Paul Smith burns out his Custom Body Enterprises funny car in 1984
I LOVE a good fade, and this isn’t a good fade…it’s a GREAT fade! The yellow-to-orange-to-red fade across the car is an amazing look. Sadly, rather than just fade to black, there has to be red, white, and blue stripes, and then black. It derails what could have been the greatest fade ever, and takes it down quite a few notches. The silver lettering works with the fade, and all things considered, I give it an A-
Al Segrini stands his wheels in his 1983 Super Brut funny car
Another example of a great shade of green paired with black. The silver and black scheme between the green and the black works well. I also like the fact that the logos are painted so that they look straight when the car does a wheel stand. The SUPER BRUT logo works very well here. I give it an A.
NHRA legend Frank Manzo is flying in his 1983 Ace Manzo funny car
Black and metallic gold=good color scheme. Red, blue, and purple=mediocre color scheme. The two together=Not a good look at all. This is an instance of two different designs on a car that clash with each other. I could handle the triple stripe if it were on a car by itself. Same with the gold and black scheme. Together, they are a disaster. The ACE MANZO logo would look good on both. Basically this is a D- scheme that could have been an A scheme.
Frank Hawley in the Chi-Town Hustler hustles down the track in 1983
Blue, white, and metallic gold could be difficult to work with. But this classic scheme takes a difficult color scheme and makes it work very well. The design scheme works very well here too. I do like the TEAM STRANGE logo on the sides. It’s a solid A scheme.
Jim Dunn speeds down the track in 1983 in his Fireman’s Quickie Funny Car
Yellow can be a difficult color to work with, in this case, the yellow is a good shade that works well. The blue works well too, and the two work very well together. The gold lettering on the blue background is really good too. The stripe pattern could be a little toned down, but it isn’t that bad. All in all, it’s a solid A- scheme.
Raymond Beadle and his Blue Max kept on racing in 1982
The Blue Max had seen some different versions, both in terms of car model and paint scheme. This version, from 1982, has a really great shade of blue. The white stripes up the hood and roof look very good. The stripes on the sides are subdued, and they fit the overall scheme very well. The gold and black lettering stands out on the blue background. I give it an A.
Tom McEwen’s 1982 Coors Light Corvette races down the track
Prior to the Silver Bullet motif, Coors Light had a really good shade of red that they used. This scheme is a great example of that color scheme in action. The color scheme is good, and the white and red designs work very well. I also like the snake logo on the hood of the car. It’s a solid A scheme
Don Prudhomme smokes his 1981 Pepsi Challenger
In February, I said this about the IndyCar version of the Pepsi Challenger:
“Apparently Pepsi didn’t get the piss yellow memo, and here we have another example of why it’s a terrible color for a race car. It’s not just IndyCar, NASCAR and the NHRA also fell victim to the Pepsi Challenger design. Did Pepsi not realize that they have a great color scheme? Red, white, and blue is a color scheme that rarely misses, but for some unknown reason, Pepsi thought that piss yellow was the way to go…which it wasn’t. I’m giving this scheme an F. “
Everything I said about that paint scheme applies to this one as well, including the grade.
Dale Plude races in his 1981 War Eagle Funny Car
The red design works, but I was a little confused when I first saw this picture of what the designs were. After looking at it again, I saw that it was a feather design. Once I realized that, the scheme made sense, and I like everything about this scheme. The color scheme works very well, the design scheme is good, and the two work well together. I give it an A.
Ron Colson races in his 1981 Kings Hawaiian Bread Funny Car
Our first funny car paint scheme is a good one. The shade of red works well. The subdued Kings Hawaiian Bread logo looks good, but the white stripes and white logo on the hood both are bright and very visible. I have to say, it’s a good look. It’s a solid A scheme for sure!
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