There was a thread on the old website i believe but not on the new one. Anyway it is the off season so let's take a trip down memory lane. Here's some beauties of the last 10 or so years.
First that comes to mind is Frosty from 2012
Another good one is Brighty from 2009
HRT's 2016 car was looking sharp
Lastly I think that Courntey's Jim Beam Falcon from 2010 is right up there.
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Will let the pictures do the talking. There will be some more I'll add when they come to mind.
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Quote from: brighty08 on December 30, 2021, 11:54:08 PM
Lastly I think that Courntey's Jim Beam Falcon from 2010 is right up there.
I, too, brighty. I'll take it one notch higher and say BOTH of the Jim Beam Falcons!
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FPR 2013 fire and Ice
Bright 2006 Cat Car
2017 Waters Sandown winner
2005 HRT red car
2005 Ambrose
2017 Scotty DJR
2006 Wintterbottom Cobra
2014 FPR Bathurst winner
Lowndes green eyed monster.
Damn probably too old, sorry. Bit like me
Happy New Year anyway😊
Some of my favorites from over the years ;D
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Quote from: REM on December 31, 2021, 07:53:17 AM
FPR 2013 fire and Ice
Bright 2006 Cat Car
2017 Waters Sandown winner
2005 HRT red car
2005 Ambrose
2017 Scotty DJR
2006 Wintterbottom Cobra
2014 FPR Bathurst winner
I can't think what differences there were from the 2017 Waters Sandown winner vs season car?
All Monster liveries are very similar, much like Red Bull, therefore no real standout or all time best.
The green eyed monster didn't do it for me, had it been on the BA instead of the ugly AU model.
Also the 2015 Bathurst HRT has to be added to the list.
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This one was always straight to the point. Simple, well colored, and something a lot of wrenchers can relate to:
(https://i.postimg.cc/15fwws3V/Valvoline.jpg)
Especially if you were/are a Valvoline man. ;D
Good topic/thread for the off-season brighty! ;D
Quote from: murph_fan51 on December 31, 2021, 02:08:15 PM
Quote from: REM on December 31, 2021, 07:53:17 AM
FPR 2013 fire and Ice
Bright 2006 Cat Car
2017 Waters Sandown winner
2005 HRT red car
2005 Ambrose
2017 Scotty DJR
2006 Wintterbottom Cobra
2014 FPR Bathurst winner
I can't think what differences there were from the 2017 Waters Sandown winner vs season car?
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And for that very reason, the 2017 season car must be up there too! ;)
Well, my list could be a mile long.
I'll start with my all time favourite. I'm rather bias due to the fact that Greg Murphy was my guy when I was growing up and I now subsequently own a VY SS, so it is my only logic answer to the best looking car of all time for me. There are a few that follow very closely.
(https://www.crankandpiston.com/media/2013/10/Greg-Murphy-2003-Bathurst-1000-Lap-of-the-Gods-Holden-Commodore-Mount-Panorama.jpg)
Sorry for the second post in a row. Didn't mean to press submit, only preview. Anyhow, here is more to my list.
I can't put the next few cars in any order, as I love them all equally as much:
1984 VK Brock Commodores. An iconic look with a twist on what was a continuous livery. And they went very well, which always helps.
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1979 A9X Torana. What an absolutely gorgeous road car with a gorgeous paint scheme to go with it.
(https://www.shannons.com.au/library/images/news/V11W5469MYZ6318A/Mark0117A9Ximage01.jpg)
Any Larry Perkins Castrol Livery. The ones from the 90's were always so "Larry" and became an iconic look.
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I thought the '01 Castrol livery was awesome looking as well (is there such thing as a bad Castrol livery? The '99 VT's looked great, as did the '00 VT's and also the '03 VY)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d9/2e/51/d92e51a54b94e818290bc924851f3376--russell-v-supercars.jpg)
And then there is the 2005 Bathurst winner. The #2 HRT Commodore. One of the most simple, yet best looking race cars to exist.
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Sorry, just me again. I thought of some more ;D
One of the best liveries to never race. The HRT Test livery from I think 2016?
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Another one of those simple, yet effective HRT Liveries. The 1990 Bathurst winner.
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And then the subsequent retro livery that went with it.
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Talking about Retro liveries, I think one of the best retro liveries to date was the 2012 / 1977 FPR Bathurst livery. They absolutely nailed it and the FG Falcon suited the livery perfectly.
(https://www.touringcartimes.com/app/uploads/2012/10/v8sc12100502-b.jpg)
On the note of Fords, I am a Holden man through & through. However, my first memory of racing came when I was only 18 months old in 1994, sitting on my dads arms at The Chase, and I vividly remember firstly hearing, then watching the DJR Falcon come roaring over the crest on Conrod. The Yellow & Blue livery has stuck with me as possibly the best livery the Blue Oval has produced. (You can see my theme of simple, clean liveries).
