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Colors of Racing. Part Four – The British Moss Green.

When the UK joined the Gordon Bennett Cup, all the most popular colors were already taken, even yellow was unavailable since it was given to Belgium. The only option on the table was green and the color actually fit perfectly since the UK was one of the leaders of the industrial revolution in the lateContinue reading “Colors of Racing. Part Four – The British Moss Green.”

Colours of Racing. Part Three – Bleu de France.

Perhaps no other color in the history of motorsport was more embraced than the French Blue, most of the automakers from the country proudly adopted it for their race cars. On this chapter, I will talk about a few of them that in one way or another made History Bugatti The company was created byContinue reading “Colours of Racing. Part Three – Bleu de France.”

Colours of Racing. Part Two – The Germans

As you can see in the previous post, some of the national racing colors actually changed hands before becoming traditional, but Germany is the only one to have two choices. The Silver Arrow or the Simple White? The color given to German racing teams was white, pure and simple. The traditional powerhouse brands, Mercedes-Benz andContinue reading “Colours of Racing. Part Two – The Germans”

Colours of Racing. Part One

The modern universe of motorsports holds most of its original core: The talent of the drivers mixed with the technology of the cars and the ancient human need to dare themselves and compete against each other. But there is one key ingredient that came along a little later: The sponsorship. The money from the sponsorshipsContinue reading “Colours of Racing. Part One”

About “The Classic Machines”

Machines are created with one primary mission: to make our lives easier, but it is inevitable some of them will fulfill other gaps in life. Some machines will provide status, arouse passion and make life not only practical but thrilling. All this love for the machines can be seen on thousands of blogs and videosContinue reading “About “The Classic Machines””