Gulf Oil Blue/Orange

[Librarian]

Can anyone please recommend available spray can paints that closely match the Gulf Oil colours. I'm laid up with severe back pain and can't get out so need to order.

[Rheged]

Sorry, can't suggest paints, but I would like to offer sympathy for your current  state.

[PR19_Kit]

A recent copy of Motor Sport magazine had a feature on a guy who owns LOADS of Gulf cars, including a GT40 and a 917 (gnashing of teeth mode off...) I'll see if I can find it out as I think the actual colour shades were mentioned. Of course they'll be 1960s-70s period paints so they may not be that easy, or cheap, to get hold of.

[Librarian]

Look forward to info. If I can just sculpt a John Wyer figure in 1/48

[PR19_Kit]

Found it!  

The colours came from the Llewellyn Ryland range and were called 3707 Zenith Blue and 3957 Tangerine. L R's page is here :-

http://www.llewellyn-ryland.co.uk/standardrange.html but they no longer manufacture paints, only gel coats and stuff.

Apparently they are Porsche standard colours these days, called 'Gulf Blue' and 'Gulf Orange'. Tricky, eh?  

I bet they're darned expensive from Porsche though and I doubt Halfords sell them either, but it seems the nearest equivalents may be Ford Bermuda Blue and Peugeot Seville Orange, and they do look very close to me.

[PR19_Kit]

John Wyer? I met him when I was on the GT40 project in the mid 60s. 

It'll need to be a TALL figure, he was about 6'4" I think! He had this 'look' when things weren't going well that would melt stainless steel at around 100 yards!

[PR19_Kit]

HAH! 

It looks like you may be able to get them as a Morgan colour! At the Geneva Motor Show Morgan announced a special Gulf version of their 3 wheeler in the blue and orange. 



Piccie from Yahoo.

[Librarian]

Fantastic information. Thank you. I have a DVD on the Gulf GT-40/917 in action. I see what you refer to about Mr Wyer. Missed his vocation as a House Master .

[Rheged]

HAH! 

It looks like you may be able to get them as a Morgan colour! At the Geneva Motor Show Morgan announced a special Gulf version of their 3 wheeler in the blue and orange. 

You had me worried for a moment there, Kit!   Morgans are specially designed and crafted to look their best in British Racing Green................although the gloss Prussian Blue Morgan Plus 4 my brother in law used to own looked very good too

[Sticky Fingers]

Not spraypaint cans, so probably not what you're looking for, but just in case as it's certainly sprayable:
http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=46&products_id=1328&osCsid=fe6ef1ccc562e00f49ab36e7cf906d5c#.UTiO4NaNiYE

[Librarian]

One of these days I'm going to bite the bullet and get into airbrushing. Sooo hard to break old habits (makes coffee, lights fag).

I've seen a site where a Seiran has its wings and floats removed for submarine stowage. If I go with the Gulf Oil idea I might fish around for a transporter with stowed parts being unloaded.

[PR19_Kit]

Not spraypaint cans, so probably not what you're looking for, but just in case as it's certainly sprayable:
http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=46&products_id=1328&osCsid=fe6ef1ccc562e00f49ab36e7cf906d5c#.UTiO4NaNiYE

I  love the way the small print says that these paints have NOTHING to do with theGulf Oil Co. 

[Sticky Fingers]

If I remember correctly, they used to sell the same set under the "Gulf" nomenclature, just like they do with other sets, so I think they got told off . I guess they have the same issues with copyrights as our profilers over here do

[PR19_Kit]

Isn't that just SO silly? As if you could copyright a colour! It's corporate greed gone raving mad.

[pyro-manic]

It's the name "Gulf" that's the trademark, not the colours themselves.