The inspiration for my livery is BMW's 3rd art car which was painted by pop art artist Roy Lichtenstein. You can find out more about the project here:
https://www.bmwartcarcollection.com/2011/05/03-roy-lichtenstein-bmw-art-car/
BMW have been comissioning race car liveries from the 1970s, but I really like Lichtenstein's style so this competition was an attempt to take his livery and apply it to the modern BMW racer.
It's NOT an exact copy, mainly because the proportions between the 320 CSL (Batmobile) and the modern M6 GT3 are very different, as well as new scoops and different wing designs. I've tried to think what would Lichtenstein do when faced with many of the challenges of the new car - though I would never claim to be able to emulate him!
In short the nose of the car, and mostly everything from the back of the doors rear-wards is my design. IIRC the Body section in livery editor was at 280+ decals.
The car raced at LeMans in 1977 as #50 with
Herve Poulain (the gentleman racer who came up with the art car idea in 1975) and Marcel Mignot as the drivers. The car was officially a privateer French entry in the IMSA class, so the only logos on the car are the IMSA class badge and the French Flag along side the racing number. When BMW reclaimed the car after the race, the racing decals were removed (as was the only sponsor logo (Goodyear) on the nose, so I decided to base my design on the racing version.
I've been dicking about with GT liveries for a while now, but this is the first time I've entered a competition and put my work on display. The standard here is incredibly high, you guys all rock!
Thanks for reading,
S.
