1964 Race Season

[prp289]

What color white did they use on the 1964 race season on the FIA Cobras.

[CompClassics]

The myth is Wimbledon white but in reality it is just plain gloss white.

[1985 CCX]

John

Nice!
Shaker can?

[CompClassics]

Jeff

I'll check on that, I wouldn't put it past SAI . It was just a race car back then...

[rsk289]

Originally Posted by CompClassics

Jeff

I'll check on that, I wouldn't put it past SAI . It was just a race car back then...

Yes, this always makes me smile. I wander around the Goodwood Revival paddock and these things are all concours - I mean, really immaculate. Perfect door shut lines, flawless paint researched to the nth degree.
I remember wandering around the Brands Hatch and Silverstone paddocks in the late sixties, when they weren't even bothered if you sat in the cars, and these things were rough. I mean, rough! Several shades of the same colour on one car, often whole wings (sorry, fenders) brush-painted following a cheap repair. Given how broke most of the privateers were (and, indeed, most of the teams), paint and smooth bodywork came a very long way down the list of priorities.
Oh, I wish someone would do a proper racing car replica, just like they really were!
Roger

[Bernica]

I remember reading somewhere that back in the day, they actually used a phone book for a dolly and a hammer to beat the fenders out for tire clearance at the track. Now that's not something you see these days!