each car...i think, has their Own Best color.
example:
Ferrari's look Best with the hot red, and tan interior - any other color is very iffy.
Lambo Gallardo's look Best in Yellow, period.
the "right" color all depends on the car's personality.
just like government secret service cars...it would seem awkward if they were red. look better, best in black.
best color for gt2, and turbo's: i think is arctic silver....or anything close to metallic in nature
as for carreras and boxsters: solids look better than metallics
Once again, it depends on era's as well...
big, classic Cadillac convertibles look good red with white interior, ditto Pontiac GTO convertibles, red with black interior.
Ahhh yes, the GTO...I want a '67 done in blue (a darker shade), with the white interior and top.
It depends a lot in what colour the car was first introduced and what colours was used on the brochures of the manufacturer. That colour will stick.
Dirk Matthee
"Lawrence L." wrote:
here's another: Jaguar XK150 roadster, dark green paint/green leather interior (and brookland-screens)
Well, a lot of companies tend to favor the racing color of their country or the company itself. This is why most British sports cars are shown in green, German in white (though Mercedes uses silver), and Italy uses red. Luxury cars are usually presented in silver or black. But the way the company guides color most is in the cars they give to the press for road testing. Going by current press coverage, you'd think the BMW Z4 M Roadster only came in red, and the new Z4 coupe only in blue. epbrown
-- "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black
It is said that in Mercedes' glory days Alf Neubauer liked 'bare metal' (rather than 'silver'), because it saved a couple of pounds.
Hth, Fred Klingener
Yep, the first 'Silver Arrows' were bare metal. After the nickname stuck, MBZ ran with it and used silver on their racers.
-- "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car; most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black
How about the 300SLR and W-196?
I'm pretty sure though that the RS Porsches, which supposedly inspired the Boxster, were painted.
Fred Klingener
I think my sister hit it right: 911's look best in black, red or white. Period! That said, if you want to hide from the cops get silver. Yet another good color, and blends right in with the pavement. Because of their shape, 911's show a lot of color coming down the road towards you.
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