 914-6 GT bumpers - how come some are painted half one colour, half another? |
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| autohausdolby |
 Sep 25 2006, 05:30 AM
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| Jeroen |
Sep 25 2006, 06:21 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
this was done on the factory cars at the 86H Nurburgring race (Marathon de la route)
3 cars were raced, which were all orange so the bumpers were painted like this (except each car had a different color) to easily recognise them |
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| maf914 |
Sep 25 2006, 06:34 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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Back in the sixties Porsche painted ther racing cars white and would add accents in different colors to distinguish the various cars when they had multiple entries. Ferrari and Alfa Romeo also did this. Actually this is still done today by teams with multiple entries. Audi paints all of its cars (R8 and R10) silver and uses different accent colors for each car. The Dyson does it with their Lolas. Penske, Gannassi, and Rahal do it with their IRL cars.
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| autohausdolby |
Sep 25 2006, 07:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 232 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Sheffield, England Member No.: 6,821 |
I see - cool! Just running through different colour schemes for my car when it comes to paint (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| Bleyseng |
Sep 25 2006, 08:02 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
And Porsche painted all the cool race car Orange cuz its the best color! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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| Gustl |
Sep 25 2006, 08:23 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,507 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
QUOTE(Bleyseng @ Sep 25 2006, 04:02 PM)  And Porsche painted all the cool race car Orange cuz its the best color! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| autohausdolby |
Sep 25 2006, 08:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 232 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Sheffield, England Member No.: 6,821 |
I was thinking white at first but orange is growing on me.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'll post pictures of the project when the donors arrive at my workshop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| URY914 |
Sep 25 2006, 08:41 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,725 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Bleyseng @ Sep 25 2006, 06:02 AM) And Porsche painted all the cool race car Orange cuz its the best color! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Up until 1970 "most" factory race cars were white. But that seems to have ended in 1970. |
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| brant |
Sep 25 2006, 08:50 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,625 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I'm basically repeating what everyone above has already said.
but I wanted to add that a tiny part of the reasoning for having the different colors as identifiers, was due to the lack of in car radio's and communication. so the pit crew had to be prepaired and recognize whom was coming in without being able to listen to it on the radio. my car: Attached image(s) 
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| URY914 |
Sep 25 2006, 08:53 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,725 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
When they look down that long pit row and see a 914 coming down it, they will know which one it is. Hard to see the numbers from the front.
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| autohausdolby |
Sep 25 2006, 08:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 232 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Sheffield, England Member No.: 6,821 |
It all makes sense now - just wish I had 3 to make it worthwhile (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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