The OGs

Today’s Nostalgic Wednesday would not be about a car, a bike not even a boat; it would be about a combination of iconic colors. Gulf Powder Blue and Marigold orange, are combination of colors that are not only photogenic but also had made an impact in the world of motorsports racing.

GT40 on the famous "corkscrew" turn8/8A @ Laguna Seca

The famous Gulf livery colours originated when Gulf Oil Corporation in 1967 first took over the sponsorship of the J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd., also known as JWAE. The official Gulf sponsored cars that sported the colors were  the Ford GT40 and Mirage Prototype that competed in the 24 Hr LeMans.

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Some of you may know, (or if it’s obvious) I’ m a Honda fan, from cars to motorcycles. I may drive a German car but a factory fresh lookin’ CR-X rolling down the freeway ooh still breaks my neck. For today’s Nostalgic Wednesday, I would like to share a site that I have been visiting for the past few years, it’s the Honda Japan website (lol). Seriously, I visit the site specifically for Bow’s Gallery.

popular "post a pic of your pet" among s2000 owners.

Ikeda Kazuhiro, commonly known as “Bow” was commissioned by Honda Japan to paint Honda cars, bikes, lawnmowers, and other products. He creates this works of art with a dreamy effect (Power of dreams perhaps?).  The reason why I keep on coming back to visit his gallery is because I admire how he creates a picture of a simple, relaxed life. It’s a picture that you would imagine of you, sitting on your lawn chair drinking an ice cold lemonade and staring at your car on a sunday afternoon with your dog. It’s Honda life, a life how Honda wanted their customers to enjoy with their products.

Link;
http://www.honda.co.jp/Bow/gallery/index.html

Some of my favorites;

almost extinct rex. hard to find them in mint condition.

Love this cause it has the CT-70 "Dax" on it.

what are you doing Lassie, you can't drive a car, you're a dog.

like i said, chillin in front of my garage sipping an ice cold glass of lemonade with my yellow Lab. lol

Proud puppy with asimo with the NSX.

-Mark@MaydayGarage.

As much as I love Japanese ingenuity, appreciate German engineering and Italian styling, I have a special place for American Hotrods. Today’s Nostalgic Wednesday is about Mr. Dean Moon.

Dean Moon

Who is Dean Moon? Dean Moon was a ” gear head” from Santa Fe Springs California who started at a young age building his first race car behind his dad’s cafe.

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