1972 Mirage M6 After competing with Porsche 917s during the 1970 & 1971 seasons, JWAE developed the new Ford Cosworth powered M6 model to race as a Group 5 Sports Car in the new World Championship for Makes from 1972.

Completed early in 1973, this Mirage M6 was built specifically for the new Ford-backed, Weslake developed V12 engine. Clothed with the familiar open bodywork, it was used in practice for the Daytona 24 Hours but ultimately not raced.

The M6 was introduced in the early 1970s and powered by Ford/Cosworth powerplants. They raced in the Group 5 Sports Car Class and contested the World Championship for Makes beginning in 1972. The highlight of their racing career was in …

The car you see here is the first of the John Wyer/John Horsman Mirage M6 cars that was later up-graded to GR7 format and was chassis M6/601, and then GR7/701. It has a stunning history and still races in historic sports car events in the hands of its Belgian owner, Marc Devis, who kindly allowed the author to test the car at Silverstone.

1972 - 1973 Mirage M6 Cosworth: 42-shot gallery, full history and specifications

The M6 is of monocoque design made from aluminium alloy bonded and riveted to steel bulkheads. Suspension is a double adjustable independent coil over shock design with Koni dampers.

Completed early in 1973, this Mirage M6 was built specifically for the new Ford-backed, Weslake developed V12 engine. Clothed with the familiar open bodywork, it was used in practice for the Daytona 24 Hours but ultimately not raced.

Originally built in 1973 as the fourth of five M6s, this car was upgraded the following year to GR7 specification along with two of its sister cars. In its M6 guise and as chassis 604, it was first raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by Mike Hailwood, John Watson and Vern Schuppan.

1972 Gulf-Mirage M6 specs, lap times, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated October 2024.

Completed early in 1973, this Mirage M6 was built specifically for the new Ford-backed, Weslake developed V12 engine. Clothed with the familiar open bodywork, it was used in practice for the Daytona 24 Hours but ultimately not raced. Now fitted with a slippery coupe body designed by Len Bailey, it re-appeared for the Le Mans test.