Impressive combination: Earnhardt’s 1985 paint scheme
By Ben White In 1979, Dale Earnhardt’s Wrangler Jeans Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles were owned by Rod Osterlund and carried solid blue sides with yellow areas on their tops and hoods. When Earnhardt moved to RCR Enterprises for 10 races in 1981, their cars featured yellow V-styled front fenders and blue rear side sections. Earnhardt’s Bud Moore’s Fords of 1982 and ’83 again carried yellow and blue and when he returned to RCR in 1984, the familiar markings, albeit one radical yellow rear quarter panel design was rejected after one race at Talladega, remained. Masking tape stuck in a dozen directions before they…