In a new series of articles we are going to take a look at all the shades Ferrari used and uses to grace their cars. Starting off with green, or Verde in Italian.
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BP Green
Photo: Julian Sion
BP Green was a colour used by David Piper during his privateer career. The majority of cars he campaigned were painted in this bright shade of green which derived from the shade of green oil company BP used. Piper painted his cars green in exchange for BP sponsorship. This 488 Spider is a Tailor Made project done by Maranello Motors GmbH (Cologne, Germany).
Pino Verde
Photo: Tim Scott
One of the oldest shades of Ferrari green.
Verde Abetone
Photo: Monserrat Photography and Ferrari Poland
Verde Bottiglia
Photo: RM Sotheby's
Verde British
Photo: Carlile ImageWorks
The Ferrari version of the iconic British Racing Green.
Verde Celeste
“Extracampionario” paint from the "Anni 50-60" colour range, Verde Celeste is a combination between green and blue.
Verde Chiaro Metallico
Photo: Andreas Birner
Verde Francesca
Photo: LdnCarphotography
Introduced in 2018, Verde Francesca is inspired by the Maserati colour Verde Tevere. The owner of this Tailor Made 488 Pista named it after his granddaughter.
Verde GB23
Photo: Adrien Gillet
A one-off colour for an Italian Ferrari collector who goes by the name of Greg B.
Verde Germoglio
Photo: Lorenzo Iacomini
Verde Germoglio is a colour that has been around for decades. First introduced in the 1960s together with the Ferrari Dino, it’s a very rare shade of green. This Ferrari 488 Pista Spider is also finished in the bright shade of green, inspired by the colour of Shoot.
Verde Jewel
Photo: Tomáš Végh
First seen on five cars used for the 70th anniversary livery 'The Green Jewel' in 2017, Verde Jewel is a bright shade of green inspired by the 1965 Ferrari 365 P2 of David Piper. Ferrari built just 6 units of this racing car, which was entered in the 1965 race season alongside the 275 P2 and 330 P2. One of them was acquired by long-time Ferrari customer team David Piper Racing. The car was painted in the characteristic green colour of the British team.
Verde Kers Lucido
Photo: Gosia i Michał
Another bright shade of green. This one is believed to be inspired by the matte finish of the Ferrari 599 HY KERS.
Verde Masoni Opaco
Photo: KSG Media
Another very rare shade of green. To our knowledge, only three cars left the factory in this colour.
Verde Medio
Photo: Nico Decomis
Verde Medio Nijinsky
Photo: RM Sotheby's
Verde Militare
Photo: SpeedGeneration
A beautiful and new shade of green requested by a Dutch Ferrari driver.
Verde Mugello
Photo: Mathieu Bonnevie
Verde Nathalie
Photo: Wylie Caudill
Featured on our website, Verde Nathalie came to life thanks to an American Pista owner who wanted something different.
Verde Pallido
Photo: Ferrari
The extracampionario shade of Verde Pallido is said to be inspired by the colour of Stirling Moss's 250 GTO (s/n 3505GT).
Verde Silverstone
Photo: Stradale Vintage Cars
Verde Scuro Metallico
Photo: Theo Civitello
Verde Tevere
Photo: Joe Macari
Originally a Maserati colour.
Verde Tracy
Photo: Ferrari Kroymans
Verde Zeltweg
Photo: Daniel Viliam Mazáč
Most likely named after the Austrian town Zeltweg. The Zeltweg Airfield was used as a racing circuit in the 1960s and hosted the Formula One Grand Prix in 1964.
If we have missed out on any shades, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Written by Max Lammers.
Thank you! We will add Verde Germoglio as soon as possible!
Hello,
I miss “Verde Germoglio”, some Dino`s are painted in that colour, but anyhow, a very good side,
thank you .
There is also a beautiful shade of green on a 1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica. If I am not mistaken the color is Verde Bottiglia 16.364. Pictures of the car can be found easily on the web.
Verde Tevere?
Hi,
i think the verde scuro had 2 shades. The one from the Dino and later on Testarossa/348. You can see it on red-headed.com.
PS. Zeltweg was the airport, but later there was bulit a race track nearby. And since 1970 there are races there since. It was called Zeltweg, Oesterreichring, A1Ring, RedBullRing, Spielberg. But in Austria they call it all the time traditionally Zeltweg.
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