Gulf Oil’s involvement in GT40 racing is rooted in Pittsburgh, where the company sponsored the team that earned back-to-back Le Mans victories in 1968 and 1969. This connection makes the ...

It was the first (by serial number) of three lightweight racing GT40's built for the J.W.A./Gulf team ... Weber twin-choke carburetors, and a 351 oil pump with an Aviaid oil pan.