In Your Opinion....The Best Looking Paint Scheme From the 80's
Stock Car Racing History
The 80s did have some great schemes. More prominent sponsors came aboard wanting a more identifiable look - yet it was before the days of graphics design poisoning with these nonsensical vinyl wraps that are all too common today. Among my faves are:
Tim Richmond's 1986 Monte with the black-shadowed, gold numerals. I have no idea why HMS changed to the plain white number about a third of the way through the year. But I think the switch ruined the look.
Kyle Petty's 1982 Petty Enterprises Pontiac with the prominent Petty blue on top. I think it looked better than the 43 that ran STP red on top. And I liked this look better before PE joined forces with Hoss Ellington mid-year when an UNO decal was added to Kyle's cars.
Davey Allison's original Havoline scheme with the gold numbers in his 1987 rookie season. I saw him win his 1st race in these colors in the 87 Winston 500.
The King's 1984 Curb Motorsports Pontiac. Such as smooth look. Tons of Petty blue. Chrome wheels. A great look to have when winning before President Reagan. I can't vision Cale shaking Gipper's hand after winning it that ugly orange/white Hardee's car.
And as a Petty fan, it pains me to admit this may be my favorite 80s scheme. The 1988 Miller High Life of Bobby Allison. (photo credit to RR's Jerry Bushmire)
