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Title: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: 4129R on Monday,July 04, 2022, 10:10:56 AM

Which colour do you prefer?

If you are German or Belgian, you would appreciate all three.

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: BDA on Monday,July 04, 2022, 10:25:59 AM

I have to say that I've always thought if a car looks good white, it looks good - thus, my car is white. But I have to say that over the last few years, I've warmed up to yellow quite a lot. A clean black car is spectacular but it's way too hot here for an un-air conditioned black car and they stay clean for about 15 minutes!

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: TurboFource on Monday,July 04, 2022, 11:56:46 AM

Yellow!

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: Richard48Y on Monday,July 04, 2022, 12:06:55 PM

"Arrest Me Red", of course.
But my car will be light blue again.

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: SilverBeast on Monday,July 04, 2022, 12:56:53 PM

Although I have a black Special, which I dont think you can beat because of it's F1 history, if i was getting an S1 or S2 I'd go for yellow  with a significant factor being visibility, particularly at night!

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: LotusEuropa on Tuesday,July 05, 2022, 02:04:33 AM

I would definitely go with yellow but I also like the others.

I am not happy with a red Europa being associated with a Ferrari by some ignorant strangers.
Yellow is something special on the road, black isn't and thinking of the S1 and S2, black was no original colour (?)

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: dakazman on Tuesday,July 05, 2022, 04:16:19 PM

   Of the Three colors... with all my Black mirrors and schemes that change from emerald green to black, a beautiful yellow is where I believe the car looks best.
  What is the original color?
Dakazman
   

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: 4129R on Wednesday,July 06, 2022, 12:50:11 AM

Quote from: dakazman on Tuesday,July 05, 2022, 04:16:19 PM

   Of the Three colors... with all my Black mirrors and schemes that change from emerald green to black, a beautiful yellow is where I believe the car looks best.
  What is the original color?
Dakazman
   

The yellow is original, the black is original, and the Carnival Red used to be Regency Red, which I thought looked truly horrible.

I have 3 JPS Black, 2 Lagoon Blue the Lotus Yellow and the Carnival Red.

Title: Re: Red Yellow and Black
Post by: SilverBeast on Wednesday,July 06, 2022, 08:34:40 AM

I like the Roman Purple too on the Specials.