John Wyer
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John Wyer, was an English automobile racing engineer and team manager. He is mainly associated with cars running in the light blue and orange livery of his longtime sponsor Gulf Oil.
A Gulf-liveried Ford GT40
Porsche 917K in the distinctive Gulf Oil livery
1971 Le Mans Porsche 917LH driven by Derek Bell & Jo Siffert parked outside the Hotel de France
Replica of a Ford GT40 Mk I with #9 from Rodríguez and Bianchi winners of the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Gulf Oil
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Gulf Oil was a major global oil company in operation from 1901 to 1985. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Standard Oil of California, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Gulf's headquarters, the Gulf Tower, being Pittsburgh's tallest building until the completion of the U.S. Steel Tower.
Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gulf Oil's former headquarters
Gulf filling station in Jasper, Tennessee, circa 1939.
Gulf Oil's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, alkylation area, (1956).
Gulf and ARCO tank farms and tanker docks, Port of Philadelphia, 1973.