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Gordon Spice,Philippe Martin,and Jean-Michel Martin 1980 #17 Rondeau M379
The Rondeau M379 is another instance of a car with too tall of a driver compartment, and as a result, it looks cartoonish. The paint scheme is kind of odd. The red is a really good shade of red. The white could be brighter. The design is a bit over done, the thin red stripes are visually distracting, and serve no purpose, other than looking odd. It’s a look that’s worth a C.
Guy Fréquelin and Roger Dorchy 1980 #5 WM P79/80
The WM P79/80 is a bubble topped car that isn’t too tall, and has good dimensions. The red, white and blue Esso scheme is much more over done than it has to be. The blue driver area, the white stripes, and the red sides all need to be toned down. It does work decently with the design of the car, and I do like the tiger near the tail. All things considered, the car has a B- look.
Martin Raymond,Simon Phillips, and Ray Mallock 1979 #15 De Cadenet-Lola T380
The De Cadenet-Lola T380 looks a little similar to a Dodge Viper in the front, and has a boxy side and rear. Orange and blue can be very iffy as a color scheme, but these shades of both orange and blue work very well, and work well with each other. The design scheme works well too. The car as a whole earns an A.
Bob Evans and Tony Trimmer 1979 #7 Dome Zero RL
Ironically, the Dome Zero RL is a very boxy car. It does have a great look though, with a level design. White, red, and black normally works well as a color scheme, but the shade of red just doesn’t work. The stripes are a bit overdone. The stripes on the sides work well, but the stripes on the top just don’t work. The car as a whole is decent looking, but it could be better, so I’ll give it a B.
Jean Ragnotti and Bernard Darniche 1979 #5 Rondeau M379
The Rondeau M379 is another instance of a car with too tall of a driver compartment, and as a result, it looks cartoonish. It looks like it was a child’s drawing brought to life. This car has a bad rainbow paint scheme with black and white paint scheme, and you have a car that greatly earns an F.
Ian Harrower,Tony Birchenhough,Miss Juliette Slaughter,Brian Joscelyn 1978 #32 Lola T294
The Lola T294 is somewhat boxy, though it has rounded edges, and it also has a small tail. This particular T294 has a black and green paint scheme. The shade of green works well, and works with the black. The design, the green half-oval on the front works well, and the car as a whole looks great. It gets an A.
Nick Faure,John Beasley,Simon Phillips, and Martin Raymond 1978 #12 De Cadenet-Lola T380
The De Cadenet-Lola T380 looks a little similar to a Dodge Viper in the front, and has a boxy side and rear. The red color scheme works well, and the bat design on the front works very well. A bat scheme could work better if this was a black car, but the red car is worth an A.
Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 1978 #2 Renault Alpine A442B
The Renault Alpine A442B is a car with really good dimensions, but the giant air intake on top takes away from the overall look. The shade of yellow used here is good, and the black adds to it. The white stripes across the sides are pointless, and take away from the overall look. Given everything, I’ll give this car an A-.
Max Cohen-Olivar,Alain Flotard, and Michel Dubois 1977 #25 Chevron B36
The Chevron B36 is a boxy car. I say that because it resembles a box with an aerodynamic nose and rear. It’s not a good look. With this paint scheme, it’s just bad. The colors are all wrong, and the design scheme is much too over done. It’s a bad look that earns an F.
Vern Schuppan and Jean-Pierre Jarier 1977 #10 Mirage GR8
The Mirage GR8 is another example of a decent design with a slightly over-sized air intake. Add in an odd shade of yellow intermixed with a red, white, and blue scheme, and you have a car that just has an odd look. Its a look that’s worth a C+.
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