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There is no doubt I am going to think of more, but I'll leave it at this for now.
You've got great taste Kenny!
For me it's HDTs 84 fagpacks, their 87 VL then HRTs 97 commie, back when the lion on the door meant something special.
In the ford camp I reckon Seton's EA/EB PJ falcons (as much as I hated them winning!) and 888's early Betta Electrical units were pretty smick too. Any of the recent cooldrive liveries are the pick of the current era imho.
Oh and I reckon Gardner's VR coke commodores looked pretty sweet too, when they weren't crumpled up against the Armco 😬
https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/top-five-eye-catching-privateer-paint-schemes/
How about THIS Murph livery, Kenny?
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I remember it best for the HUGE 2012 shunt in qually with Jonno Webb at Clipsal that year. I was so-so on being sold on the livery. The one thing I will say about it, though, is that it was easily spotted on the course. Every livery has it's purpose....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZYHAxLHqCk
Kenny, the '99 Ingall Castrol car was a good one, along with the best Pirtek livery - Ambrose 2003
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Someone mentioned above (but did not provide pictures) the 2006 CAT car
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And the 2009 Bright car
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Incredible the bright 2009 car
Not to twist the thread, but I am for one post here. NASCAR has gotten the ideas from touring cars to adjust their liveries and no longer require car numbers to be on the door. Here is one look/example for 2022:
(https://i.postimg.cc/Znff4ZVr/Woods.jpg)
Now, back to the topic!
Quote from: brighty08 on January 02, 2022, 11:45:13 PM
Incredible the bright 2009 car
Someone should make an avatar out of that! 8)
Yeah that cat car looked the goods. Can't go wrong with yellow and black!
Might be biased but Bright has had some ripping liveries. His 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017 cars were each superb.
Looking at all-time, mine would be the HDT Group C VKs. That particular Marlboro livery was amazing on every car on which it featured. The other cigarette liveries were great too: the JPS BMWs, the Longhurst B&H cars, the Winfield Nissans and Holdens, the Peter Jackson Fords and so on.
More recently, a few of the years when the HRT livery really reflected "Team Red": 2001-02 and 2005-06.
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I always liked Frosty's blue and silver Orrcon liveries, from the revised 2009 livery to 2011. I think they are really underrated.
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This beast making a nuisance of itself among the front-runners in 2014.
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Almost forgot; the Erebus Mercs in 2013:
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Some other good ones, does anyone else agree on any of these?
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The Hungry Jacks livery only featured in one round but thought it was well done
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A remake of the SVG SBR livery
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The SBR cars from this era looked great.
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The John Deere commodore looked good on the track
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Steve Owen's 2006 Autobarn car was pretty cool.
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What about the one with the droplets all over it? Was it Gatorade?
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Surprised nobody threw this one in the mix!
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Playboy car looked pretty bad, got plenty of love though.
My 2 faves of the top of my head are the 94 HRT and the green eyed monster.
The timeframes are a little unclear here since I first posted, but Greenstuff is the best ever, followed by TruBlu then Brocks Dayglo cars...
Any green car looks good. There's been some ripping Castrol cars too recently.
Quote from: Troy01505 on January 05, 2022, 08:53:33 PM
My 2 faves of the top of my head are the 94 HRT and the green eyed monster.
I must admit i have a soft spot for the 94 HRT Commodore.... ;D then again i do like the look of the VP as a V8supercar 8)
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Always a great thread, some cracking liveries. My favourites, in year order:
1977, Brock/Brock A9X
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1978, Forbes/Bartlett A9X
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1978-9, Grice A9X
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1987, Moffat/Harvey VL
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1988, Perkins VL
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1997, DJR EL
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2000, Seton AU
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2001-2, HRT VX
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2005-6, HRT VZ
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2006-7, HSVDT VZ
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2009, HRT VE
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That's the one I missed, HRT '09, loved the dominant white on that one and the year previous.
I did also like the HSVDT car but on the VE, thought looked better.
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It's bloody hard to limit it. I could add 10 more at any time!
Frankly. I would not pace any of the above illustrations as my favourite "of all time" considering there were some very good liveries in the 1970's that did not adopt the modern design criteria of providing bits of the car to different and opposing sponsor preferences.
Dick Johnsons Tru-Blu was excellent and John Donnely's rebuilt version of Tru-Blu but in red.
One of my favourites was a blue and green Escort Sports Sedan from down south that appeared at Lakeside. I cannot recall the driver, but I well remember being very impressed, particularly as it was in an era of "Blue and Green should never be seen".
I cannot think of any Supercar livery that even comes close to the Brock Group C red and white Marlborough Holden Commodore.