Where does the fashion for black bonnets (hoods) on modified cars come from?

Question

I see kids nowadays have a black bonnet on their cars. ive seen this elsewhere as well. where did this style come from?

Answer 1

It actually started in the early 70s when rally cars had mat black bonnets. It was originally to stop the driver being blinded by the suns glare off a polished bonnet.

Answer 2

Black Bonnets

Answer 3

It comes from the modifying community in Japan who put carbon fibre bonnets on their cars. They leave the carbon weave visible (the black structure) so people know they have paid through the nose for a bonnet that marginally lowers the weight of the vehicle. If they painted them no-one would know it was carbon fibre.
The kids who have them you've seen probably have only painted their bonnets black, or have had cheaper fibreglass ones fitted.

Answer 4

some 70's rally cars had matt black bonnets-to stop the glare from the sun, in the same way as modern world rally cars have alcantra dash's prevents glare from the sun!

Answer 5

for me it depends upon the girl. Like I might observe a girl with black hair as well as think she is totally hot yet see a girl with blond curly hair that is meh and vice versa.

Answer 6

I was born with blonde hair so i think i actually look fine thats the way i was born

Answer 7

Originally, (going back to the 50's-60's) it was a FLAT or MATTE black hood, to cut glare/reflection from the sun or lights (during nighttime races at tracks), as in aircraft (Anti-glare paint/panel or
shield).

Answer 8

It's a revival of Henry Fords original concept? You can have any colour car as long as it's Black

Answer 9

it is the colour of a carbon fibre bonnet which makes the car lighter, therefore faster

Answer 10

It came from people fitting unpainted fibre-glass bonnets, which are black. If you can't afford a fibre-glass bonnet, you paint yours black and (from a distance) it looks like fibre-glass.