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By David G. Firestone The Ageless Wonder Mark Martin sits next to his brand new Stroh Light Ford Thunderbird in 1988. The Stroh Light Thunderbird is a very simple, yet very effective design. Dark blue, a really good shade by the way, is used over the whole car. White lettering is very visible on the […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Mark Martin-1988By David G. Firestone CHIP GANASSI RACING TEAM #1 Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna/Beechcraft Chevy SS–New scheme for 2016, blue top, reverse wave formation across sides, white bottom, with silver accents. B+ Jamie McMurray #1 Sherwin Williams Chevy SS–New scheme for 2016, main design has been moved slightly to the rear. 150’th anniversary logo added to […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-March 30, 2016By David G. Firestone I’ve been thinking about a few things this week. Being Jewish on Easter is really, REALLY boring. There is nothing to do for the whole day. I decided to adjust a few of the display cases in The Hauler, while Spring Training Baseball played in the background. As I moved these […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-My Thoughts on Easter, Stories, and Losing a FriendA set of lottery tickets from the 1800’s, and a drawing used lottery ball is the feature of this week’s episode.
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Introduction to Sports Memorabilia-Lottery MemorabiliaBy David G. Firestone Although the commonly used term is “paint scheme,” paint rarely, if ever is used on the sides of cars. What is used is vinyl wrap. The schemes are printed on vinyl, and then applied to the car. This saves time, and weight. It also makes the complex schemes of today possible. […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-When is a Paint Scheme Not a Paint Scheme?By David G. Firestone Ken Schrader takes his 1987 Red Baron Ford Thunderbird out for a Sunday Drive. Red, white, and black is a good color scheme. The door numbers would work much better rounded than square. The Red Baron logo curving over the wheel well looks really good. The white under the door numbers […]
Read More Throwback Thursday-Ken Schrader-1987By David G. Firestone CHIP GANASSI RACING TEAM #1 Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna/Beechcraft Chevy SS–New scheme for 2016, blue top, reverse wave formation across sides, white bottom, with silver accents. B+ Jamie McMurray #1 Sherwin Williams Chevy SS–New scheme for 2016, main design has been moved slightly to the rear. 150’th anniversary logo added to […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-March 23, 2016By David G. Firestone I’ve been holding back a bit with this post for a number of reasons. I wasn’t feeling too good last Monday, so I didn’t get around to it until this week. I also waited until the beginning of the F1 and IndyCar seasons as well. Not that all of that is […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-My Thoughts on the 2016 Racing SeasonA Shane Westerfield driver suit will be examined this week.
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Introduction to Sports Memorabilia-Shane Westerfield Driver SuitBy David G. Firestone Denny Hamlin #11 SportClips Toyota Camry–Same scheme as last year, same C- grade. Brian Vickers #14 Janssen Chevy SS-I didn’t think this scheme could get any better…but it has! A+ Paul Menard #27 Menard’s/FVP Chevy SS-Another instance of the Menard’s template working very well with a color scheme. A+ Ryan Newman […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-March 19, 2016