Claret Tri-Tone?

[crazyhorse]

Here's the poop... in the R&T guide there's a curious picture...Mr Iga driving a Claret, that appears to be a tri-tone. For those of you who own the guide, it's pg68.


Here's the question, that requires some speculation. Was this to be a companion to the Liquid Silver tri-tone? Was there to be a "base" model in the lineup? The wheels tell me that it's an early prototype. Lets air this one out & see what the consensus is.

[SVXMAN2001]

I would surmise that its just a test vehicle that didn't make its way through complete production, by not having the entire car painted. Those just look like primed front and rear bumpers.

[crazyhorse]

That's just it, look close, the bumpers are two toned. Just above the character line they're Claret. Below, they're grey(gray whatever)

[mikecg]

Perhaps it's a coating to protect the panels from the stones.

[tiv0]

Originally Posted by mikecg

Perhaps it's a coating to protect the panels from the stones.

this was my thought
possibly just something they did specifically for the driving on this test track

[Johnybeas]

notice also though the rigidity of the lines on the body panels, it looks like a prototype to me.