Worst Liveried Race Cars of all Time

Dyson Mazda · 12 Dec 2016, 21:45 (Ref:3695622)

With the recent FAST BMW and the release of the AXR cars today, I was wondering what do you guys think are the worst liveried sportscars of all time. I throw a few in just to get the blood flowing.

ATLFalconsFAN · 12 Dec 2016, 22:12 (Ref:3695634)

It's gonna be hard to top the FART (oops, I meant FAST) BMW!

Seriously, WTF were they thinking???!!!

MaskedRacer · 12 Dec 2016, 22:35 (Ref:3695639)

Worst liveries in 2016

1. WTR Corvette DP (detested this livery on the Corvette, although it appears it might work with the Cadillac DPI)
2. BMW M6 GTE
3. Toyota LMP1 (should go back to blue)
4. AF Corse Ferrari GTE Pro (too much going on, simple Ferrari red like Risi please)

The one car it is almost impossible to make look ugly no matter how bad the livery is: Mercedes AMG GT3

Gingers4Justice · 12 Dec 2016, 22:46 (Ref:3695645)

Corvette's 2003 livery was a disgrace.

JHamilton · 13 Dec 2016, 01:41 (Ref:3695672)

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Originally Posted by Dyson Mazda

With the recent FAST BMW and the release of the AXR cars today, I was wondering what do you guys think are the worst liveried sportscars of all time. I throw a few in just to get the blood flowing.

...I kind of like these. The Highcroft green kinda screwed up the Banana Joe's livery, but that was just one season. The solid red Gainsco McLaren looked... solid. I wouldn't say that Gannasi livery was a favorite but not bad.

JHamilton · 13 Dec 2016, 01:46 (Ref:3695674)

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Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

Corvette's 2003 livery was a disgrace.

How you gonna hate on a Grand Sport livery? That's un-American!

kip · 13 Dec 2016, 02:34 (Ref:3695681)

This atrocity driven by Patrick Dempsey, back in 2012

GT6 · 13 Dec 2016, 08:00 (Ref:3695712)

Well the famous Pink Pig was without doubt one of the worst liveries ever, but at the same time one of the best, it will certainly be classified as one of the best remembered porsche 962's and i am proud to say i watched it race many times. At both classic and modern sportscar events you can still buy models and prints of the car and it's popularity far outweighs the success it had on the track

chunder · 13 Dec 2016, 09:14 (Ref:3695736)

The pink pig was a 917?? Surely?

I thought the Champion Audi R8 was a horrendous livery actually. Though you got used to it.

And some of the more modern Porsche and Audi liveries are so bitty and scrambled.

When you compare to the pure silver and yellow or red of the R8 and early diesels.

Controversially here, I never though much of the BMW art cars either. Much preferred the standard BMW colours or something like BASF on an M1.

Nissan Skyline GTR 2wd in pink was awful.

And some of the 360 and 430 Ferrari's are a horrible mess of colours that look like me doing modern art!

Porras · 13 Dec 2016, 11:09 (Ref:3695763)

I am not a fan of that gas monkey logo on the green background, looks absolutely out of place.

TheNewBob · 13 Dec 2016, 11:54 (Ref:3695776)

Despite being a huge fan of this car, I have to admit sometimes the liveries were terrible...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/43962131@N07/24730317410/

fieldodreams79 · 13 Dec 2016, 11:57 (Ref:3695778)

How dare anyone poke fun at the Red Dragon and any Corvette ever

The Art Cars are like art: eye of beholder but I've mostly liked them because they were different. And speaking of different, I've always liked the Pink Pig.

I'll get to researching and post some of my favorite uglies....

Brake dust · 13 Dec 2016, 12:31 (Ref:3695788)

I actually like the Porsche 919 livery - I guess to each his own. It was/is a livery that was new and different. That is part of the enjoyment of the start of a new season in motorsport - all of the new liveries.

Brake dust · 13 Dec 2016, 12:32 (Ref:3695789)

The liveries that don't do anything for me is the current F1 designs. Most of them are devoid of any sponsors - look like club racing.

canamman · 13 Dec 2016, 12:32 (Ref:3695790)

Like the team hate the color. Krohn.

http://cdn-4.motorsport.com/static/i...with-his-w.jpg

fieldodreams79 · 13 Dec 2016, 13:01 (Ref:3695800)

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Originally Posted by chunder

I thought the Champion Audi R8 was a horrendous livery actually. Though you got used to it.

It did have a simple white base with busy bright colors all over, something I'm not too keen on, but it was one of the coolest cars ever in the dark:

fieldodreams79 · 13 Dec 2016, 14:59 (Ref:3695835)

On the "Audi Subject", I still can't decide if this is awesome or hideous:

GT6 · 13 Dec 2016, 15:11 (Ref:3695842)

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Originally Posted by GT6

Well the famous Pink Pig was without doubt one of the worst liveries ever, but at the same time one of the best, it will certainly be classified as one of the best remembered porsche 962's and i am proud to say i watched it race many times. At both classic and modern sportscar events you can still buy models and prints of the car and it's popularity far outweighs the success it had on the track

yes sorry 917/20

**joeb** · 13 Dec 2016, 15:12 (Ref:3695843)

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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

On the "Audi Subject", I still can't decide if this is awesome or hideous:

I'll help you out, it was awesome.

fieldodreams79 · 13 Dec 2016, 15:50 (Ref:3695851)

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Originally Posted by joeb

I'll help you out, it was awesome.

I just did a search for "worst sportscar livieries of all time" and found a couple. Interestingly, the Pink Pig was mentioned. Funny how the wild ones can be "confusing" but certainly polarizing.

Here's a Chevy powered March 83G, run by privateers Kenper Miller and David Cowart in 1984 IMSA GTP. It is a fun take with a sponsor and as previously mentioned, I like red and white, but ummmmm. Awesome or Hideous?

http://bringatrailer.com/2013/10/24/...msa-march-83g/

The other was whoever ran this at the N'ring 24:

Hey whoever can help buy fuel, I reckon...

canamman · 13 Dec 2016, 16:54 (Ref:3695888)

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Originally Posted by joeb

I'll help you out, it was awesome.

Figures - bayou swamp gator like.

seanyb505 · 14 Dec 2016, 07:52 (Ref:3696039)

Awesome on account of intakes being leaping fish.

We need more intakes painted like fish in sports car racing today

chunder · 14 Dec 2016, 07:58 (Ref:3696043)

Am never a fan of art on racing cars, it rarely works well, as I said before I always thought the BMW art cars looked a little odd and tacky, perhaps the point.

Art looks best on a wall.

AS far as I recall some of the Rondeau's in the 70's and 80's had some truly awful LM sponsor liveries, this I know from playing a mod on Rfactor!!!

Maybe because the car itself was hardly nice looking thing! Only in Belga livery.

Akrapovic · 14 Dec 2016, 08:06 (Ref:3696044)

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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

On the "Audi Subject", I still can't decide if this is awesome or hideous:

I painted (and adapted) that entire livery to an Audi R10 in rFactor. Hardest most time consuming livery I've ever done in any game.

Generally I find any car that has a naked woman on a bit pathetic and poor. Goes along with my feelings on grid girls really.

The Honda Earth car has to be nominated.

Other than looking horrible, the whole concept of it was ridiculous.

bludvl_x19 · 14 Dec 2016, 09:07 (Ref:3696064)

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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

On the "Audi Subject", I still can't decide if this is awesome or hideous:

Awesome, because of the details. All of the regular sponsors are on the car, just incorporated into the design.

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