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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.

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.

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.