|
|
| My Personal Gulf Collection |
|
|
| My Personal Gulf Collection |
John Wyer had managed the Aston Martin race program throught the 1950's, and moved to Ford's program thereafter. In 1967 he hooked up with Gulf Oil to create a privateer Ford team. Their first effort was a road-spec GT40 that was converted back to race trim for the 1967 Daytona 24 hour race. They then went on to create their own GT40-based chassis, the Mirage M1.
The Daytona car did not feature the famous powder blue, but was the "corporate" blue of Gulf Oil. Jouef/Eagle's Race produced a simple model of this car.
Gulf Diecast | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| John Wyer Automotive 1967 | |||||
| Daytona 24 Hours | |||||
| 7 | Ford GT40 'Gulf' Dick Thompson  Jacky Ickx  | 11 | Eagle's Race | ? | |
| DNF | Mirage M1 David Piper  Richard Thompson | 14 P 5000+ | Bizarre | BZ296 |  |
| DNF | Mirage M1 Jacky Ickx Brian Muir  | 15 P 5000+ | Bizarre | BZ295 |  |
| John Wyer Automotive 1968 | |||||
| 1 | Ford GT40 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez  Lucien Bianchi | 9 S | IXO | LMC025 |  |
| IXO Le Mans Winners | LM1968 | | |||
| Jouef | 1004 | ||||
| Bang Limited Edition | 1007 | ||||
| DNF | Ford GT40 'Gulf' Paul Hawkins David Hobbs | 10 S | IXO | LMC026 |  |
| Bang | 7073 | ||||
| DNF | Ford GT40 'Gulf' Jackie Oliver Brian Muir | 11 S | IXO | LMC027 |  |
| Bang | 7072 | ||||
| John Wyer Automotive 1969 | |||||
| 1 | Ford GT40 'Gulf' Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver | 6 S | Jouef High Detail | 3006 |  |
| Bang | 7074 |  | |||
| 3 | Ford GT40 'Gulf' David Hobbs Mike Hailwood | 7 S | Eagle's Race | 1040 |  |
The Gulf Porsche 917's are some of the most iconic cars of all time. Although they did NOT win Le Mans in real life, but did so in the movie...
The Gulf 917's from 1970 Le Mans are probably the largest gap in all of 1:43 collecting. The rear end of these cars was not "stock", so a special casting would be needed to produce them.
Gulf Diecast | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| John Wyer Automotive 1970 | |||||
| Daytona 24 Hours | |||||
| 2 | Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Jo Siffert  Brian Redman | 1 S | Minichamps | 430 706701 | |
| 1 | Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen  | 2 S | Minichamps | 430 706702 | |
| 1 | Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen Brian Redman | 2 S | Solido 100 Series | 186 |  |
| Targa Florio | |||||
| 1 | Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Brian Redman | 12 P 3.0 | Best | 9039 |  |
| 2 | Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen | 40 P 3.0 | Best | 9033 |  |
| 5 | Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Richard Attwood Björn Waldegaard  | 36 P 3.0 | Best | 9034 |  |
| Monza | |||||
| 1 | Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen | 7 S | Brumm Retro | R219 |  |
| John Wyer Automotive 1971 | |||||
| Daytona | |||||
| DNF | Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Derek Bell | 1 | Brumm Retro | R269 |  |
| Monza | |||||
| 1 | Porsche 917K 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver | 2 | Brumm Retro | R221 |  |
| Targa Florio | |||||
| DNF | Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Herbert Müller | 4 | Best | 9125 |  |
| DNF | Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Brian Redman Jo Siffert | 7 | Lorenzi | 0206 |  |
| Nurburgring | |||||
| 2 | Porsche 908/3 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Jo Siffert | 1 P | Best | 9188 |  |
| Le Mans | |||||
| 2 | Porsche 917L 'Gulf' Richard Attwood Herbert Müller | 19 S 5.0 | Super Champion | ? |  |
| Minichamps | 400 716119 |  | |||
| DNF | Porsche 917L 'Gulf' Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver | 18 S 5.0 | Minichamps | 430 716718 |  |
| Super Champion | 64 | ||||
| DNF | Porsche 917L 'Gulf' Jo Siffert Derek Bell | 17 S 5.0 | Minichamps | 430 716717 |  |
After the 3-litre limit was established in 1972, the team switched to a detuned version of the famous Formula One engine. After a few lean years, a Le Mans victory in 1975 validated their concept.
Gulf Diecast | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| 1973 | |||||
| 0 | Mirage M6 Ford 'Gulf' Derek Bell Howden Ganley  | 8 | Spark | STME09 |  |
| 0 | Mirage M6 Ford 'Gulf' Mike Hailwood John Watson Vern Schuppan | 9 | Spark | STME10 |  |
| 1974 | |||||
| $ | Gulf-Mirage GR7 Ford 'Gulf' Derek Bell Mike Hailwood | 11 Sportscars | Spark | STME05 | |
| DNF | Gulf-Mirage GR7 Ford 'Gulf' Vern Schuppan Reine Wisell | 12 Sportscars | Spark | STME06 | |
| Verem Edition Limitee' | 611 | ||||
| 1975 | |||||
| 1 | Gulf GR8 Ford 'Gulf' Derek Bell Jacky Ickx | 11 Sportscars | Spark | STME01 | |
| Solido 100 Series | 38 | ||||
| 3 | Gulf GR8 Ford 'Gulf' Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud  | 10 Sportscars | Spark | STME02 | |
