In 1968, a Ford GT40 wearing the iconic Gulf Oil livery and fielded by JW Automotive Engineering won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A year later, the same car — chassis number 1075 — won again, making it one of only a few vehicles to win the prestigious endurance race more than once. For 2019 and 2020,…
Museum of the 24H of Le Mans: an exhibition in blue and orange
The big story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was written with the ambition of the major automobile brands, the exploits of the drivers but also the talent of some great wizards: the “team managers”. John Wyer was one of them. His genius was also to associate with the Gulf Oil company and its famous blue…
Eight spectacular watches launching at Baselworld
Bridging the gulf with Tag Heuer: Mention blue and orange to fans of 1960s and 1970s motorsport and they’ll think of Gulf Oil, which sponsored legendary cars such as the Porsche 917 that battled it out in endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And horophiles will recall Steve McQueen, who drove a Gulf-liveried 917 in the cult 1971 film Le…
