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By David G. Firestone Austin Dillon #3 DOW Salutes Veterans Chevy Camaro-Dale’s Olympic scheme was a great scheme. This somewhat faithful replica looks really good, and I can’t really say anything bad. A Ryan Newman #6 Coca Cola Ford Mustang-Another great patriotic look. This is a good design, it isn’t over designed, and the car […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-June 15, 2019By David G. Firestone While he is a Triple Threat in NASCAR, with 16 wins across all three of NASCAR’s top series, Michael Waltrip tends to be remembered for all the wrong reasons. He won the 2001 Daytona 500, which is known as “Black Sunday” due to the death of Dale Earnhardt. He is remembered […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Let’s Look At Undershirts Part 2-Michael Waltrip1991 Torco Oil Pontiac Trans Am Simi Valley, California family members Harry, Tom, and Dick Scribner teamed up in 1991 to field this Torco sponsored Cutlass, with Harry as the driver, and Tom as the crew chief. The Cutlass has a decent look, but it doesn’t look good as a race car. I like the […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Throwback Thursday-1991 Torco Oil Pontiac Trans AmBy David G. Firestone STAR COM RACING #00 Landon Cassill #00 StarCom Fiber Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2019, Yellow, white, black and silver with numerous stripes and designs on sides. D+ Landon Cassill #00 Permatex Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2019, orange and blue with white diagonal stripes on sides. A- Landon Cassill #00 StarCom Fiber […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-June 12, 2019By David G. Firestone I try to be reasonable, but I have my limits. Every year, I watch Isle of Mann TT motorcycle racing. Every year, I get annoyed with the in-house television coverage show on what is now Motor Trend Television. But this year, it was so bad, I had to stop watching for […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-My Thoughts On Isle Of Mann TT TV BroadcastsBy David G. Firestone Landon Cassill #00 Madison Group Chevy Camaro-The gray on white designs could be toned down. That would be a great improvement. It’s not a terrible design, but it has room for improvement. B Brad Keselowski #2 Wabash National/Supreme Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade. Kevin Harvick #4 Busch […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-June 8, 2019By David G. Firestone Something that I find interesting are what are known as “salesman samples.” Salesman Samples are items that are used by representatives of companies to show buyers a sample of what it is they are buying. These can be anything from championship rings, swatch catalogs, or in this case, a case of […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Vintage Item Spotlight-1980’s Unocal 76 Salesman Sample