As the story goes, the famous “Petty Blue” paint scheme was born of necessity. Richard Petty doesn’t remember the exact date—probably in the late 1950s—but he remembers his new team was ...

As die-hard fans of Richard Petty would know, Petty Blue isn’t just a color, it’s an emotion for the man. The iconic shade, synonymous with his No. 43 car, became a symbol of dominance on the ...

Petty Blue 1973 Dodge Dart 340 Is No Superbird, ... this Dart rocks a Petty Blue suit. It's a fantastic color made famous by "The King," and it's a hue I naturally associate with the winged warrior.

Added Kyle Petty: “That blue color hides a lot, bud.” “Basically everything was so new when we had the conversation here last year,” Richard Petty continued.

When STP signed on as a Petty sponsor in 1972, the company’s bright red color joined Petty blue on virtually all of the King’s cars. The 1975 Charger, ...

A Superbird Body Kit And An Unmistakable Paint Color . Of course, no tribute to The King's Superbird would be complete without a Petty Blue paint job, but the body needed work beforehand.

Petty played himself and voiced the character known as “The King” in the series. Petty’s iconic blue color donned the character, which was based on one of the cars Richard Petty drove in NASCAR.

Richard Petty's light blue 1970 Superbird will be part of the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. Advertisement Petty, who is 87 years old and grew up in Level Cross, ...

Perhaps the most iconic NASCAR car to sport the Petty Blue color and No. 43 was the Plymouth Superbird from the early 70s. The racecar was designed to lure the driver back to the Plymouth camp ...

Its Petty Blue and Red scheme commemorates 75 years of Petty racing, but it’s more than a showpiece. This thing’s ready to work with its 2-stage fast-lift system that reaches max lift in under ...