Ford GT40 - Wikipedia
The Ford GT40 is a high-performance mid-engined racing car originally designed and built for and by the Ford Motor Company to compete in 1960s European endurance racing. Its specific impetus was to best Scuderia Ferrari, which had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race for six years running from 1960 to 1965. Around 100 cars have been ...
An Original Gulf Livery Car – 1968 & 1969 LeMans Winning Ford GT40
2014年4月4日 · The original race car painted in Gulf Oil colors was a Ford GT40 (chassis that was raced at Daytona and Sebring in 1967 as an independent entry by Gulf Oil executive vice president Grady Davis. It carried Gulf’s corporate colors of dark blue and orange.
The History of the Gulf Livery Blue and Orange Paint Scheme - MotorTrend
2020年11月27日 · Finished in dark blue with an orange racing stripe, and with Gulf logos stamped on its doors, Gulf Oil vice president Grady Davis entered his own Ford GT40, chassis no. 1049, to compete at...
Gulf blue and orange fueled some of Le Mans’ greatest victories
2018年4月26日 · 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.
1967 Ford GT40 Mirage in Gulf Oil Livery - Legendary Collector Cars
2015年12月1日 · 1967 Ford GT40 Mirage in Gulf Oil livery at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum. Of the three original cars, 10001, 10002 and 10003, one was destroyed, one would be rebuilt into the new Gulf Team GT40 specs by JWA for the 1968 season, and the car on display is the only surviving example.
Ford GT40 Mk I Gulf - Ultimatecarpage.com
2012年8月6日 · For 1970, JW Automotive served as one of the Porsche-supported semi-works team, successfully fielding Gulf-liveried 917s. Scoring back-to-back Le Mans wins and bringing Ford a third World Championship, the Gulf GT40 was not the only the final GT40 development but also the most victorious.
1968 Ford GT40 Mark I ‘Gulf Oil’ - Supercars.net
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf P/1074 – sold for $11,000,000. Debut win at Spa 1967 with Jacky Ickx and Dr. Dick Thompson. Extraordinary racing history; ex-David Hobbs, Brian Redman, Mike Hailwood, and Paul Hawkins. The first win for the famed Gulf/Wyer Partnership. Only Gulf team car to win both as a Mirage (’67 Spa) and a GT40 (’68 Monza).
Gulf Livery GT40s
The Gulf Livery GT40s, in their distinctive colours of blue and orange are amongst the most iconic and photogenic cars ever in the world.
Steve McQueen Le Mans 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage - Road & Track
2012年8月18日 · For starters, it's the first lightweight racing chassis produced for the J.W.A./Gulf Racing team. Gulf's iconic powder blue paintjob with one wide marigold stripe is easily the most...
Legend of Le Mans – Ford’s GT40 Turns 60 | Car & Classic Magazine
2024年4月15日 · As classic enthusiasts we all have petrol coursing through our veins and whether it be 95 RON or race derived ethanol we can all agree that the Ford GT40 has earned its (Gulf) stripes. With such a fascinating history it deserves to be remembered as it enters its seventh decade.