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The MOD Father
try to imagine the induction noise---
Filed under: Time Warp, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford
The Gulf Oil paint scheme was immortalized in motorsports history when the the '68-'69 Ford GT40 capped off four straight victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Later cars such as the Porsche 917 have also featured the unique livery, but it's the Ford GT40 that first comes to mind when you think of the light blue and orange paint.
Auto Futura, the manufacturers of the CAV GT replicar, have secured the rights to paint their cars in the Gulf Oil colors complete with period sponsor stickers and BRM wheels. The cars will also feature a 500 horsepower V8 with Weber IDF carburetors, nubuck leather interior with Gulf Oil logos embroidered on the seats, five-point safety harnesses, and special chassis plates identifying them as being officially licensed Gulf Oil cars. Each chassis number will be added to a registry, and owners will receive a certificate from Gulf Oil confirming their vehicle's authenticity. Follow the jump for full features and details.
[Source: Auto Futura]
Gallery: Auto Futura CAV GT Gulf Oil Edition
Last edited by Pedro_The_Swift; 8th January 2008 at 06:57 AM.
"How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"
'93 V8 Rossi
'97 to '07. sold.
'01 V8 D2
'06 to 10. written off.
'03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
'10 to '21
'16.5 RRS SDV8
'21 to Infinity and Beyond!
1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
Home is where you park it..
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OldBushie
Sure you just wet yourself?
The MOD Father
slight slobber on the keyboard also
"How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"
'93 V8 Rossi
'97 to '07. sold.
'01 V8 D2
'06 to 10. written off.
'03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
'10 to '21
'16.5 RRS SDV8
'21 to Infinity and Beyond!
1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
Home is where you park it..
[IMG]
Moderator
Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift
earplugs, anyone ?
I know back in the day the real race cars didn't use air filters, but with that amount of $$ invested in a machine like that, I'd want at least ITG's or K&N's sitting over the ram tubes, those bits of foam will only stop rocks.....
Actually, I'd be scared the damn thing would ingest them at 7000RPM.
Think I'll have to hire out 'Le Mans' with Steve McQueen one more time.....
The mechanic who first taught me all about engines and racing used to lament "I feel sorry for all you young blokes that have never heard an F5000 at full noise uncorked...."
I think I was born a decade or two too late.
YarnMaster
*smirks* i know where a quad weber intake manifold is for my XR8......
Master
Real intake noise is a Rolls Royce Merlin V12 at full scream ahead 100 feet above your head, you can get nappies for blokes you know if you cant control your bladder
SysAdmin (Owner)
or 10 feet in front of you on a test bed at full noise....
unbelievable ... but nice
2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi
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living where I do, and shopping in Scone you would occasionally hear Col Pay overhead in his CAC-18 (Oz built P-51) doing circuits. Unfortunately he won't be doing this anymore.
It's a noise once heard, never forgotten.
SysAdmin (Owner)
not wrong....
2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius
I got a look over an original Gulf oil GT40 at Duttons about 14 years ago and they are a very basic machine which is way over powered for their size.......Which is great.
It was started to move it around getting ready for the start of the Dutton Rally and it sounded awsome.
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