With Ford having elected to focus its GT40-based 1967 competition programme on the brand new American-built Group 6 Mk4 version, John Wyer teamed up with Gulf Oil to campaign a heavily…
Read MoreIn 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 MoreChassis M10001 was the first of three Mirage M1s completed by John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE). Conceived as the ultimate GT40, the M1 was created to contest the Group 4 Sports class of…
Read MoreChassis M10002 was the second of three Mirage M1s built to contest the 1967 World Sportscar Championship. Although John Wyer had hoped the GT40-based M1 would be accepted as a Group 4…
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