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Fantasy liveries are a bit more sophisticated these days but nothing new, Scalextric have been doing them since the beginning. Just take a look at a couple of early catalogues - blue Ferrari 156, red Lotus 16, yellow Cooper Climax, Blue BRM and many, many more through the years. Loads of fake liveries throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s onwards on F1 cars and saloons. Virtually every other manufacturer has done the same thing. As said it enables them to get more use out of a mould and the collectors/hoarders/investors will always buy them.

They don't appeal to me personally and I don't buy them but, if it helps them stay in business and produce cars I do want then I see no harm in it.

Mind you I do possess the following:
Bullitt Mustang and assassins Charger, General Lee Charger, Bluesmobile, plus several Pioneer legends which are all fantasy liveries really so who am I to judge?
If you really must have a Gulf livery there is only one contender: