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Anyone else seen this Gulf Oil Blue 599 GTO?

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  1. JasonSpidey

    JasonSpidey Karting

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    I stumbled upon this video of a 599 GTO puttering around Maranello. (Not my video, and I apologize for the overdone production values.) It looks to me like Gulf Oil Blue.

    Has anybody else seen this car (or does anybody know where I can find more pictures of it)? And if you know anything about it, can you tell me if it's going to stay that nice sky blue, or is it due to receive the full Gulf Oil treatment?

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIuGKMzaDVc[/ame]
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  2. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Looks like a Thunderbird color. Needs some orange to look more in Gulf livery.

    One GTO that will probably get repainted when resold.

    Taz
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  3. M-individual

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    I agree Taz. Not really my cup of tea.
     
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  4. Fiorano57

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    Sorry, but the color combo IS NOT befitting a GTO much less any Ferrari. Maybe a Brittany Spears edition.?
     
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  5. pamparius

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    well chacun à son goût, and somehow i like it, but i also like 599 with the denim seats so maybe my taste is strange. ;)
     
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  6. Ferrari 360 CS

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    I dont think its actually too bad, sure if there was some contrast it may look quite a lot better.
     
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  7. agup48

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    Agreed.

    If that's what the owner wanted, then why should we care. It's their car, why worry about resale.
     
    agup48, Mar 31, 2011
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  8. funkstar

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    I think it's bloody lovely!

    I love that colour scheme on Lapo Elkann's 599, looks great on a GTO too. (Though that's coming from the person who also think's Chris Evan's 288 looked great in white with the Gulf blue interior.)
     
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  9. cridom60

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    No, german, that's it!

    that's a joke, don't worry, I have a lot of friends in Germany, but I also saw very specific colors on cars in Germany!
     
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  10. tazandjan

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    All right, for all you holier than thou guys, which one of you would order a GTO in that color if you had the money and a slot? I have seen dozens of GTOs in varying colors that looked fine. This in not one of them.

    Maybe you like this Celeste Chiaro Maranello?

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  11. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa

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    Wealthy bulldykes need cars too.......

    At least they didn't play it completely Safe!... ;):)
     
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    Same as mine ;)
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  13. funkstar

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    If I had a GTO slot I'd go for Mirabeu Blu or that Gulf blue (don't know if it's custom or has a title)

    I particularly like this:
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  14. Tr@sos

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    Lapo Elkann's one ! :)

    It's been repainted since.
     
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  15. tazandjan

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    Julien- Somehow, I am not surprised. Thanks.

    FS- OK.

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  16. Hawkeye

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    if it had an orange stripe and you had oil money...
     
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  17. tazandjan

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    Hawkeye- I agree with that. Needs some orange to be truly outrageous and acceptable. We need someone with PhotoShop skills to do one up properly.

    Taz
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  18. pamparius

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    :)
     
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    So it is not the Al-Thani guys from Quatar? the whole picture looks really light...
     
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  21. tazandjan

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    Bob- Great job, and that looks outrageous and historical enough to be cool. Nice touch on the calipers. Prevents it from looking like your wife, who has a 1956 Thunderbird (or retro), picked the color.

    Taz
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  22. AJ

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    Any pictures?
     
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    After looking at the pics. I wish I was color blind. But if the owner likes it. Then good for him. Enjoy.
     
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  24. tazandjan

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    Incidentally, the blue with black roof car is not a GTO, but a 599 with the standard pentagram wheels painted black.

    Taz
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    tazandjan, Apr 2, 2011
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  25. agup48

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    Terry, who said it was a GTO? :confused:
     
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