Livery - I don't get it

I think this particular car is overdone. But most of the historic liveries are very nice, especially some of the stripes.

 

I never cared for Maranello Concessionaires livery, red with powder blue just doesn't work for me.

 

Totally agree, it usually detracts from the pure beauty of these cars. Its just silly how sometimes the ugliest stickers and decals from period pics are replicated.

 

Imagine how much better 0854 would look just plain red without any numbers and decals....

 

Exactly what I'm thinking when I see a pic of 06885 (275 GTB Competizione speciale) :

I just don't like the yellow Le Mans 1965 colour. Let's repaint it in original red !
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I agree. But, I am about the form anyway.

 

Regarding 1759GT, the car would be perfect today with a livery like this pic, when the car just arrived at Le Mans in 1960...
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Here it is ! Just love the air scopes on flanks !
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1759GT needs a nose job

 

I agree that, aesthetically, most of them look better without the livery. That said, if a car is restored back to the livery it wore when it was last raced, or the livery it was most identified with when it was actively racing, I'd much rather see it in that form because it brings you back to that time (even if it doesn't look quite as nice). Removing the livery kind of makes the car more generic, which I don't think is beneficial for a car with meaningful race history. To put a random livery on a car to give it a "race look", however, I think is silly and I would certainly prefer it bare.

 

I would even bring back the Daytona group4 that raced in period at Le Mans to their original street version. Like this you also have the bonus of having a full FC red book....

 

Disagree with all of this. So something like the 'Thomson' Gp. IV Daytonas you'd prefer in retail red? Or UDT green 250 GTO in red? Or Bruce Meyer's SEFAC SWB in red or plain silver?

 

This. The old liveries are simply fun. Today most specs aren't any fun. Most are trending to a silly monochromatic specifications and or the same old specs. In the old days people were bold and had taste. Even if others don't like it, it's still a taste. Every time I see an off color car or a weird old racing livery I am grateful.

 

The thread is to bring back Ferrari cars in original colours, just like when the car left the factory.

I doubt 3505GT and 2689GT were red originally...

 

I think if you knew BIRA you would understand that he was joking

Personally, I'm a sucker for racing cars, warts and all. That includes race liveries. But some are nice and some not so nice. The picture in the OP is to me an example of a not so nice livery. There's a 375 MM spider that raced almost all its life painted white with two black (or dark blue?) stripes. Recently it was Classiched and repainted resale red. Now that I think is a pitty.

 

This is an interesting discussion which basicly is in the hands of the car's owner.My thought is that if the car was originally built for competition, and had a first overall or first in class or other signifigant contibution in one or more major World Championship events it would be preferable to restore it to as near as possible to its ORIGINAL condition as it was the day of its most important win, placing or even DNF.Obviously it might very well not be a good idea to restore it to the condition it was when it actually crossed the finish line, thoug I am sure it could be done. Also allowances would have to be made if the car was to be made road worthy for today's driving. Also allowances would have to made if the car was to raced in todays historic events. But to create a class to be judged on how a car looked and who it was driven by in an early Pre or Post WW ll Mille Miglia, Tour de France,Tourist Trophy, Le Mans 24 Hour etc etc major World Championship event I think could start a new unique class of judging competition. This period is often referred to as the "Golden Years 1947-1967 but many today have a real idea of what it really looked like. How many today really know what the classic "four wheel drift" was and how Fangio, Moss, Phil Hill etc. had to master it if they were to win. Food for thought. tonga's crew

 

Thank you Peter! Specially as I own a Daytona Group 4 that I am racing with the 1975 Le Mans livery ,,and I can live with the white book instead of the red certification. And every time if find a new detail from period pictures ( like we are still missing the lights on boot panel to lit the race number ) I am torturing my mechanic and the body shop to be sure the real car is even more faithful to its history than any of the models reproduction circulating on the market!

 

It's a good thing there are people out there like you!

I like to think a car is only as good as its current owner.

 

An ex competition car is worth considerably more than any other equivalent car (not just financially but in discussions amongst enthusiasts), even a competition one that never raced.

It is this real race history that makes the car more than just metal, glass and rubber.

So if course these cars should wear their historic livery with pride. Remember they are CARS not art work.
Pete