Racing Decals from the 70s

[TomoHawk]

If you had your choice of decals to cover the S30 with, which ones would you put on there? Oil? Your favourite raceway?

If you can, please add a picture or graphic.

thxZ

Edited July 4, 2013 by TomoHawk

[Mikes Z car]

I like these guys.

Mr. Horsepower:

Thrush Mufflers:

[Zedyone_kenobi]

This a very cool thread.

I could see myself getting these made and attached to magnets, just for fun!!!

[TomoHawk]

Thanks, Zedyone.

It makes me think of those giant Vavoline or Havoline paint jobs, Shell racing, STP, Texaco, Sunoco, etc., that they had back then, or like the car Mr. Richard Petty had, when they actually raced STOCK cars:

Edited July 4, 2013 by TomoHawk

[TomoHawk]

there seems to be a large number of the decals on eBay:

vintage nascar decals | eBay

What I was thinking about doing, is to get a large piece of magnetic substrate, to fit the entire door, then paint it to match the door, and fill it with the stickers.

[26th-Z]

I hate to see the potential of this thread degrade to a discussion about stock cars / NA$CAR so I'll post some appropriate vintage decals that you would have seen in the 70s on a racing 240Z in the US.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

OOOO you had me at that NGK sticker!

[26th-Z]

Here are some more

[26th-Z]

Ya-know, if you go back and look at photographs of C-Production 240-Zs of the '70s, they don't have more than two or three decals / stickers. You'll see a Champion spark plug sticker almost always. Perhaps a Goodyear sticker and an oil company sticker, but that's about it. Z-cars entered in endurance races had more stickers, but that's because there was award money available and those were 'pro' races. There really wasn't reward money in SCCA racing back then - arguably. And as I recall, sports car road racers frowned upon the whole stock car roundyround thing.

[TomoHawk]

Are there any European stickers to add to the list?

I don't care for Na$car stuff either, but all the popular vintage stickers seem to be inevitably connected with it. :disappoin

Thanks for the pics

[TomoHawk]

That's a good point, that instead of just displaying a bunch ofplaying a bunch of miscellaneous decals, like from an awful ricer movie, it is more appropriate to show off only your essential "sponsors" like a tires, gas/oil, and spark plugs. I don't see why a decal from the sanctioning body couldn't be there.

As an example, here is a Trans Am Mustang with only several stickers: Goodyear (tires,) Union76 (gas,) Champion (spark plugs,) Koni (shocks,) and an oil decal (on the wing.)

Notice how the decals are placed near the part they belong with (the Goodyear decal over the rear wheel, gas/oil/spark plug decals by the engine.) Don't forget the names of the driver and mechanic on the upper door.

I think you might consider, if it's not "too much," also displaying decals for your:

Engine builder (ex: "Joe's ratchet shop")

Parts supplier (ex: NAPA/Federated Auto Parts)

Towing/trailer supplier (might not be appropriate for the car tho)

The sanctioning body you belong to (ex: SCCA, AAR)

Favourite race course

I wouldn't be surprised if a sanctioning body, like the SCCA or an extinct one from back then, had rules about how many or what kinds of decals you could display, or are required to display.

Edited July 4, 2013 by TomoHawk

[TomoHawk]

I wish I had known this stuff in the previous post last weekend when I went to MidOhio. All I took were some big Datsun magnets for the doors, but I have some for engine bolts, gaskets, oil, gasoline, shocks, etc.