Might someone know the "RGB code" for the blue on the nose of the 1964 and 65 LeMans cars. Guessing it's "Shelby blue". I am helping a custom decal guy. Thanks
Nose color
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Doc Watson
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[edit] sorry I misread and posted info for the gulf blue...... my bad
I do not think it was Shelby Blue because that was either on his 1965 cars Guardsman Blue or according to my friend John Allen Caspian Blue. But FAV was formed before Shelby took over racing in 1965 and the Big Blocks in 1965 could be a Shelby colour but the 1964 prototype was a dark Blue with black sills and looks different to the 1965 Big Blocks.
Somewhere I saw some ancient colour film of the front end being sprayed matt blue, which looks like matt black on b&w photographs. Will post a link if I can find it. Bit of an old thread this !
Claude Nathaune (Sorry about the spelling) made a receation of GT/101 the 1964 prototype I saw it at Goodwood and it locked Matt Black . When I asked him the coulour he assured me it was a Matt Dark Blue.
I have read the great "GT40 anthology" book by John Allen and Graham Endeacott. John Allen says that the seal stripes on G/101 were dark blue.(not Black).This might have something to do with the colour Photography at the time.
Allan
Allan