Ford Gt40 X1 Roadster

1969 lamborghini miura p400 s chassis 4109 sold for 1 435 000 2020 gooding company.

Ford gt40 x1 roadster. The rare roadster spec chassis was received at fav from the builder abbey panels in october 1964 and construction commenced on 2 november. 1966 ford gt40 mkii x 1 roadster chassis gt110 x1. We ll be seeing the gavel drop on a 1965 ford gt40 roadster prototype for 7 9 million if estimates are accurate. Though lesser known than the coupes ford built five open top gt40 roadster models for racing as well including big ed a car that achieved a single victory the only win on u s.

The ford gt is a mid engine two seater sports car manufactured and marketed by american automobile manufacturer ford for the 2005 model year in conjunction with the company s 2003 centenary. This car took second place overall all three top finishers were ford gt40s in the 1966 24 hours of le mans the 1 car was driven by ken miles and denny hulme and together with the 2 car driven by bruce mclaren chris amon 1st overall and 5 car driven by bucknum hutcherson 3rd overall gave ford its first victory in a 24 hour race. By march 1965 the car was completed equipped with a cobra specification ford 289 cubic inch engine mated to a colotti t 37 transaxle and mounted with the very first roadster body which featured new len bailey design cues such as a modified nose and. Ford gt40 mk ii front.

Earlier in 1966 a gt40 x 1 roadster which had been converted to mkii spec was hammering around sebring looking for an overall win. 1965 ford gt40 x1 during their initial development year ford had setup kar kraft and ford advanced vehicles for construction of their first five gts. The first of five gt40 roadsters built the eighth of twelve gt40 prototypes the only roadster known to have continually survived in its original form built for shelby american as a test and development car one of two gt40 chassis used by kar kraft for j and x series development driven by legendary drivers including ken miles carroll shelby and jim clark awarded at the 2003. Victory was with the.

The second generation ford gt became available for the 2017 model year. Despite having john wyer managing the team reliability especially in the areas of. The gt recalls ford s historically significant gt40 a consecutive four time winner of the 24 hours of le mans 1966 1969. Ford s gt40 coupes were once the scourge of racing circuits across the united states and europe besting formerly dominant ferrari.

An ultra rare ford gt40 is going up for auction during monterey car week this year. Soil for a gt40 roadster in period before meeting its fate at the hands of a.