Gulf liveried DP at last GrandAm

TrevorC · 9 Apr 2005, 21:34 (Ref:1274287)

The DP in Gulf colours in the last Grand-AM race was apparently driven by Steve McQueen's son.

Does anyone know of where photos of the car might have been posted ??

Danske · 9 Apr 2005, 22:13 (Ref:1274310)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevorC

The DP in Gulf colours in the last Grand-AM race was apparently driven by Steve McQueen's son.

Does anyone know of where photos of the car might have been posted ??

Motorsport.com is nice if you're looking for specific cars because you can query the database with the driver, series, year, track and event.

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/sel...GRANDAM&Y=2005

There are some other sites such as grandamerican.com, theracesite.com, and racingfanatics.com that also have photo galleries, but you'll have to weed through all the other photos.

Yes, Chad McQueen is one of the drivers for the car. The team's website is http://www.westernesse-racing.com/ and it also has a lot of photos.

Fab · 9 Apr 2005, 23:19 (Ref:1274332)

For the pleasure of the eyes, and for some hours only (pics from Motorsport.com) :

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/gra...on-lr-0203.jpg

Raglanparade · 10 Apr 2005, 01:19 (Ref:1274354)

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pweety

kdr · 10 Apr 2005, 12:36 (Ref:1274685)

i think i feel ill.

Jeffrey-Lee · 10 Apr 2005, 12:41 (Ref:1274689)

A gulf colored (not sponsored) pope mobile, great.

Dani Filth · 10 Apr 2005, 13:33 (Ref:1274710)

the car is UGLY .

Fab · 10 Apr 2005, 15:27 (Ref:1274745)

How mean you are...

SALEEN S7R · 10 Apr 2005, 15:37 (Ref:1274748)

Man, that car bites! Super 2000 touring cars look fantastic compared to that sucker!

BSchneiderFan · 10 Apr 2005, 18:31 (Ref:1274895)

Butt ugly. Sorry, GA fans.

Silk Cut Jaguar · 10 Apr 2005, 19:49 (Ref:1274962)

So that's how you kill a legendary livery...

paul-collins · 10 Apr 2005, 21:10 (Ref:1275032)

I wish Belmondo's cars had the orange stripe though. At least he's actually GOT Gulf sponsorship. Chad's livery choice is primarily based on his dad's movie, methinks.

kdr · 10 Apr 2005, 21:25 (Ref:1275051)

am i right in thinking that the pale blue is Gulf colours, and the orange came from another sponsor...?

Redracer77 · 10 Apr 2005, 21:35 (Ref:1275056)

I have Gulf sponsorship for this year in UK FF1600 and Chad is running full gulf colours and the orange is part of that branding. I am not sure if he is sponsored or not? The Paul Belmondo deal was a compromise between a number of sponsors. I think it looks nice

BSchneiderFan · 10 Apr 2005, 22:13 (Ref:1275100)

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Originally Posted by kdr

am i right in thinking that the pale blue is Gulf colours, and the orange came from another sponsor...?

Yes and no. As far as I know, Gulf's original colours were dark blue and orange, but in the late '60s they acquired a smaller company which used powder blue and orange, which livery they thought looked nicer on racing cars; hence the 'classic' Gulf livery.

paul-collins · 11 Apr 2005, 01:40 (Ref:1275174)

The baby blue came from Wilshire Oil, which Gulf acquired in 1960. Orange was always the dominant Gulf colour, and dark blue was the accent.

Tim Northcutt · 11 Apr 2005, 03:29 (Ref:1275197)

I had a blue 1973 pPinto that was that color of Blue...

One night when I was drunk, I thought about painting an orange stripe on it like the "Gulf" livery...

Then I sobered up and felt that it would be a slap in the face to such a proud racing heritage...

Guess Chad didn't feel the same way....

(trust me, I could have been more cruel in this response, but I felt that making comments about anyone else's state of sobriety without knowing them or possibly defaming th4eir character would lack good taste...)

Redracer77 · 11 Apr 2005, 08:26 (Ref:1275274)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan

Yes and no. As far as I know, Gulf's original colours were dark blue and orange, but in the late '60s they acquired a smaller company which used powder blue and orange, which livery they thought looked nicer on racing cars; hence the 'classic' Gulf livery.

Gulf still use dark blue for a number of applications. In fact the dark blue is used more for the retail side than pale blue. I think pale blue is just for the racing?

Kicking-back · 11 Apr 2005, 09:22 (Ref:1275303)

I think that car looks reasonably good!

TerryC · 11 Apr 2005, 09:34 (Ref:1275316)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevorC

The DP in Gulf colours in the last Grand-AM race was apparently driven by Steve McQueen's son.

Does anyone know of where photos of the car might have been posted ??

Bit late but nevertheless.

http://www.danielwood.info/clients/w...ery/Page1.html

brielga · 11 Apr 2005, 12:51 (Ref:1275453)

I can only think of an uglier thing, an Argentinian Turismo Carretera (in this case a Torino)!!!

Please open with care !!! This can damage your health ....

http://www.geocities.com/cupetorino/...ricio_2001.jpg

Redracer77 · 11 Apr 2005, 13:03 (Ref:1275464)

my gulf car can be seen - http://www.ff1600.co.uk/index.php?id=185

BSchneiderFan · 11 Apr 2005, 13:36 (Ref:1275484)

I seem to recall that the Gulf-sponsored spyder which Derek Bell raced at Le Mans in 1994 (?) was dark blue and orange.

BSchneiderFan · 11 Apr 2005, 13:36 (Ref:1275485)

And, lo, so it was.

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...-06-19-005.jpg

brielga · 11 Apr 2005, 13:43 (Ref:1275495)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan

And, lo, so it was.

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...-06-19-005.jpg

Correct! That was the exception that confirmed the rule. All the previous (Ford GT40, Porsche 917 and Mirage) were light blue as well as the Audi from 2001.

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