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1988 Party Time Pontiac Firebird
Middlesex, North Carolina’s Harold Denton teamed up with Morehead, Kentucky owner to field “Party Time” a 1989 Trans Am. The black base is good, and the silver stripe on the bottom works well. I’m not a fan of the yellow stripe across the side. I think that the yellow and silver don’t work with each other. I also like the Party Time lettering on the sides and front. It’s a good scheme, and I give it an A-.
1988 Pennzoil Pontiac Chevrolet Camaro
Ventura, California’s Bill Orndorff and driver Jerry Eckman teamed up again to drive this 1988 Camaro sponsored by Pennzoil. Old school Camaros look just as good as their Trans Am counterparts. Pennzoil’s color scheme is really good. They have a distinctive shade of yellow that isn’t too bright. The red and the black logos and lettering work very well with the overall design. My only complaint is that I think the black hood is out of place. All things considered, I give this an A-
1987 Eckman & Orndorff Chevrolet Camaro
In 1987, fellow Ventura, California racers owner Bill Orndorff and driver Jerry Eckman teamed up to drive this 1987 Camaro. White, yellow and red is a decent color scheme. I also like the stripe on the front that extends over the hood, roof, and deck lid. The side design needs a little work. If the orange stripe were removed, it might be better, but this isn’t horrible, so I’ll give it an A-.
1987 Joe Lepone JOB Chevrolet Beretta
Berwyn, Pennsylvania’s Joe Lepone Jr. fielded this 1987 Beretta in the Pro Stock ranks of the NHRA in 1987. The Beretta had a decent look to it, and this paint scheme tries to work with it. I like the blue and red horizontal stripe motif works, but the black stripe on the bottom looks out of place. The JOB logo is decent, and works with the red and blue, but not the black. All things considered, this gets a B
1987 Villante & Earle Pontiac Trans Am
Tony Christian from Sarasota, Florida and John Villante & Richard Earle from Pinellas Park, Florida teamed up to field Villante & Earle, a 1987 Trans Am. The old school 80’s Trans Am had a great look by itself. The white base with the red stripes and bottom is a great look. The door logos look great as well. All in all, this gets an A.
1987 Levi Garrett Chevrolet Camaro
Bruce Allen is from Lapeer, Michigan. Part of his Pro Stock career was spent in a Levi-Garrett Camaro in 1987. The shade of yellow is good, the black stripe works, and the car as a whole looks really good. I actually think that this scheme is better than Ricky Rudd’s Levi-Garrett scheme from the same era. A
1986 Wayne County Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro
Morehead, Kentucky’s Darrell Alderman has had a lot of ups and downs in his racing career. A lot of his success came from his Wayne County Speed Shop Fairfield, Illinois partnership. In 1986, he raced this white, orange, red, and black Camaro. The color scheme was great for the time, but it doesn’t look good today. The stripe motif does work. I’ll take everything and give it a B
1985 7-Eleven Ford Thunderbird
Whiteland, Indiana’s Bob Glidden makes his third appearance on this list, this time driving a 1985 Thunderbird sponsored by 7-Eleven. The car is pretty much a Pro Stock version of Kyle Petty’s 1985 Ford Thunderbird. It’s a great look, and one case where a scheme works well on more than one kind of race car. A
Considered the greatest Pro Stock driver of all time, Virginia, Minnesota’s Warren Johnson has 97 race wins and six championships to his name. In 1983, he raced this Hurst Oldsmobile Cutlass, which was designed to look like the version sold to the public. The car looks like Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s Goodwrench Chevy. This car has a great look, and I can’t say anything bad about it. A
1980 Ray Allen Grumpy’s Toy XVI Chevrolet Camaro
Malvern, Pennsylvania’s Bill Jenkins returns, this time teaming up with Ray Allen from Wayne, New Jersey to field this 1981 Camaro. Going back to the old white with red accents scheme was a great move. I also like the fact that the red is much more subduded than the older schemes. All in all, I’m giving this an A.
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