Now for a brief change of pace.
From time to time cars appear with accessory or post-market color details related to the national flags of their country of origin. Nowadays these are often in the form of decals rather than paint.
This post was inspired by a Maserati I recently noticed and photographed. It and other examples are shown below.
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A few years ago some Fiat 500s appeared with thin Italian flag color stripes as seen here.
A factory option was a Gucci-themed 500. Italy's red and green oppose one another on a standard artists' color wheel. That is, when placed together the result can be a garish clashing. Gucci colors are toned-down green and red. This is done by mixing a little green into the red and a little red into the green. This slightly neutralized result allows the colors to be juxtaposed without serious clashing.
Perhaps more often seen are Minis with British flag decals on their roofs.
Here is the Maserati that I saw and captured with my iPhone. The only stripes are on the hood, the car's stern being stripe-free.
Besides hood stripes, this Maserati has three grille bars mimicking the Italian flag.
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