75% of the parts in this car match the original 1967 version – Superformance build these under licence. The GT40 Mk II was the product of Kar Kraft, Ford’s stateside sports car facility, which took the initially British-built GT40 and problem-solved its weaker aspects.
Quaife ZFQ Gearbox It was an almost unprecedented stretch of dominance in international long-distance racing by a single make and model. Please note that this lot is offered on a Bill of Sale only. Petrol A 1968 Ford GT40 racer has sold for $11 million -- a record for any American auto at auction -- in a series of car sales in California with an unprecedented lineup of high-value classics.
Finished in unmarked metallic blue with white Le-mans stripes, This is one of the best condition and built cars we have seen. Under the impression that he possessed P/1015, Bart repainted the car in a light blue livery (the color worn by that car at Le Mans). Registered in Belgium in 1993 = number plate NBH237 {{controller.successMessage}} Impressive specification. Fields are required. Adjustable shocks Road registered and in immaculate condition It was painted in Ford’s familiar racing colors of white with a matte black hood.
Fitted with brake-cooling ‘snorkel’ air intakes mounted on the tail section, and running as #4, the GT40 was driven to a 12th-place finish by Bucknum and the great A.J. This is one of the best condition and built cars we have seen. ONLY JUST ARRIVED FULL ADD TO FOLLOW, PROPER PEG DRIVES, TOP QUALITY CAR, BUT IN OUR SHOWROOMS NOW FOR VIEWING. It was during this time – unsurprisingly, considering the frantic post-race promotional tours, rebuilds, and car swaps between the different teams – that Holman-Moody misidentified the car and delivered it with a chassis plate stamped P/1015 (actually the Shelby American car that finished 2nd at Le Mans in 1966).In 1983 the Mk II entered a short chain of private owners, starting with Leslie Barth of New Haven, Connecticut. Sort By: Livanos commissioned ex-Shelby mechanics Steele Therkelsen and Carroll Smith to prepare the car for vintage events, starting with the GT40 Reunion at Watkins Glen in September 1989, where it was driven by famed Le Mans veterans Brian Redman and Jacky Ickx.Over the next few years the GT40 returned to California, first with Bruce Ziegler of Simi Valley, and then to Jamey Mazzotta of Redding. in.
Fitted with a Ford V8 Small Block this car really does have ...We have a unique Ford GT ‘101 Edition’ now available. From:
Information sheet for the Ford GTD 40 MKII : PROFESSIONAL BUILT CAV, AIR CON, PORSCHE GEARBOX, PEG DRIVES, WELL SET UP AND CORNER WEIGHTED, 2013 BUILD Chassis number BB 36GD28965 LS7 Engine Ford GT40 (FIA papers, race car) Please also note that this particular lot is available only to specially credentialed bidders who have registered their interest with RM Sotheby’s in advance of the auction. P/1016 was dispatched by Ford Advanced Vehicles on 11 September 1965, and in January of the following year the car was completed at Shelby-American’s plant in Venice, California. More vintage events followed, including the Shelby American gathering at Elkhart Lake in July 1997, the Shelby Reunion at Watkins Glen in September 2001, the Ford Racing Centennial at Dearborn, Michigan, in October 2001, the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2003, and the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca a month later. 3 - 5 September 2020 https://www.british-sportscars.com/private Built and SVA/IVA tested and registered 12/07/2013 with Just 480 miles from new.!
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