It was found to be a result of the correct brake rotors being taken by the No2 crew. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 1966 ford gt40 continuation. During a test session at Riverside International Raceway in August 1966 with Ken Miles driving, the car suddenly went out of control at the end of Riverside's high-speed, 1-mile-long back straight. Therefore, a conventional but significantly more aerodynamic body was designed for the subsequent development of the J-car which was officially known as the Mk IV. We’ve always wanted, at least once, to own a piece of history. Since Beanstalk gets 7.5 percent of the retail cost of the item for licensing the name, we suggested 7.5 percent on each GT40 sold. Mann gained Ford’s trust by tackling the European rounds of the World Championship in ’65 on Ford’s behalf in successful manner, Bob Bondurant becoming the GT champion aboard the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. It was the last Mk II – and the only Mk II-B – to win a race. Is filled up the Sports 2.0-liter+ class. It’s due to its status - and the fact that it is a hit at the box office - that everything fortunate enough to get screen time in this movie will be sought after by somebody if it’ll hit the auction block. The first car, GT40P-1090, had an open-top in place of roofed doors. The Mk II's victory was the first win for an American manufacturer in a major European race since Jimmy Murphy's triumph with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix. The Ford GT40 is an American high-performance endurance racing car. The brakes, an issue even on the lighter Mk. Hence a new, more expensive plan: create the Mark II, a GT40 stuffed like a Strasbourg goose with a 427-cubic-inch V-8. For the Daytona 24 Hours, two Mk II models (chassis 1016 and 1047) had their engines re-badged as Mercury engines; Ford seeing a good opportunity to advertise that division of the company. All Rights Reserved, � Copyright TopSpeed. 1 holding a commanding lead over the No. I also disagree with the other commenter that said it's bad programming as Turn10 has always made an effort to replicate real world specs as well as they can. The car shared by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby throughout the 1966 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a Ford GT40 Mk. Thread starter david deschamps. I am back in the market to buy a MKI or a MkII. The car was designated as the J-car, as it was constructed to meet the new Appendix J regulations [26] However, the Mk.I, with its smaller engine, was legally able to race as a homologated sports car because of its production numbers. The X-1 was a one-off and having been built in the United Kingdom and being liable for United States tariffs, was later ordered to be destroyed by United States customs officials.[23]. Luckily, all of the three 330 P3s also retired as did the four private 365 P2s. Later victories included the Grand Prix de Spa, 21st Annual Watkins Glen Sports Car Road Race and the 1000 km di Monza. To form the development team, Ford also hired the ex-Aston Martin team manager John Wyer. However, Eric Broadley, Lola Cars' owner and chief designer, agreed on a short-term personal contribution to the project without involving Lola Cars.[11].
So you would think this make the MkII "better performing". It was determined that the unique, flat-topped "bread van" aerodynamics of the car, lacking any sort of spoiler, were implicated in generating excess lift. Secondly, Ford officials admitted later, the company's contentious relationship with Miles, its top contract driver, placed executives in a difficult position. Safir was also redesigning Range Rovers modifying the unit to six-wheel drive and exporting them. 1966 ford gt40 continuation. Formula One events in which Safir Engineering competed included Brands Hatch and Silverstone. You must log in or register to reply here.
When the checkered flag flew, it was McLaren who crossed the line first with Miles less than half a car length behind and Bucknum a car length behind Miles. II comes with a plethora of modern go-fast bits such as a K&N Inglese-style injection system and a rear-exit “Bundle of Snakes” exhaust. Maybe Miles had spent up his allowance of luck at Sebring and had none left by the time he started Le Mans. These aluminum big block cars all had easily removable door roof sections. Discussions between Safir and Ford ensued. In short, the car was still not a winner although it did start from pole and led for a while. Despite the small engine of the Mustang I, Lunn was the only Dearborn engineer to have some experience with a mid-engined car. What Ford did, though, was to reduce the time a car would have to stay in the pits when used discs/pads were to be exchanged for new ones. 1 car, too, had its issues. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The body is made out of electro-galvanized steel with a pressed-steel roof complete with a Gurney bubble on the driver’s door that the real car, chassis #P/1015, didn’t have. "[31] In this instance, Ford wished to purchase, not just license the GT40 trademark. [20] The season began slowly for JW, losing at Sebring and Daytona before taking their first win at the BOAC International 500 at Brands Hatch.
