Stripes on 812

The stripe of your choice is certainly available from tailor made and probably in other departments to.
As you ask; a little 'stripe' history follows below>


Now the facts.... Years ago when auto racing became an international pastime many race cars body styles were similar in appearance thus difficult to tell exactly who was who. Colors were agreed upon in the early days of auto racing and standardized in the Code Sportif International (International Sporting Code), Appendix I, of the Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA). The color was associated with the nationality of the car's owner; hence, an Italian car raced by an Englishman would be painted British racing green.

This was a way for the cars to be identified as to country of origin, and here are just a few examples.

Red = Italian (Think Ferrari)
Green = British (Think Jaguar)
Silver = Germany (Think Mercedes)

The FIA no longer requires that race cars follow this color code. Their web site states explicitly that Formula 1 cars, for example, are exempt from national colors.

At the time, white with blue stripes was considered to be the American road racing colors in international racing so when Peter Brock came on with Shelby it was determined that all the 1965 GT 350's were to be painted white in color. Brock had an idea... One of his first cars was painted white with two wide blue stripes. It was painted this way as a tribute to the Briggs Cunningham road race cars of the 1950's, which also raced in Europe. This is where Lucky's white base body color with twin blue Le Mans stripes that are forever linked to the 1965 GT350 came from and we will proudly wear those colors to represent the United States.

Class dismissed. Let's go racing!

Here is a list of distinctive national colors assigned to vehicles taking part in international competitions.

Code Country Colors Numbers;

A Austria Body & Bonnet: Blue # Black on White background
B Belgium Yellow # Black
BR Brazil Body & Bonnet: Pale Yellow
Chassis & Wheels: Green # Black
C Cuba Body: Yellow
Bonnet: Black # Black on White background
CDN Canada Body & Bonnet: Red with wide lengthwise White stripe from front to rear # Black on White background
CH Switzerland Body & Underframe: Red
Bonnet: White # Black
CZ Czech Republic Body: White
Bonnet: Blue & White
Underframe: Red # Blue
D Germany Silver-grey # Red
DK Denmark Body & Bonnet: Silver-grey
National flag as a lengthwise stripe on bonnet # Red on White background
E Spain Body, Chassis & Springs: Red
Bonnet: Yellow # Black on Yellow background or White on Red background
ET Egypt Pale Violet # Red on White background
F France Blue # White
FIN Finland Body: White
Bonnet: White with two Blue stripes shaping a Latin cross # Black on White
GB Great Britain Green # White
GR Greece Very Pale Blue with two White lengthwise stripes on Bonnet # Black on White background
H Hungary Body, front: White
Body, rear: Green
Bonnet: Red # Black
HJK Jordan Body & Bonnet: Brown # Black on White background
I Italy Red # White
IRL Ireland Green with horizontal band of orange all around Body & Bonnet # White
J Japan Body & Bonnet: Ivory White with Red disk on Bonnet # White on Black background
L Luxembourg Body & Bonnet: Tricolor lengthwise stripe (Red-White- Blue) from front to rear # Black on White background
MC Monaco Body & Bonnet: (Gold Blue cross-stripe on Bonnet) # Black on White
MEX Mexico Body & Bonnet: Gold
Blue cross-stripe on Bonnet # Red on White
NL Netherlands Orange # White
P Portugal Body & Bonnet: Red
Underframe: White # White
PL Poland Body & Bonnet: White
Underframe: Red # Red on White
RA Argentina Body: Blue
Bonnet: Yellow
Chassis: Black # Red on White
RCH Chile Body: Red
Bonnet: Blue
Underframe: White # Half Blue and half Red or all Red on a White background
S Sweden Body & Bonnet: Lower part Blue, upper part Yellow (Three cross bands of Blue on top of Bonnet) # White
T Thailand Body & Bonnet: Pale Blue with Yellow horizontal band around Body & Bonnet
Wheels: Pale Yellow # White on Blue
U Uruguay Body & Bonnet: Pale Blue with large Red band around the lower part of Bonnet # White on Black
USA United States of America Body & Bonnet: White
Underframe: Blue # Blue on White
ZA South Africa Body: Gold
Bonnet: Green # Black on Yellow


NB: The use of distinctive colors of nationality is compulsory when the supplementary regulations of the competition require it. These colors are determined by the nationality of the competitor.

 

Wow CH, great great knowledge sharing!

x599, I will just give my opinion- and a disclaimer- as with all opinions, we are always learning and thus, opinions change over time.

My opinion is to leave the stripes for the limited and super cars. However, if you like them then I think a visit to Tailor Made is in order

 

This is exactly how I feel, and I couldn't have said it better myself. To each their own though!

 

Some more detail then as the stripes were often used to identify similar cars being raced. Color as noted above often reflected the nationality of the driver or team. The livery was something slightly different and could be thought of as an early example of product branding. Making your car stand out from the competition. It was also used to hi light the important race number used to score the car in a race as can be seen in the white livery on blue 250 SWB competition car. Again the color often played a role in the design and use of more than one color. The livery had historic connections as something like private army official colors that were loyal to the king or queen depending on the time period. For cars it was a way to be identified like a 'brand name' would be but simply by the colors and their design on the body of the race car. The painter probably had as much say as anyone in the design of the stripes with some direction from the team owner. Because stripes had a 'racing' connection they became popular options for street driven versions of race cars.

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Stripes and the ribbon livery have in recent times become part of the Ferrari heritage. So there is no right or wrong answer; rather simply what you prefer as a 'look' for your Ferrari. The market has certainly embraced the stripe idea as the tdF amply illustrates. Stripes have become more prominent on the performance editions but most every Ferrari including the occasional FF have appeared with stripes now...

 

The Speciale is not a limited car and nearly all have stripes. None of the street cars are race cars - even the hyper cars. I've also read from racing sources that the 'XX' cars are not race cars either since they don't actually compete in racing. My point is, if it looks really great with a well designed stripe then it looks really great. No one should think you are pretending. Sounds like the controversy over the shields which many believe don't belong on any street Ferrari yet almost every one has it. Some non-LE cars actually look better with stripes than the LE versions IMO. The F12 TDF is one example. Very hard to pull off a stripe with that hood but it sure is awesome when done right.

 

I don't see how anyone could not agree. I think its almost like with the SF Shields. Originally they were only for racing cars, and now all cars can have them- and most do. I think its really what tickles your fancy. My opinion is simply belonging to me. I think to build on what Solid State says, the Scud wasn't strictly limited either and most have stripes.