why can't the Mustang get a Green it has only had Legend Lime
and DHG for Bullitts only.
I wish the 2011 gets a Green
and DHG for Bullitts only.
I wish the 2011 gets a Green
why can't Ford make Green colors...
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Green has been considered to be an unlucky color for quite a long time, even motorcycle manufacturers like Harley don't make green production bikes.
Here's a little history,
Legend: Green is an unlucky color for automobiles.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, January 2007]
When I was young, my father was a driving instructor, every couple of months somebody calling to book a lesson would ask if the car was green. When asked why they needed to know this the answer was always that green cars were considered unlucky. One woman who phoned had lost her boyfriend to a green car accident and in a separate incident she broke numerous bones having crashed a green car. Nobody asked if the car they would be learning in was any other color, green was the only one considered off limits. I heard this claim again recently which reminded me, an internet search brings up a lot of info on nascar, where green is considered unlucky in the early stages.
Origins: Green is a hue of many powerful and ancient associations, not all of them positive. While it is the color of hope and immortality, it is also deemed an unlucky shade in both Britain and the U.S. It is said various malicious wood spirits have selected the color as their very own and will lay claim to any mortal being fool enough to parade about in any of its tints, either permanently spiriting the offender away or evilly influencing him into dangerous or foolhardy
acts.
In the world of the theater, actors and actresses are averse to the color, with some balking at its use on stage for either costuming or props. Away from the boards, we find the beliefs that national disaster invariably follows close on the heels of any issue of green-hued postage stamps, and that those who wear clothing of a verdant shade will soon afterwards have to don black (attend a funeral). And of all the possible colors a bride could choose for her wedding dress, green is considered one of the unluckiest.
This centuries-old disquiet about the color green has in modern times expanded and affixed itself to the automobile. Just as ill luck was supposed to attach to green clothing, a similar presumption of lurking calamity has come to fasten upon green vehicles, thereby dooming those who encase themselves in emerald glory (either by wearing it or riding about in it) to mischance.
To those of a superstitious bent, green cars seem far more prone than those of other hue to develop mysterious ailments and proclivities: strange rattles, odd knocks, and abrupt pulls towards the road's edge (especially when there are concrete bridge abutments such vehicles might be drawn into). Chariots of this shade are said to take sudden unexpected lunges at garage walls, making the act of parking them fraught with adventure. While a great many such mishaps can easily be chalked up to driver error, to the superstitious it all too often seems such acts of inattention occur only with green cars. (The one and only time my mother mistook the gas for the brake, resulting in her parking the back end of her jalopy over a retaining wall, she was at the wheel of a green Plymouth Fury II.)
A woman in Salt Lake City reported that while she owned a green Honda Del Sol, it was rear-ended, experienced various odd mechanical problems, had a flat tire every four months, and was stolen. After recovering it, she unloaded the beastie upon her ex-husband and said this of his experience:
Funny thing, though? He was backing it out of his garage and he hit the side of the garage door. Doesn't sound like much, but my ex is a hobby rally racer. He *never* does stuff like that. Ever. His car is basically an extension of himself, so he hasn't had a dumb accident like that in years — at least since I've known him, which is about 7 years now. Now he's totally convinced the car is a bad-luck magnet.
The aversion to the pastoral hue is well established in the racing world. There, the sensitivity to the color's presumed darker aspects is so strong that Mario Andretti never signs autographs with green ink, and it is said Joe Weatherly (NASCAR's 1962 and 1963 champion) once removed his socks for a race because rain had changed their color from blue to green.
While it is true some drivers have won races in green automobiles, cars of that complexion are rarely to be found at racetracks because they are regarded as unlucky. The prejudice against them dates to the earliest days of motor racing, fed (if not begun) by some especially memorable racing fatalities brought about by green racing machines.
On 17 September 1911, one of the worst auto racing accidents in history occurred at Syracuse, New York, when 11 fans were killed and 10 others injured by Lee Oldfield's Knox racer, a green car that blew a tire during the race, careened into the infield, and plowed through a snow fence into a group of spectators. (The driver, thrown from the car, received minor injuries.)
