1965 RIR GURNEY MCLAREN ELVA HELP!!!!!

[Chris K. Hale]

965 RIR 200 GURNEY MCLAREN ELVA, NEED DECALS ? ANYONE WANT TO MAKE SOME? STARFIGHTER?  AND ALSO NO COLOR PHOTOS? IS IT BLACK OR BLUE? LMK CHRIS

[teegeefla]

Chris-

I suggest you look for the video of the race on YouTube. There are a couple shots of the car in there that make me think it is the typical AAR dark blue. There is one shot of Dan in the cockpit with a little bodywork visible that looks dark (but not black) and the on track shot of the car is a mediocre exposure that leans to blue. I also have a small photo of the car from when it ran briefly at the Stardust Grand Prix in Vegas and once again the photo is backlit but it looks like the dark dark blue. Sorry I can't find a way to post it.

Tom

[Chris K. Hale]

Thanks Tom, I contacted a family friend who was a long time AAR employee and he confirmed, although AAR didnt exist yet, it was the beginning of Shelby American, they split and went their separate ways later that year or next. But he recalled it being Dark blue too. The only pic I found was way off because of the intense sun at RIR. Now I am waiting for a couple of guys to find out about decals... this time of year no one wants to start a project so I will have to wait. Chris

[teegeefla]

Chris-
you are probably aware that Marsh models in England made a 1/43 version of this car, and you might be able to get a decal sheet from them and then have it upscaled. John Simons is the guy at Marsh and he has helped me out in the past. His email is: [e-mail]

[Chris K. Hale]

Thanks Tom I will drop him a line.... Chris

[tomglowacki]

The car was dark blue. The link below is to a Youtube film about Steve McQueen's never finished, never released, movie about racing; "The Day of the Champion". Well worth the viewing. At about 14:25 minutes into it, there is a brief shot, in glorious color, of the Gurney McLaren Elva being pushed to the starting grid, blink and you'll miss it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gOfkqT1cQ

[arcticwolf]

This help?