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Octane Magazine #96Gulf IconsTopics by – Features include: Time with Jean Ragnotti; |
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Octane Magazine #96 June 2011 – Winning Colours. With exclusive access to the ROFGO Gulf collection, Octane reveals the story behind racing’s most charismatic livery – and the cars that made it so… 12 page feature. |
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Ford GT40 |
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Ford GT40 It came to define corporate involvement in motorsport. After Enzo Ferrari famously rebuffed Ford’s early-1960sbuyout bid, the Blue Oval responded with a money-no-object scheme to give Ferrari a good brubbing at Le Mans… Above Right It’s only 40.5in high, so don’t expect much room in the cockpit, even if the bespoke dashboard puts everything in reach. The Anglo-American challenger was first in the closest (unstaged) finish in the Le Mans 24 Hour history… |
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Porsche 917 |
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Above Left Porsche 917 The blue-and-orange 917Ks claimed six international Championship rounds in 1970 alone… |
Above Right Porsche 917 By its own lofty standards, Porsche’s ’69 season didn’t go quite to plan. The 917 was at best wayward, at worst terrifying… |
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Porsche 908/3 |
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Above Porsche 908/3 Just to prove that more could be done with less, Porsche unleashed the 908/3 for selected rounds of the 1970 International Championship for Manufacturers. Barchetta bodywork makes judging the 908 scale difficult. It’s smaller and lighter than the 917, so it makes the most of its flat eight engine… |
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