History American Livery

Sometimes it is more than just a hue. Pontiac was slated to end their TA production in 75 (like the Z28). Instead the skunk works at Pontiac, knowing the old man had a thing for Gary Players livery, painted up a black and gold TA in 76 and the rest is car and movie history.

 

Buck Bakers legendary Olds.




And his "late" model

 

Maserati Eldorado. Maybe not American, but iconic....

 

This is a great post and thread! BUT Ryan (@Ryan)...were you baiting us? I do believe your lead photo is a French car (Not that there's anything wrong with that) I think it's the Renault powered Shooting Star (Etoile Filante). And given the 3rd place victory at Le Mans this weekend... (with a French built V8), it seems appropriate.

 

That third pic looks like it was taken at Mission Raceways original track!

 

At 16 I could barely afford shoe polish.

 

The Jado Special

 

Maybe not my favorites.
But eye-catching, none-the-less.

 

Moto Reco Special

 

Smokey was using that black and gold livery at least back as far as 1959. I've always liked it too. This was the 1962 Daytona winner:

 

I'm a bit late to the party (i.e., most of what I was gonna post has already been posted) ... so please excuse me for any repeats.

Here's the "Markley Bros. Livery" . . .

. . . the Markley Bros #360 (P-38 Belly Tank) Lakester (1960 thru 1966):

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. . . the Markley Bros #360 (T-33 Tip Tank) Lakester (1967 thru 1974):

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. . . the Markley Bros #360 ('29 Hiboy on Deuce rails) Fuel Roadster (1979 thru 1990):

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. . . the Markley's #360 ('29 Hiboy on Deuce rails) Fuel Roadster (2021 thru 20??):

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NOTE: The Hoffman~Markley #362 (#360 II) Fuel Streamliner (1991 thru 1995) and the Hoffman~Markley #362 Fuel Lakester (2016 thru 20??) also pay homage to the "Markley Bros. Livery".

 

Kenz and Leslie

(I don't know if the Odd Rod is the original or the clone that was built a while back)

 

Thanks for posting!!

 

Speed Week 2009 image by @Ryan


Speed Week 2009 image by @hotrodladycrusr


Speed Week 2010 image by @Mazooma1


Speed Week 2012 image by @Mazooma1


Speed Week 2013 image by unknown photographer


Speed Week 2013 image by @ChevyAsylum


Cook Shootout 2014 image by Zane McNary


Speed Week 2016 image by Ralph Komives


Speed Week 2021 image by @Church's brother, Marc Gewertz​

 

Alan Edwards [NZ]

 

Same as above

 

Let's not forget the "Timmy (@mctim64) McMaster Livery":

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Not sure if it is much of a paint scheme, but it is American, dry lakes, iconic, and I like it. They put their name on about everything they ever built and sold. If you are fast maybe you don’t need flash. Just an afterthought.

 

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Maybe it’s the body.
But a simple pant scheme that hit the bullseye.[/QUOTE]
If raw aluminum counted as racing livery, this was a winner. This car was phenomenal before paint....

 

If raw aluminum counted as racing livery, this was a winner. This car was phenomenal before paint....[/QUOTE]
I’ve seen pics of it. The work looks killer.
I’ve seen this one in person.

raw aluminum is a nice paint scheme

 

I knew there were a lot more than I posted. Nuts and dried fruits is big business, when my boy was little he probably funded at least one of their roadsters! The family has quite the "farm"

 

Wild Bill Shrewsberry took drag racing advertising to a whole new level with his L.A. Dart wheelstander.

 

This one lives right up the street from me.....

 

The "Miller 91", Harry Miller's finest !