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Re: Racing Colors

To: Marc Ablaza <unitedps@mozcom.com>
Subject: Re: Racing Colors
From: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 08:10:10 -0600 (CST)
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Marc Ablaza wrote:

> A warm hello to all vintage racers on the net!
> 
> Just a few questions on racing colors:
> 
> 1.  What are the origins of racing colors?
> 
        I guess you could blame it on the French... wanting to get things 
        organized back in the days before WWI

> 2.  Which colors are assigned to a particular country?
> 
        Off The top of my head the colors I can remember are

        France - blue
        Britain - green
        Italy - red
        USA - white and blue (body white frame blue)
        Germany - White or silver

> 3.  Did they ever change the color designations?

        Yes... Originally Britain was assigned red... In the early early
        days most manufacturers went their own way... BRG also has changed 
        over the years ranging from frosty metallic Green (50s-60s Astons)
        to an almost black green of some Jaguars of the same vintage
> 
> 4.  What did the Germans use?  Was it silver or white?

        Both.... Silver became the color during the 30's... in heraldry 
        (which the Nazis set a lot of stock in), silver and white are the 
        same color.
 
> Thanks very much.
> 
> All the best.
> 
> Marc A. ('64 VW KG)
> 
> 

gpetrola@prairienet.org                         1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
        "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois


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