by lotusflasherman » Fri 15.04.2016, 10:33
Saltire wrote:lotusflasherman wrote:These have got 215/45 ZR17 and the ride is better and the speedo is very nearly reading the Satnav indicated speed.
They've been professionally painted with a thick chip-proof paint and clean up very easily. Not sure whether to paint them or not...
Paint the car to match
Two options I can see:
1. Arancio Stevo
2.
Like the JW/Gulf Racing Porsches of the late 1960s / early 1970s
Yeah.. I think that influenced my choice of colours for the Mini, though we used a darker blue, similar to Lotus Pacific Blue but not metallic. Gulf used a lighter blue.
A mate worked in a Ford garage so we used Ford colours, as they were ...er... 'free'.. can't remember the blue, but mine had Vista Orange and the 'sister car' had the same scheme with Daytona Yellow.
In the late '60's I watched Joe Siffert 'dancing' the 917 through Brands' Paddock Bend in the wet, still a memorable masterclass in wet driving.
Over 500 bhp and 'fishtailing' out of Clearways, past the pits and arriving at Paddock with the tail going out left for the right turn lap after lap. Don't think he ever got it to go in a straight line.
Took this photo of Joe climbing aboard and I think co-driver was Derek Bell who's standing beside the car. Did my own developing and printing so only in B&W - but it's in colour in my memory.
gulfdbell.jpg
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Phil
Leave me alone, I think I know what I'm doing.
Cars: Subaru Forester 2.5XTN, Eclat Riviera, brace of Pacific Blue SE's, Collapso SE, Elan+2S.... and now an Evora
Love or hate, nothing in between. My daughter said 'I hope you're going to paint them' - "maybe not" said I. 'Well at least nobody is going to steal them looking like that'... 
