User Manual

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The Porsche 917 in the Gulf Porsche racing team
John Wyer (1940- 1945)
The car was sold to the young John Wyer in 1940. John Wyer
later rose to fame, first to become the Aston Martin racing
team manager, subsequently head of JW Automotive,
dominating Le Mans for years, leading the Ford GT 40 to
victories at the 24 hours of Le Mans from 1966 to 1969 and
afterwards doing the same with the Gulf Porsche Racing
team with the Porsche 917 in the early seventies. However
during the war severe restrictions were in place, such as a
ban on car racing.
John Wyer in later years during one of the races
The Ford GT40 made famous
by John Wyer, the first Ford
ever winning Le Mans