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- John Dwyer is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, visual artist and record label owner. He is best known as the founding member and primary songwriter of the garage rock band Osees, with whom he has released 23 studio albums.
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Jun 6, 2023 · On December 31, 1966, Ford paid severance to a stiff, tall man named John Wyer and his entire staff of Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, England, the British team that developed the GT40. This...
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Jun 28, 2019 · Powder blue and tangerine orange. Low-slung Ford GT40s, mighty Porsche 917s, open-top Mirage-Fords. All are synonymous with John Wyer, the Englishman who spent American oil-industry dollars so effectively that he became known as the greatest team principal of his generation.
A legendary figure in the world of sports car racing, John Wyer, has died at his adopted home in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 79. As team director, he could take credit for the Le Mans victories of Aston Martin in 1959, of the Gulf team Ford GT40s in 1968 and 1969, and of the Gulf-Mirage in 1975. After serving his apprenticeship with the ...
Apr 25, 2020 · April 25, 2020. 0. Joe Siffert. Pedro Rodriguez. John Wyer. The Gulf Porsche 917. It feels like a fable from racing’s long ago past. But it was real. Honest it was. This Gulf Oil-sanctioned mini-documentary follows the 1970 World Endurance Championship.
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May 22, 2016 · A Year To Remember is a half hour documentary covering the exploits of John Wyer’s Gulf Porsche Team. It’s an extraordinary look into the season featuring Wyer himself explaining much of the season’s happenings in his typical authoritative monotone. Throughout the film you’ll see the likes of Steve McQueen, Mario Andretti, John Wyer ...
Sep 23, 2018 · Wyer is best known for his management of Le Mans race teams for Ford and, later, Porsche, especially under Gulf Oil sponsorship that the aforementioned tribute cars recall. He was born in 1909 in Worcestershire, England, and was apprenticing with Sunbeam before he was 20.
Mar 16, 2017 · Highly-reputable team manager John Wyer was at the helm for all three of its winning chapters with three legendary cars - the Ford GT40, the Porsche 917 and the Mirage chassis. Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most well-known stars in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans came on the scene: the Gulf Oil Company's sky blue and orange livery.