On 25 November 1920, Gaston Chevrolet, lost his life when his green Frontenac crashed at the Beverly Hills Board Track into the Duesenberg driven by Eddie O'Donnell. (O'Donnell and Lyall Jolls, his riding mechanic, also lost their lives in that accident.) Scant months earlier, Chevrolet had won the Indianapolis 500 in that very car.
Well-entrenched centuries-old superstition about green being an ill-favored color has likely combined with memory of those two high-profile fatal crashes to help foster the belief that green cars and auto racing should not mix.
Barbara "top fueled" Mikkelson
Last updated: 12 July 2008
Here's a little history,
Legend: Green is an unlucky color for automobiles.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, January 2007]
When I was young, my father was a driving instructor, every couple of months somebody calling to book a lesson would ask if the car was green. When asked why they needed to know this the answer was always that green cars were considered unlucky. One woman who phoned had lost her boyfriend to a green car accident and in a separate incident she broke numerous bones having crashed a green car. Nobody asked if the car they would be learning in was any other color, green was the only one considered off limits. I heard this claim again recently which reminded me, an internet search brings up a lot of info on nascar, where green is considered unlucky in the early stages.
Origins: Green is a hue of many powerful and ancient associations, not all of them positive. While it is the color of hope and immortality, it is also deemed an unlucky shade in both Britain and the U.S. It is said various malicious wood spirits have selected the color as their very own and will lay claim to any mortal being fool enough to parade about in any of its tints, either permanently spiriting the offender away or evilly influencing him into dangerous or foolhardy
acts.
In the world of the theater, actors and actresses are averse to the color, with some balking at its use on stage for either costuming or props. Away from the boards, we find the beliefs that national disaster invariably follows close on the heels of any issue of green-hued postage stamps, and that those who wear clothing of a verdant shade will soon afterwards have to don black (attend a funeral). And of all the possible colors a bride could choose for her wedding dress, green is considered one of the unluckiest.
This centuries-old disquiet about the color green has in modern times expanded and affixed itself to the automobile. Just as ill luck was supposed to attach to green clothing, a similar presumption of lurking calamity has come to fasten upon green vehicles, thereby dooming those who encase themselves in emerald glory (either by wearing it or riding about in it) to mischance.
To those of a superstitious bent, green cars seem far more prone than those of other hue to develop mysterious ailments and proclivities: strange rattles, odd knocks, and abrupt pulls towards the road's edge (especially when there are concrete bridge abutments such vehicles might be drawn into). Chariots of this shade are said to take sudden unexpected lunges at garage walls, making the act of parking them fraught with adventure. While a great many such mishaps can easily be chalked up to driver error, to the superstitious it all too often seems such acts of inattention occur only with green cars. (The one and only time my mother mistook the gas for the brake, resulting in her parking the back end of her jalopy over a retaining wall, she was at the wheel of a green Plymouth Fury II.)
A woman in Salt Lake City reported that while she owned a green Honda Del Sol, it was rear-ended, experienced various odd mechanical problems, had a flat tire every four months, and was stolen. After recovering it, she unloaded the beastie upon her ex-husband and said this of his experience:
Funny thing, though? He was backing it out of his garage and he hit the side of the garage door. Doesn't sound like much, but my ex is a hobby rally racer. He *never* does stuff like that. Ever. His car is basically an extension of himself, so he hasn't had a dumb accident like that in years — at least since I've known him, which is about 7 years now. Now he's totally convinced the car is a bad-luck magnet.
The aversion to the pastoral hue is well established in the racing world. There, the sensitivity to the color's presumed darker aspects is so strong that Mario Andretti never signs autographs with green ink, and it is said Joe Weatherly (NASCAR's 1962 and 1963 champion) once removed his socks for a race because rain had changed their color from blue to green.
While it is true some drivers have won races in green automobiles, cars of that complexion are rarely to be found at racetracks because they are regarded as unlucky. The prejudice against them dates to the earliest days of motor racing, fed (if not begun) by some especially memorable racing fatalities brought about by green racing machines.
