Gulf-Mirage 1967 to 1982

Ed McDonough

Mar 2012 · Veloce Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

This book details the origin and history of the Mirage sports cars which the British John Wyer Automotive firm designed and built to contest the various versions of the World Sports Car Championship between 1967 and 1975, funded by the Gulf Oil Corporation. The cars began as developments of the Ford GT40 but soon assumed their own identity. After 1975, the Mirage was no longer in John Wyer hands but the name continued in other hands. This book includes the developmental and race history, with a full list of all events and individual chassis numbers.

About the author

Ed McDonough, an American based in Britain, has been in and around motor racing since the 1950s, starting in active competition in 1959 and still taking part in hillclimbs and sprints. He began writing about motorsport in the 1980s, contributing to several magazines. He has been a radio commentator at Goodwood and Monaco, and now works for Auto Tradition and RetroSpeed. He has written some 15 books in English, French and Portuguese, and as a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers has won several awards. He has established a reputation for testing rare racing machinery, including over 50 Grand Prix cars.