Hi there
We are thinking of restoring a real 914/6 and finishing it in Gulf colours, rather like this, and would be interested in your views / advice:
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Kate & Brian
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QUOTE(cal914 @ Jan 4 2016, 01:36 PM) 
Hi there
We are thinking of restoring a real 914/6 and finishing it in Gulf colours, rather like this, and would be interested in your views / advice:
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Kate & Brian
I'm thinking of doing up my '72 Chalon racer in some variant of Gulf livery as well. Since my car already is orange or tangerine, I'm thinking of wrapping the blue sections so if I don't like it or if I tire of it, I can just pull it off and go back to the orange. Might have to use stick-on pinstripes if I go that route.
While I love Gulf livery, I personally would keep it whatever the stock color was/is unless it's going to be a track purposed car.
Obviously it's your car, do what you want with it. I just believe that real sixes should stay true to their originality. The idea of a wrap sounds interesting though.
Obviously it's your car, do what you want with it. I just believe that real sixes should stay true to their originality. The idea of a wrap sounds interesting though.
I've owned a couple Oly Blues and I like it. It all comes down to what you want...
IMO, I like it if it's a track car.....but not for the street. Here's a photo of one.
Love it
Do it !
Do it !
Ay-ay-ay...here we go again! Do what you want - its just a car (4,6, 8, whatever). Its an iconic scheme that would be widely appreciated (street or track - makes no difference!) - probably much, much more than "stock". Enjoy.
PS: I'll probably do a Gulf-like scheme one-day but not the conventional...this McClaren F1 caught my eye a decade ago or so. I'm pretty sure this car is worth AT LEAST what a 914/6 would be (cough cough)! Like maybe 150+ times more and ridiculously more rare and coveted...
Tony
While I love Gulf livery, I personally would keep it whatever the stock color was/is unless it's going to be a track purposed car.
Obviously it's your car, do what you want with it. I just believe that real sixes should stay true to their originality. The idea of a wrap sounds interesting though.
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PS: I'll probably do a Gulf-like scheme one-day but not the conventional...this McClaren F1 caught my eye a decade ago or so. I'm pretty sure this car is worth AT LEAST what a 914/6 would be (cough cough)! Like maybe 150+ times more and ridiculously more rare and coveted...
Tony
QUOTE(iwanta914-6 @ Jan 4 2016, 04:15 PM)
While I love Gulf livery, I personally would keep it whatever the stock color was/is unless it's going to be a track purposed car.
Obviously it's your car, do what you want with it. I just believe that real sixes should stay true to their originality. The idea of a wrap sounds interesting though.
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QUOTE(RobW @ Jan 4 2016, 04:53 PM)
I've owned a couple Oly Blues and I like it. It all comes down to what you want...
I have toyed with the idea for a while myself.
something along these lines, Just a simple stripe.
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probably won't ..... BUT if I got some spare trunk lids and roof.... maybe.
QUOTE(Olympic 1.7 @ Jan 5 2016, 07:51 AM)
QUOTE(RobW @ Jan 4 2016, 04:53 PM)
I've owned a couple Oly Blues and I like it. It all comes down to what you want...
I have toyed with the idea for a while myself.
something along these lines, Just a simple stripe.
Click to view attachment
probably won't ..... BUT if I got some spare trunk lids and roof.... maybe.
I don't know what the current color of the car in question is, but if it's already Olympic Blue then adding something like the orange stripe would be much easier to change back if need be some day.
Joe Bob used to make decals. It might be possible to do the stripe in vinyl.
QUOTE(Cracker @ Jan 5 2016, 09:26 AM)
No details..
Just pulled the picture off of Google images.
I love that combination. (In fact, when my youngest son was born, we sent our friends a birth announcement with his name etc in the Gulf color combination... to make sure that everybody knew it was a boy!).
Point is that the orange has a very important role. You can add too much orange, turning the car into a circus act. When you use the orange accent 'wisely', it will lift the blue! Off course, that's all imho!
To show you what I mean: Dutch car maker Donkervoort started its life as builder of Lotus models. He has evoluated into a high end car maker with a 270 hp Audi engine under the bonnet. In fact, Audi uses the Donkervoort for development! To give you an idea about the build quality.
All Donkervoorts have a 'bespoke' costume. This one has a very modest orange stripe. It emphasizes the blue color and it shows the Gulf literary: everybody knows: "Gulf!"
i wouldn't hesitate to turn a 914 in need of a respray into a Gulf car (mmmm, there's a candidate in my workshop now....).
Point is that the orange has a very important role. You can add too much orange, turning the car into a circus act. When you use the orange accent 'wisely', it will lift the blue! Off course, that's all imho!
To show you what I mean: Dutch car maker Donkervoort started its life as builder of Lotus models. He has evoluated into a high end car maker with a 270 hp Audi engine under the bonnet. In fact, Audi uses the Donkervoort for development! To give you an idea about the build quality.
All Donkervoorts have a 'bespoke' costume. This one has a very modest orange stripe. It emphasizes the blue color and it shows the Gulf literary: everybody knows: "Gulf!"
i wouldn't hesitate to turn a 914 in need of a respray into a Gulf car (mmmm, there's a candidate in my workshop now....).
As a GT40 fan, love the Gulf livery. The wrap sounds like an awesome way to do it too.
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