After two years of hard work post-World War II historic competition car brokerage, Duncan Hamilton, has finally revealed their biggest secret, the ROFGO Gulf Collection.
The Gulf collection, is currently made up of fourteen of the most iconic race cars in motor-sport history, all featuring the Gulf livery. The cars made their first public appearance at the Retromobile exhibition in Paris in February and will be appearing at various motor-shows and races throughout the world in the future.
Currently the collection comprises of:
- 1967 Mirage
Chassis No.10002 – the first Gulf-liveried car to run at Le Mans
- 1968 Ford GT40
Chassis No.1084 – 4th, SPA 1000 km, Hawkins/Hobbs
- 1969 Brabham BT26
Chassis No.BT26/4 – 1st German GP, Ickx
- 1970 McLaren M14
Chassis No.M14/A2 – 2nd South African GP, Hulme
- 1971 Porsche 917
Chassis No.026 – 2nd, Le Mans 24 Hours, Attwood/Muller
- 1970 Porsche 908/3
Chassis No.12 – Nürburgring 1000 km, Siffert, DNF
- 1972 McLaren M20
Chassis No.M20/3 – 1st, Watkins Glen, Hulme
- 1974 Mirage
Chassis No.704 – 4th, Le Mans 24 Hours, Bell/Hailwood
- 1994 Kremer K8
Chassis No.K8/07/SP – 6th, Le Mans 24 Hours, Bell/Lassig/Donovan
- 1996 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail
Chassis No.022 – 3rd, Hockenheim 4 Hours, Bscher/Nielson
- 2006 Courage C65 LMP2
Chassis No.07 – 7th, Le Mans 24 Hours, Gosselin/Ojeh/Ragues
- 2008 Aston Martin DBR9
Chassis No.007 – 4th in GT1, Le Mans 24 Hours, Frentzen/Piccili/Wendlinger
- 2009 Aston Martin LMP1
Chassis No.DBR1-2/2 – 1st, Asian Le Mans series, Okayama, Mucke/Primat
- 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo
GT2 Championship, Giroix/Goethe
It is also report that he recently added the ‘Gulf’ 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail #28R to the collection!
See the video below for the collection on show at the Retromobile exhibition in Paris earlier this year, and the 1996 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail at Silverstone.
Where is the Gallardo?
haha, today I saw Punto II painted in gulf colors :))