After a season-long series of dismal results under John Wyer in 1964, the program was handed over to Carroll Shelby after the 1964 Nassau race. I guess it's the same thing ( Yes the skin I refer to is a doubler ) . After a hasty rebuild by Holman & Moody in Charlotte, North Carolina this car – now fitted with the chassis plate of No. At first, Miles was fuming, sure of the fact that he’d been robbed of a clear victory by Ford’s executives. They are, to some aficionados, as close to deities as you can get without talking religion and the ’Ford v. Ferrari’ movie has already gained its slot in the gallery of legendary racing movies. There s a cute story about the mk2s. However, in fact, the Ford Motor Company never made an offer in writing to purchase the famed GT40 trademark. The Mk.II and IV were both obsolete after the FIA had changed the rules to ban unlimited capacity engines, ruling out the 7.0 L (427 cu in) Ford V8. The No. The craze sometimes extends to other things that appeared in the frame during a film and you can argue that some of the most expensive pieces of movie memorabilia out there are of the automotive kind. The car that would carry it would not be the product of Ford Advanced Vehicles in the U.K. but, instead, of Kar Kraft in the U.S. Kar Kraft was a wholly-owned subsidiary of FoMoCo acting as a skunkworks of sorts, a small group of highly experienced guys tasked with developing the big-engined Ford GT40. I in third. Overseen by Harley Copp, the team of Broadley, Lunn, and Wyer began working on the new car at the Lola Factory in Bromley. The car proved to be fastest in a straight line that year, thanks to its streamlined aerodynamics, achieving 212 mph on the 3.6-mile Mulsanne Straight. This would end up resulting in the abandonment of the original Mk.I/Mk.II chassis. This disintegrated when the No1 car was forced to make a pit-stop for replacement brake rotors, following an incorrect set being fitted a lap prior in a scheduled rotor change. 1 car. First, the driver’s door wouldn’t stay shut and, later on, brake issues required an additional brake change aside from the one that Miles had planned for.
II, a car that debuted at that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. As the Mk III looked significantly different from the racing models many customers interested in buying a GT40 for road use chose to buy a Mk I that was available from Wyer Ltd. Of the seven MK III that were produced four were left-hand drive. "When properly set up," he added, pointing out that "small changes in chassis tune produce large changes in handling." The car sold for almost $10 million and we guess that’s less than what some members of the richest 1% are willing to pay for the genuine No. JavaScript is disabled. There s a cute story about the mk2s. Ford gt40 mk1 vs mk2. II was changed drastically and ended up resembling a ’66 Mk. He’s no Ken Miles but he surely played the part convincingly well and all you have to do to get this baby blue 7.0-liter monster is be the highest bidder on lot #R554 during Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee auction in January. This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 03:40. [17] This meant, that in the final few hours, the Ford GT40 of New Zealanders Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon closely trailed the leading Ford GT40 driven by Englishman Ken Miles and New Zealander Denny Hulme. The first success came after their demise at the Nassau Speed Weekend Nov 1964 when the racing was handed over to Carrol Shelby. I. Three weeks later at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, all three entries retired although the Ginther/Gregory car led the field from the second lap until its first pitstop. The haphazard affair saw Shelby American’s mechanics frantically working on the No. This article is about the 1960s Le Mans-winning racing car. II as it was a very heavy car with a propensity of eating through brake discs as if there was no tomorrow. Well-Preserved Original Features Including the Interior. As a counter opinion, Chris Amon, said the Mk. The vulnerable drive donuts were replaced with CV joints and the leak-prone rubber gas tanks were replaced with aluminum tanks. In the race, Ford’s reliability run turned into a fight for survival with five out of the eight Mk. They ran the Mark 1s in 1964 and 1965 without a lot of success. Many say the car was painted in ’Gulf Blue’.
A batch of improperly heat-treated input shafts in the transaxles sidelined virtually every Ford in the race at Daytona, however, and Ferrari won 1-2-3. These people refer to the unique Powder Blue tint you see on the ’68-’69 Ford GT40 Mk.Is campaigned by John Wyer’s team. The Mk IV, newer design with a Mk II engine but a different chassis and a different body, won the following year at Le Mans (when four Mark IVs, three Mark IIs, and three Mark Is raced). Buying and selling movie memorabilia is a big business and has been for decades with adoring fans paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for the jacket worn by a specific character in a well-known motion picture. Doubler as Rick call's it skin as Ryan call's it .
The car's chassis was similar to the British-built Mk.I chassis, but it and other parts of the car had to be redesigned and modified by Shelby to accommodate the larger and heavier 427 engine.