Chassis P/1018 was one of two Mk1 GT40s built to race trim for promotional use. It was commissioned by Ford on behalf of Carroll Shelby whose firm had undertaken much development…
Read MoreIn order to get the GT40 homologated into the new-for-1966 Group 4 Sports car class, Ford had to complete a minimum of 50 copies. Without sufficient demand for that number of racing variants, the…
Read MoreChassis M10003 started life as the last of three Mirage M1s built by John Wyer Automotive Engineering who had acquired the GT40 production rights from Ford. The M1 was a significantly…
Read MoreChassis P/1069 was on of 31 Mk1 GT40s completed as road cars and one of several commissioned by Ford for promotional use to help celebrate the company’s victory at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours.
Read MoreChassis P/1076 was one of three Mk1 GT40s built for the works Gulf Oil-backed John Wyer Automotive Engineering squad to use in the 1968 World Sprtscar Championship. Whereas a new…
Read MoreWhen they FIA announced that a new regularity framework would come into effect for the 1966 season, Ford spotted an opportunity to recoup some cash from the expensive GT40 programme and…
Read MoreChassis P/1004 was an early Mk1 GT40 allocated to Ford’s six-car attack at the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours. Following preparation by Shelby in California (completed May 5th 1965), it ran at Le Mans in…
Read MoreChassis P/1003 was the Mk1 GT40 sold to French industrialist and racing driver, Guy Ligier. Ligier tentatively began competing in the late 1950s (on both two wheels and four), but it wasn’t until after…
Read MoreAlthough the Lamborghini Miura and De Tomaso Mangusta are frequently cited as pioneers of the large displacement mid-engined supercar, Ford started building GT40s for road use back in early…
Read MoreChassis P/1038 was one of four Mk1 GT40s sold to the Essex Wire Corporation. It joined P/1001 and P/1010 (which the firm had received in 1965) and P/1026 which was another new car for the ‘66…
Read MoreChassis P/1000 was the first Mk1 GT40 tub produced. It initially served as Ford Advanced Vehicles’ basis for tailoring body panels for early GT40s. As a result, P/1000 was not built up into a complete…
Read MoreChassis P/1009A was a lightweight GT40 tub constructed in 1969 by John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE). The JWAE organisation in England (which started life as Ford Advanced…
Read MoreChassis P/1009 was a competition-spec. Mk1 GT40 that was purchased by privateer racing driver, Peter Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe’s family hailed from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire and owned a successful…
Read MoreChassis P/1021 was one of 85 Mk1 GT40s built between 1965 and 1969. Completed on 24th November 1965, it was painted Metallic Green and originally came fitted with Borrani wire wheels. P/1021 was…
Read MoreChassis P/1079 came from a small batch of uprated works-spec. MK1 GT40 competition cars built for the 1968 season. Most were destined for the Gulf Racing operation managed by John Wyer…
Read MoreChassis P/1049 was the GT40 that started the association between Gulf Oil and John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE). P/1049 was purchased by Irion Grady Davis who, after studying…
Read MoreFor 1966, the FIA announced well in advance that new motor racing regulations would come into effect. Qualifying machinery would be split into one of seven new groups. Groups 1, 2 and 5 were…
Read MoreChassis P/1029 was ordered from Ford Advanced Vehicles (FAV) by William ‘Bill’ McKelvy, a stockbroker at McKelvy and Company in Pittsburgh (a firm started by his father in 1937). McKelvy…
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