The History of the Gulf Livery Blue and Orange Paint Scheme - MotorTrend
WEBNov 30, 2020 · Known as the Mirage Lightweight Racing car, or simply "Mirage," these modified GT40s were the first official Gulf-liveried race cars. The Gulf livery's big-screen appearance in Le Mans cemented...
Gulf Livery | Gulf Oil International - gulfoilltd.com
WEBMost of our iconic Gulf liveries come from our rich history in motorsport. From the Ford GT40 Le Mans victory in 1968 to the return of Gulf in Formula One with an innovative livery on the MCL35M race car at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix, Gulf has been part of many monumental events in motorsport.
What Has Kept The Gulf Racing Livery So Special For So Long?
WEBWe’ve all been witness to a shoddy, badly-made Ford GT40 replica being shown at a small car show, or a knackered Gulf-colored Porsche 914 at a track day. As with all classic design, as soon as it’s mass-popularised and replicated on everything, the original becomes tarnished by that dreaded term: “overused”.
The Incredible History Of The Gulf Racing Livery - Silodrome
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Fast Facts – Gulf Racing Livery History. The Gulf motorsport livery that race fans are familiar with was created in 1967. The livery was first used on the Gulf Mirage-Ford M1 cars and then on the Ford GT40 cars that raced the 24 Hours Le Mans in …
Gulf blue and orange fueled some of Le Mans’ greatest victories
WEBApr 26, 2018 · Davis’ own GT40 was chassis number 1049, a Mk I, converted from a road car. And here, then, was genesis—the first car to wear any semblance of a Gulf livery. It was a very literal paint scheme: it used both colors in the Gulf logo, the orange on the “hamburger,” the blue of the “GULF” text.
This book tells the inside story of the glorious Gulf Racing …
WEBSep 13, 2020 · Ever since the late 1960s, blurred flashes of powder blue and orange have captivated racegoers, the distinctive Gulf livery gracing some of motorsport’s most fabled machines – from the Porsche 917 to the Aston Martin DBR9.
The greatest Gulf racing liveries: from 1960s Le Mans to modern F1
WEBMay 26, 2023 · Fans are being asked to vote for one of four designs that will appear at the Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grands Prix, 55 years since the oil brand achieved international prominence in the late sixties. Here are some of the best and most memorable examples of Gulf’s famous racing moments.
A night at the museum with the glorious ROFGO Gulf Racing collection
WEBMar 10, 2020 · As an impressionable schoolboy, one particular German entrepreneur treasured a small model of a Gulf-liveried Ford GT40. Decades later, the real-life version of that very GT40 served as the springboard for what would become the world’s largest collection of racing cars dedicated to Gulf’s longstanding ties to the world of motorsport.
Gallery: the best of Gulf Racing liveries - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBJul 28, 2020 · We’ve picked some of the greatest hits from its past: from the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 to the Aston Martin GTs, clad in the unmistakeable Gulf colours – as well as the new ‘Gulf McLaren’. This article was updated on May 17 2021. Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the GT40 on the way to victory at Le Mans. DPPI.
Gulf’s famous blue and orange is back | Classic & Sports Car
WEBFeb 26, 2020 · Gulf is back in motorsport. “But they never left,” you might rightfully be saying just days after Gulf Racing finished fifth in class in the so-called Lone Star Le Mans 6 Hours of CoTA. But at the Gulf Racing Fuels launch at the Royal Automobile Club, that was conspicuously absent from any mention.