Monthly Archives: November 2013

Jo & Brian – Volkswagen Type 2 (T1)

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Being a racing fan who once attempted to give his FIAT 128 a Ferrari 312T2 paint job before thinking better of it, I have always admired those who managed to paint their road vehicles with convincing racing colour schemes. This months Saturday blogs will be a tribute to those who persevered where I gave up.

Gulf VW Type 2 (T1), Gold Cup, Oulton Park

I particularly liked the Gulf Oils paint job on this 1957 Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) because the names of works Gulf Porsche drivers Jo “Seppi” Siffert and Brian Redman appear just above the door handle.

Gulf VW Type 2 (T1), Gold Cup, Oulton Park

Not sure why this vehicle is carrying what appears to be a washing machine drum on the roof while it is parked up at Oulton Park for the Gold Cup, but if you have any amusing idea’s please do not hesitate to chime in below.

Thanks for joining me on this “Jo & Brian” edition of “Gettin’ a li’l psycho on tyres” I hope you will join me again tomorrow when I’ll be looking at an early Williams Grand Prix car. Don’t forget to come back now !

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Shell Advertisement, Chaparral, Ferrari, Ford,Porsche,

A couple of Ferrari items I put up for auction on e-bay at lightpress this week include this Shell advertisement published in MotorSport in October 1967 showcasing the success of Shell sponsored cars in the 1967 world sports car championship which was won by Ferrari after Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt driving a Ford won the 1967 Le Mans 24 hour series glamour event and Chaparral won the BOAC 500 mile race at Brands Hatch with Phil Hill and Mike Spence sharing the driving.

Castrol GTX Advertsement, Ferrari 275 GTB/4

Despite the model being out of production for 3 years by the time it was published, this July 1971 Castrol GTX advertisement features a Ferrari 365 GTB/4.

MotorSport Cover, 08/71, Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312 PB, Zeltweg

Finally from August 1971 the front cover of MotorSport featuring Clay Regazzoni driving a Ferrari 312PB during the 1971 Zeltweg 1000 kms sports car race in Austria.

Thanks for joining me on this Ferrari Ads & Cover edition of “Gettin’ a li’l psycho on tyres” I hope you will join me again tomorrow. Don’t forget to come back now !

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Ferraris On The Green – Niello Concours At Serrano

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Continuing our look at some of the cars at Niello Concours at Serrano which I started on Wednesday and will conclude next Wednesday here are some of the Ferrari’s present as seen by Karl Krause.

Ferrari 328 GTS, Niello Concours at Serrano

There are many older Ferrari’s in the USA than this Ferrari 328 GTS, but I found this interesting article about a Ferrari 328 GTS owner in Poland, where his car is amongst the oldest Ferrari’s in the country.

Ferrari 550, Niello Concours at Serrano

Despite the fact I’ve never held any leaning towards the game of golf or golfers to whom the Ferrari 550 above is aimed at with it’s boot trunk big enough to take a golf bag I have always been a fan of the Ferrari 550 because the engine is in the correct end of the car.

Ferrari 360, Niello Concours at Serrano

While looking for unusual info on the Ferrari 360 like the one above I found this fascinating topical tip on how to increase the range of of the key alarm fob from two feet to 40 feet for free on facebook of all places.

Ferrari 360, Niello Concours at Serrano

MG used to run ads with the strap line “your mother would not like it”, same applies to a matt black Ferrari 360 in my humble opinion, I guess that is a good reason to re-examine my aversion to the combination.

Ferrari 458 Italia, Niello Concours at Serrano

Finally the Ferrari 458 Italia is without question the best looking Ferrari I’ve seen for a long time, wonder if I’ll ever get bored drooling over them.

My thanks to Karl Krause for sharing today’s photographs.

Thanks for joining me for this “Ferrari’s On The Green” edition of “Gettin’ a li’l psycho on tyres” I hope you will join me again tomorrow when I’ll be looking at the first of a series of racing paint jobs on a street vehicle. Don’t forget to come back now !

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