Nissan — the tyre-house colours
Red over black, split by white. A horizontal division so simple it functions as a colour system rather than a livery.
| Team / entry | Japanese tyre-house entries |
|---|---|
| Car | Nissan Silvia / Skyline |
| Years | 1988–1998 |
| Decade | 1990s |
| Hero-car issue | Issue 04 — Nissan Silvia S14 |
Reading the geometry
Some liveries are drawings and some are systems. This one is a system: the shell is divided horizontally, red above, black below, with a white channel holding the two apart and hairlines of each colour bracketing the channel.
Because the division is defined as a proportion rather than a shape, it can be applied to a saloon, a coupé, a wing mirror or a wheel and still be recognisable. That is why it outlived the cars it was drawn for and became one of the small number of colour arrangements enthusiasts can identify from a single photograph of a door.
A vertical white break interrupts the bands at the B-pillar, which stops the horizontal reading from becoming monotonous over the length of the car.
Reproduced here as colour and stripe geometry only. The tyre maker's marks are not drawn.
Presented as a historical colour study for editorial reference. All team names, marques and marks referred to remain the property of their owners.