Gulf Racing Cars Collection Goes to Retromobile 2011

A new collection of racing cars, dubbed the ROFGO Gulf Collection by Duncan Hamilton, will be presented to the public tomorrow (February 2nd) at the Retromobile event. The collection comprises no less than 14 cars in the legendary colours of Gulf Oil that Duncan Hamilton & Co.’s Chairman, Adrian Hamilton, managed to track down and acquire in just two years. However, just 12 of these cars will be present at the forthcoming event.

“My career has been punctuated by many remarkable cars – eg the one and only Mercedes-Benz 196 Grand Prix car in private hands, some nine Ferrari 250 GT0s, 20 GT40s, seven Porsche 917s and numerous Jaguar C and D-Types etc – but few projects have been as enjoyable and satisfying as this one. Like all racing enthusiasts I’ve grown up with the Gulf brand and it is a tremendous privilege to be able to build such a unique and lasting tribute to one of the greatest names in our sport. I am extremely indebted to my client for the opportunity,” Adrian Hamilton said in a release.

In chronological order the 14 cars are:

• 1967 Mirage - Chassis No.10002 – the first Gulf-liveried car to run at Le Mans
• 1968 Ford GT40 - Chassis No.1084 – 4, SPA 1000 km, Hawkins/Hobbs
• 1969 Brabham BT26 - Chassis No.BT26/4 - 1 German GP, Ickx
• 1970 McLaren M14 - Chassis No.M14/A2 – 2 South African GP, Hulme
• 1971 Porsche 917 - Chassis No.026 – 2 Le Mans 24 Hours, Attwood/Muller
• 1970 Porsche 908/3 - Chassis No.12 – Nurburgring 1000 km, Siffert, DNF
• 1972 McLaren M20 - Chassis No.M20/3 – 1, Watkins Glen, Hulme
• 1974 Mirage - Chassis No.704 – 4, Le Mans 24 Hours, Bell/Hailwood
• 1994 Kremer K8 - Chassis No.K8/07/SP – 6, Le Mans 24 Hours, Bell/Lassig/Donovan
• 1996 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail - Chassis No.022 – 3, Hockenheim 4 Hours, Bscher/Nielson
• 2006 Courage C65 LMP2 - Chassis No.07 – 7, Le Mans 24 Hours, Gosselin/Ojeh/Ragues
• 2008 Aston Martin DBR9 - Chassis No.007 – 4 in GT1, Le Mans 24 Hours, Frentzen/Piccili/Wendlinger
• 2009 Aston Martin LMP1 - Chassis No.DBR1-2/2 – 1, Asian Le Mans series, Okayama, Mucke/Primat
• 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo - GT2 Championship, Giroix/Goethe