On 17 September 1911, one of the worst auto racing accidents in history occurred at Syracuse, New York, when 11 fans were killed and 10 others injured by Lee Oldfield's Knox racer, a green car that blew a tire during the race, careened into the infield, and plowed through a snow fence into a group of spectators. (The driver, thrown from the car, received minor injuries.)
On 25 November 1920, Gaston Chevrolet, lost his life when his green Frontenac crashed at the Beverly Hills Board Track into the Duesenberg driven by Eddie O'Donnell. (O'Donnell and Lyall Jolls, his riding mechanic, also lost their lives in that accident.) Scant months earlier, Chevrolet had won the Indianapolis 500 in that very car.
Well-entrenched centuries-old superstition about green being an ill-favored color has likely combined with memory of those two high-profile fatal crashes to help foster the belief that green cars and auto racing should not mix.
Barbara "top fueled" Mikkelson
Last updated: 12 July 2008
GreyDiesel
New Member
Car colors are tough. I am surprised when I paint cars in Forza, nothing is really satisfying. Its because everything has been done before.
I like the Legend Lime color from 05, it was different.
I think Ford is backed into a corner a bit on green, because the best looking green is reserved for the Bullitt models.
Plus, its British racing green. American cars should be blue and white. German cars are silver. British cars are green. Italian cars are red. French cars are pale blue. (like grabber blue,
)
I mean, there is actually a very limited number of colors. Granted, you can make all sorts of subtle changes, but in the end, your dealing with white, black, silver, red, green, blue, and yellow, and orange. Thats it. And they all have their respective associations already.
Oh, and purple, cant forget purple.
edit: Wait a minute, what am I saying. Ford doesn't care about the history of color, they paint cars based on what sells. And green dont sell. Here, look:
I like the Legend Lime color from 05, it was different.
I think Ford is backed into a corner a bit on green, because the best looking green is reserved for the Bullitt models.
Plus, its British racing green. American cars should be blue and white. German cars are silver. British cars are green. Italian cars are red. French cars are pale blue. (like grabber blue,
) I mean, there is actually a very limited number of colors. Granted, you can make all sorts of subtle changes, but in the end, your dealing with white, black, silver, red, green, blue, and yellow, and orange. Thats it. And they all have their respective associations already.
Oh, and purple, cant forget purple.
edit: Wait a minute, what am I saying. Ford doesn't care about the history of color, they paint cars based on what sells. And green dont sell. Here, look:
snaggeltooth
New Member
Car colors are tough. I am surprised when I paint cars in Forza, nothing is really satisfying. Its because everything has been done before.
I like the Legend Lime color from 05, it was different.
I think Ford is backed into a corner a bit on green, because the best looking green is reserved for the Bullitt models.
Plus, its British racing green. American cars should be blue and white. German cars are silver. British cars are green. Italian cars are red. French cars are pale blue. (like grabber blue,
I mean, there is actually a very limited number of colors. Granted, you can make all sorts of subtle changes, but in the end, your dealing with white, black, silver, red, green, blue, and yellow, and orange. Thats it. And they all have their respective associations already.
Oh, and purple, cant forget purple.
edit: Wait a minute, what am I saying. Ford doesn't care about the history of color, they paint cars based on what sells. And green dont sell. Here, look:
Yes but that is misleading ... I call it the White car syndrome.. AKA... say you order 20 cars ...10 of them are white the other 10 are spread among the other colors ... You will sell more white cars because you order more white ones ...
Ken04
New Member
it's not misleading. Dealerships order which colors sell. They order more whites and silver cars because more people buy white and silver cars.
If they ordered 10 green and the other ten spread amongst other colors, they'd sell 11 cars. 10 other colors and 1 green. I like green, I like alot of things that are the color green. But I would not buy a new green car. I'd buy a Bullitt, but only in black. I like Steve McQueens replica car, but I wouldn't want to own it IF I could pick another color.
LXtasy93
Founding Member
Ken04
New Member
I think it was Sammy Hagar the red rocker who said; 'there's 2 colors, red and ugly". Not sure that's an actual Hagar quote, and I've also heard it relation to cars, but whoever said it about sports car was pretty close to the truth.
alec231236
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