Miata Mailing List: September 1996, Message #0025
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   From: cwoida@animated.com (Craig Woida)

Subject: Re: stripe colors

   Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 11:34:11 -0500



Todd Barker wrote:



> What I need now is a little advise....Next week, I'm having racing

> stripes painted on the Her (no name yet) for my birthday and I'm

> looking for some suggestions on colors to use...Currently the car is

> white with black cloth interior. I have not been able to decide if she

> will look better with a black stripe or a blue stripe. (I'm actually

> having the wide double stripes down the center, but i'll call it

> stripe (one) to make it easier). Arround September 15th, She will hav

> a black roll bar added for her safety too  :)



I once saw a white Cobra w/ stripes that were gray. a medium gray, I'd 

say between 20% and 50%.  Very cool.  I think black stripes would be a 

bit too strong.  Another color option would be silver or red. Of course 

the Shelby blue stripes are classic and you won't have to worry about 

dating the car's appearance, (like black w/ gold = early '80s). 



That brings me to something thats been bugging me, who at Mazda thought 

it would be cool to put GOLD on a Miata?!!!  BARF! I wouldn't think it 

would sell very well, most pimps and Vegas lounge singers go for 

Cadilacs or Lincolns.



See, all those years of graphic design and color theory classes weren't 

for nothin'



Hope this helps,  and to those of you who got the gold trim, I don't 

want a flame war, but, snicker snicker.  (8D> I'm not laughing AT you, 

I'm laughing,..., no, I AM laughing AT you.



Craig 

cwoida@animated.com















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