Be it Gulf or Martini, the Porsche 917 wore its colors well. ... The sky blue and orange palette that denotes the Gulf Oil livery is every motorsport fan’s favorite paint job for a reason.

The livery has adorned both 911 and 917, and now, its graced upon the all-new 918 hybrid supercar. As much as Gulf Racing livery may be synonymous with the Porsche 917, Martini racing is an ...

#2: Porsche 917 in Gulf Oil livery. The Gulf-liveried Porsche 917 needs no presentation as the light blue and orange scheme became famous mainly due to its appearance in Steve McQueen’s “Le ...

The Porsche 917, in Gulf livery, is one of most famous racers of all time. Only 65 were built between 1969 and 1973. Petrolicious is looking at #13, which was one of the first 25 examples built.

Early cars were shown in a silver and orange paint scheme that was vaguely reminiscent of the turquoise and orange Gulf Porsche livery, made famous by the Porsche 917 in the early 1970s.

Brian Pettey towers over his Porsche 917 replica race car. The low-slung machine clad in classic Gulf livery is a recreation of the cars that dominated LeMans in the early 1970s, but this one is ...

Many call the following nine years the most successful collaboration in motorsports history. The livery and the Gulf emblem would become synonymous with endurance racing of the 1960s and 70s. However, ...

Even if you’re not into motorsports, you’ll probably recognize the Gulf Oil racing livery: The iconic baby blue and orange livery is arguably one of the most famous and recognizable ones out ...

McQueen and his crew had three 917s for filming, each example being the 917K short-tail version finished in the famous Gulf Oil livery. The cars bore chassis numbers 013, 022, and 024.