Got a Doretti that was blue with white srtipes. Hearsay said it, raced a
Watkins Glenn. Humph????? Any clues out there????
T.R.
Rodney Orr wrote:
>
> Jim,
> This is a message I'd saved on Cdn colours by Dave Terrick [thanks Dave].
> It doesn't answer all your question, but hope it helps.
> Rod. '70 TR6 CC55899L
> ----------------------------
>
> From: Dave Terrick <dterrick@pangea.ca>
> Subject: National racing colors - Canada
>
> Hi all, Terrick here.
>
> Max Blighton enquired again about colors.
>
> I "quote" from the 1971 Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs (my car was raced
> back then, got the book)
>
> "The new national racing colours for Canada as approved by the FIA are red
> and white.
>
> The colours should be the same shade as those used in the National Flag.
>
> The coachwork shall be red with a white stripe running along the top of the
> car from front to back.
>
> The stripe must be at least 8" wide and may be as wide as one half the
> width of the coachwork"
>
> Section 1.18, page 58, CASC yearbook 1971.
>
> Apparently, BRG with a stripe WAS a Canadian color, but is "not
> apropriate" for "most" of our cars - not that many of us would ever have
> competed in "international racing car events" like Johnny Storm.
>
> Dave Terrick
> a decidedly un-national Jasmine yellow GT6.
>
> PS: Happy Independence Day to all of you south of the immaginary line!
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