The red-and-white cars were hugely successful during the 15-year tie-up, with names such as de Ferran, Fittipaldi, Mears, Tracy and Unser taking numerous race wins and titles. The famous Phillip Morris tobacco colours were synonymous with Formula 1 powerhouses Ferrari and McLaren in Europe but also adorned the cars of US racing super-team Penske. More so when the Texan (with a cool Lone Star helmet design to match) won the Indy 500 and Ind圜ar title in 1980 in this car. The bright, bold and clean yellow-and-red colours of oil giant Pennzoil looked superb on the muscly, angular, John Barnard-designed Chaparral 2K of Johnny Rutherford. That Sullivan won the title probably added to the appeal. Have we got it right?Īmerican hero Danny Sullivan had given the Miller beer brand endless column inches with his spin-and-win performance at Indy in 1985 with the red-and-white Penske-run March, but better – in terms of visual appeal – was to come in 1988 when Penske’s own chassis, the PC17, ran in gold Miller livery. We have taken a vote in the Motorsport Retro office and these are our Top 10 favourite Ind圜ar liveries of all time.
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