There are lots of GT40 replicas around, usually always on on eBay but what made this one stand out was the wording of the advert. If you’re into your cars and know which of a spanner to hold, then you will probably appreciate this build too.
Here’s an excerpt of the listing, hit more for the rest;
“First registered April 2017 (17 Reg) this fabulous Ford GT 40 Recreation has under 1,000 miles of use and is presented in the No. 9 livery of 1968 winners of Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi, racing for the J.W. Automotive Gulf-Oil Ford GT40 team.
The JW Automotive production unit in Gulf Oil livery famously achieved two back-to-back Le Mans 24-Hour victories, leaving the Ford GT’s Le Mans victory tally at four in all – 1966/67/68/69.
Optimised for road use this is a very well-engineered, useable, and most importantly, fun, interpretation on the famous Ford GT40. Fitted with a Small-Block “Windsor” 5.0 Litre Ford V8 engine, (the parts for this were provided by Ford racing specialists ….” READ MORE ..
