In October 1966, John Wyer was visiting New York on business when he took a call from Gulf Oil Executive Vice President, Grady Davis. The two men had met for the first time at the Sebring 12 Hours…
Read MoreChassis M10003 started life as the last of three Mirage M1s built by John Wyer Automotive Engineering who had acquired the GT40 production rights from Ford. The M1 was a significantly…
Read MoreAs a consequence of having to build at leat 25 917s in order to qualify for the up to five-litre Group 4 category, Porsche ended up with many more 917s than they really needed. Following the FIA…
Read MoreChassis P/1076 was one of three Mk1 GT40s built for the works Gulf Oil-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering squad to use in the 1968 World Sprtscar Championship. Whereas a new…
Read MoreChassis P/1004 was an early Mk1 GT40 allocated to Ford’s six-car attack at the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours. Following preparation by Shelby in California (completed May 5th 1965), it ran at Le Mans in…
Read MoreJohn Wyer’s Mirage team created the M2 as a Group 6 Prototype to contest the 1969 World Sportscar Championship alongside the team’s Group 4 Ford GT40s that had won the title in 1968.
Read MoreChassis 026 was one of eight 917s campaigned by the Gulf Oil-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew during 1970. Porsche brought Wyer’s much-respected outfit on board for the 1970…
Read MoreChassis 031 was a 917 dispatched to the Gulf Oil-backed John Wyer Automotive team in England for use during the 1970 season. For carnet reasons it ran with the identity of chassis 026 which had been…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s back catalogue is filled with beautiful and successful machinery, the iconic Group 4 / 5 917 raced between 1969 and 1971 remains unmatched in terms of status and desirability.
Read More029 was a new-for ‘71 example of the 917 that raced under the identity of an existing car, 014, for carnet reasons. The actual 014 had done four events in 1970 which included a win at the Spa 1000km.
Read MoreChassis 035 was one of eight 917 Kurzhecks used by the Gulf Oil-sponsored John Wyer Automotive Engineering squad during the 1971 season. Porsche had recruited Wyer’s team to manage the 917…
Read MoreChassis 024 was one of the rare Porsche 917s that never raced in period. The car made its debut appearance at the 1970 Le Mans Test which took place over the weekend of April 11th and 12th.
Read MoreChassis 013 was one of the eight 917s raced on Porsche’s behalf by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew during 1970. 013 first appeared as a T-car for the Daytona 24 Hours…
Read MoreChassis 014 was one of the eight 917s used by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering operation during the 1970 season. Porsche had recruited Wyer’s team (JWAE) with a two-year deal to…
Read MoreChassis 015 was one of the eight 917s raced by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew in 1970 (JWAE). Having spent a vast sum on racing and development in the years prior, Porsche…
Read MoreChassis 034 was built up for use by the Gulf-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering crew that Porsche had brought on board to race the 917 on their behalf during 1970 and 1971. For carnet…
Read MoreChassis 24R was one of four 1997-spec. F1 GTRs delivered to BMW Motorsport. As supplier of the McLaren F1’s engine, BMW decided to begin racing with a trio of F1 GTRs in 1996. That year, their…
Read MoreChassis 20R was one of three 1997 F1 GTRs originally supplied to the Gulf-backed GTC Motorsport team. 20R and 25R were owned by GTC, while chassis 22R was prepared by GTC for German…
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