Looks like Imola to me.

[stonebutter]

The R26 used that tribalish livery in canada 06 too.

best livery ever for me is Jordan's snake:

[mclarensmps]

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

[muramasa]

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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.

[TheSaltire]

MP4-23. Monaco 2008.

[salamin]

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

[SevenTwoSeven]

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 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!