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The iconic Gulf livery colours originated with the Gulf Oil Corporation in 1967, when its Vice President, Grady Davis, entered his own GT40 as an independent at both Daytona and Sebring. Originally the car was finished in the standard Gulf Oil colours of dark blue with orange trim, during this year Ford USA withdrew from sports car racing and in turn Gulf Oil corp. took over the sponsorship of the newly created GT40 team – John Wyer Automotive Engineering. The first offi

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Gulf winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in a car of its own name and also, of course, the first of Derek Bell’s five victories in the world’s greatest endurance race. To celebrate the occasion, Derek and the car he and Jacky Ickx drove to victory will be reunited on Thursday, June 11 at the famous Hotel de France, in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir – where John Wyer and the Gulf team stayed during their Le Mans campaigns. The car will be on display