A little searching in the archives produced the following info, posted by
Jim in 1997.
Malcolm, this seems like good material for the FAQ ?
Randall
COUNTRY COLORS OF CAR NUMBERS
Argentina Body: blue Red on white Hood: yellow Chassis:
black
Belgium Body: yellow black
Brazil Body: pale yellow black Chassis and wheels:green
Canada Body: green white Stripes: white
Chile Body: red half blue- Hood: blue half red or
Underframe: white
all red on white
Cuba Body: yellow white on black Hood: black
Czechoslovakia Body: white blue Hood: blue and white
Underframe: red
Egypt Pale violet red on white
Finland Black blue on white
France Blue white
Germany White red
Great Britain Green white
Holland Orange white
Hungary Body, front: white black Body, rear: green
Hood: red
Irish Free State Green with horizontal white band of
orange around
body
Italy Red white
Luxembourg Pearlgray white on red
Mexico Gold white on black
Monaco White with red hori- black on white zontal band
around body
Poland Body and hood: white red Underframe: red
Portugal Body and hood: red white Underframe: white
Scotland Green white
South Africa Body: Gold black on white Hood: green
Spain Hood: yellow black on yellow Body and chassis:
red white on red
Sweden Body and hood, lower white
part:blue-upper:yellow Three cross
bands of blue on top of hood
Switzerland Hood: white black Body and underframe:red
Thailand Body and hood: white on blue pale blue with
yellow horizontal
band around body and hood Wheels: pale yellow
United States Body and hood: white blue on white
Underframe: blue
Venezuela Body: white; Stripe:green
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