50 Greatest liveries of all time.

[catamount39]

Should've just stuck with Vodafone.

 

[Brutaka]

Formula E has been killing it with liveries this season. This is my favorite.

 

[Spacegoat]

While Skaife/Ingall/Longhurst is an incredible partnership. That car really doesn't very good. It just seems unfinished, and looks like they've just chucked some sponsors and their colours on the bare car.

It would have been nice just with the Vodafone logo's. It's the big green Castrol logo slapped across the bonnet that ruins it for me. Doesn't go with the rest of the car.

 

[05XR8]

It would have been nice just with the Vodafone logo's. It's the big green Castrol logo slapped across the bonnet that ruins it for me. Doesn't go with the rest of the car.

Its not like they didn't have a lack of inspiration

 

[JR98]

It probably won't race in this livery but the livery shown for the new Oreca 07 I think looks amazing

 

[Suzumiya]

This car is just electric

 

[Uenoclinicgtr]

That car is one of the most beautiful mclaren gtrs that ever raced including the f1 gtr uenoclinic

 

[TVR27]

If you played Toca Race Driver in the V8 Supercars category you should remember this car with its green lights. I think its great!

 

[Bo]

In the midst of all the samey Red Bull liveries, it's always nice to see something different. The Koiranen car ran for Niko Kari at Spa this year in GP3 was sublime, wonderfully uncluttered.

 

[Vinylshark]

Still my favourite V8 Supercars livery.

 

[TVR27]

Doesn't get anymore German than this!

 

[Suzumiya]

The only good throwback livery that has been done imo

 

[Vinylshark]

Phoenix Racing Asia is getting a Audi retro livery ready for their Asian Le Mans Series debut.

Why has no one done that before?!

 

[LumpiestFish]

I don't really feel as though it works sadly. I usually quite retro paint schemes on modern cars but it looks a little awkward in some sections.

 

[Kingofweasles]

I don't really feel as though it works sadly. I usually quite retro paint schemes on modern cars but it looks a little awkward in some sections.

Agreed. I thought that the Audi DTM throwback livery was better done.

 

[Suzumiya]

Throwbacks rarely work on very modern cars, IMO. They just plaster on some kinda memorable patterns and hope it works well enough for the fans to eat it up.

 

[catamount39]

Throwbacks rarely work on very modern cars, IMO. They just plaster on some kinda memorable patterns and hope it works well enough for the fans to eat it up.

The key is rather to take the spirit of the throwback and apply it in a modern fashion. Example being the flowing lines livery that BMW adapted from the old Batmobiles, to the Z4 and the VGT.

 

[Suzumiya]

@catamount39 It's the art of adaptation. You have to take modern liberties in order to really make it stand out. This is a problem that plagues the NASCAR liveries, it's just smack dab on the cars with no adaptation at all, and some designs are like that.

BTW, I love the Batmobile BMW liveries <3

 

[catamount39]

@catamount39 It's the art of adaptation. You have to take modern liberties in order to really make it stand out. This is a problem that plagues the NASCAR liveries, it's just smack dab on the cars with no adaptation at all, and some designs are like that.

BTW, I love the Batmobile BMW liveries <3

Same. Especially the black ones.

 

[Bo]

Marc Rheinard has been with Tamiya for 22 years. Yesterday saw the shock announcement that it would be his final race for TRF - he celebrated it with an amazing black and white version of his traditional livery. End of an era.

 

[Fryto]

In my opinion, the greatest 'joke-type' livery

This takes the cake though:

 

[catamount39]

In my opinion, the greatest 'joke-type' livery

This takes the cake though:

It's so "bad" that its good. Best thing ever.

 

[jontikis]

 

[Jimlaad43]

In my opinion, the greatest 'joke-type' livery

This takes the cake though:

I raise you (admittedly not a race car), but Deadmau5's Ferrari (Sorry, Purrari)

And his Nyanborghini

 

[axletramp]

Not sure if it's mentioned here already, but the 1990 Minardi was pretty spiffing.

 

[R5]

 

[Heldenzeit]

 

[G.T.Ace]

Endurance Team Romania:

It looks like a clown car, I love it!

 

[Liquid]

Motorbase's challenger for the BTCC next year. I don't like the car shape but the livery is great.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Yellow usually looks good on cars. That specific shade does not