By David G. Firestone
The Tide Ride makes its first appearance, this Chevy Monte Carlo driven by Darrell Waltrip.
Burnt orange looks really good, and the Tide motif on the rear looks really good. The Tide logo on the back is horrid. It should have been moved back, and that SuperFlo logo should have been moved down. The scheme works very well with the boxiness of the Monte Carlo. I’m also noticing that the name is much higher on the roof than most cars. It’s not a bad look.
This week, we’ll examine a series of items from NHRA driver Cory McClenathan
The Infinite Hero Challenge Coin program uses special coins to generate funds. These coins are kept in the pocket of Jack Beckman while he races his 10,000 horsepower Funny Car in the Mello Yello drag racing series.
By David G. Firestone
Patty Moise poses with her 1988 Crisco Butter Flavored Buick.
No the Buick isn’t butter flavored. Red, Yellow and white with a curved stripe up the side is a good look. I also like the logo curved over the wheel well. The gold reflective numbers look good, and the black outline works very well. The white looks really good on the Buick. The Butter Flavored letting could be in a different color, as it sort of blends in to the stripe. I also like the lettering on PATTY MOISE above the door.
A Champ Car Series Official’s helmet is our topic of debate this week
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 blue background. The Roush #6 is white with a red border. It is a great scheme, and it looks very good. Simple is better, when it comes to paint schemes.
I wonder why Martin’s driver suit is a different shade of blue than the car. Neither shade is that bad, but they do clash in the photo. I’m also marveling at the rear spoiler. It looks like a spoiler from a pro stock car in the NHRA. It’s literally horizontal. On a different note, is the lettering on the tires getting bigger? It seems so.
A set of lottery tickets from the 1800’s, and a drawing used lottery ball is the feature of this week’s episode.
A Shane Westerfield driver suit will be examined this week.
A coin used at the coin toss from the Miami Dolphins Opening Day game in 2004, which had to be pushed back a day due to a hurricane will be featured this week.
By David G. Firestone
Buddy Baker in his 1987 Crisco Oldsmobile…
Two shades of blue, one light, one dark run across the bottom of the car, and curve as it reaches the back. White on top, with chrome decals on the door numbers. This all works very well. The diagonal hood logo looks really good too. It’s a great scheme all around
Whoever did the contingency decals messed up the Ingersol-Rand decal, to the point that it wraps inside the wheel well. I also miss the series decal being simply a rectangular decal, with just the sponsor name on it. No fancy logo, no off-center oval, no fancy colors, just simple and attractive. I also love the fact that Dale Jr. used the number design Baker used on his car.
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