Vehicle Description
Original Body from GT40P1001 Raced in Le Mans 1966, FIA
Passport
We own this GT40 and it is available for viewing by appointment in
Jacksonville, Florida.
The culmination of a 9+ year project to build a GT40 from
authenticated original parts, as if it had been built in
period.
Built by world-renowned GT40 expert restorer David Brown in New
Zealand over the course of 9+ years.
Recognized in a 3 page letter to the owner by the authority on
GT40's Ronnie Spain, Mr. Spain authenticates the car in detail and
says it will be added to the next printing of his book on every
GT40 made.
The build began with authenticated original GT40 chassis parts, the
rest of the chassis being built from Ford/Lola blueprints. The
body, drivetrain, interior, suspension and other major components
are authenticated originals from period GT40's. Some new-old stock
and a few reproduction components were used to complete the
build.
Original body of the GT40P1001 Essex Wire entry for 1966 Le Mans,
making it the oldest surviving production GT40 body in the
world.
One of three 289 Cleveland engines made, original engine to
GT40P1042 (CP004) - Scuderia Filipinetti entry for 1967 Le
Mans.
Correct period date coded "1967" Triplex windscreen, 1969 coded
four point race harnesses, correct period Lucas interior mirror,
and period Les Leston bullet mirrors for the front wings. The 48
IDA Weber carburettors sit on an FAV inlet manifold embossed with
"1042". The uprights are period magnesium items and have been crack
tested for longevity, and the rest of the suspension came from
GT40P1009. Original parachute material seats from GT40P1032, the
Holman Moody entry for the 1966 Le Mans, the steering wheel from
GT40P1026, the Salmon entry for the 1967 Le Mans and period GT40
instrumentation from a mixture of GT40P1045, GT40P1085 and the
remainder sourced from GT40 Gold Parts. Actual fire extinguisher
which was fitted back in the day, with new propellant and
recharge.
1967 livery of Sidney Taylor Racing Team and driven by Denis Hulme,
who partnered with Ken Miles in their famous 2nd place finish in
1966 Le Mans, and went on to become 1967 F1 World Champion.
Binders of period photos, many signed by drivers as well as
documentation of the build and sourcing and authentication of parts
used.
FIA Historic Technical Passport
Titled in the U.S. as a 1966 Ford GT40 and street legal.
Note that this 1966 Ford GT40 is VIN number P1042 and should not be
confused with VIN number GT40P1042, which currently resides in
Switzerland.
Posted 25 March 2014 - 13:28
This is owner Andrew Komosa's story as told to
GT40s.com........
RECONSTRUCTING A LEGEND-The GT40 bug hit me about thirty years ago,
while reading an old magazine road test, Autocar I believe. I can
vividly recall being thrilled by a white GT40 being driven in
excess of 150 mph on some English dual carriageway in the 1960s and
how the test driver sped passed a waiting Police car, only laughing
to himself how they couldn't ever catch him; how times have
changed!
Following a succession of replica GT40s, I realised that nothing
but an original would satisfy my craving, so I began looking around
for a suitable car. It soon became apparent that even those cars
built using Tennant panels during the 1990s by Brian Wingfield, but
wearing original GT40 VINs were not within my reach. One of these
cars was offered to me for "an offer North of $3.5 million"!
A deal with a fellow club member sadly fell through, so I was left
looking at a possible Mirage, Gox, Gelsco or Holman tub. None of
these options were really open to me because it looked as if they'd
take too long to construct or were outside of my budget. I can't
recall how I came across Classic Car Developments in New Zealand,
but a deal was struck in November 2009. This had the added benefit
that they had built a number of tubs or panels for original cars
when their chassis's were either rusted through or crash damaged.
Hence, my tub does include a number of renovated panels from
original cars which have, themselves, undergone restoration.
I am not certain whether this is down to good planning or pure
coincidence, but the chassis number of my car is "P/1042" and
declared on the official records as "manufactured 1966". For legal
reasons, I must differentiate between my car and "GT40P/1042",
although both cars were painted yellow around 2000 and might have
some Franco Sbarro connection. I can say nothing more, other than I
can prove provenance dating back to 1994 when P/1042 was imported
into the UK. Before this, it appears Jean Blaton owned the car, as
he wished to find his old GT40 which he previously enjoyed in the
1960s i.e. GT40P/1041, but as he couldn't locate it, the next best
thing was 1042. I do not know how true that story is however.
Interestingly, "word on the street" reports that GT40 P/1042 was
rebuilt following the fire which consumed it back in 1968/69 and
ran through various owners being painted blue, yellow then more
lately returned to the striking red & white livery of the Scudery
Filipinetti team, taking part in historic races from the mid 1980s.
As stated, one such owner was the said Jean Blaton, a Belgium
racing driver, who, as I have stated above, owned GT40P/1042 in the
early 1990s and who painted it Belgium racing yellow.
However, the story goes on- I needed a shell to clothe my partly
period original/ mostly remanufactured monocoque chassis in, when
Frank Catt of Wealdon Engineering said he knew where an original
shell was for sale. This was swiftly purchased, and my car was,
hence, reconstructed using the fibreglass body shell off GT40
P/1001, the 1965 New York Motor Salon and World's Fair show car, it
being one of the most campaigned GT40s, taking part in no less than
29 races between 1966 and 1969.
In June 1966 the car took part in the 24 hours of Le Mans, being
driven by Jacky Ickx & Jochen Neerpasch. Numbered car "60",
resplendent in the white with red & black stripes of the Essex Wyer
company, it failed to complete the race, grinding to a halt in the
early hours of Sunday morning, but as all GT40 aficionados will
recall, Ford GT40s took the most historic of wins that year,
placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd overall, in a well documented photo
finish.
In August 1966 the car, numbered "109", driven by Alan Rees, failed
to finish at Brands Hatch, but managed a creditable 10th place at
Zeltweg, driven by Innes Ireland & Mike Spence. However, it failed
again to finish its next couple of races at Kyalami, with David
Hobbs & Mike Spence and at Killarney, with David Hobbs & Mike
Hailwood, during the month of November. The car ended the 1966
season out in South Africa being campaigned in the Springbox
series, now painted white with green stripes, it recorded the
following results; Kumalo, driven by Hobbs finishing 1st, Kumalo,
driven by Hailwood finishing 1st, Lourenco Marques, driven by Hobbs
finishing 2nd, Pietermaritzburg, driven by Hobbs & Hailwood, again
finishing 1st, thus ending 1966 with a string of successes under
its belt.
Over the next three years the car saw action at Snetterton,
Silverstone, Crystal Palace, Oulton Park, Brands Hatch, Croft,
Zeltweg, Monza, Zandvoort, Nuerburgring, Spa, Vila Real,
Hockenheim, and its final event in August 1969 at Thruxton, where
Matt Daghorn steered it into 7th place, a worthy conclusion to this
GT40s racing career.
Thus, duri...for more information please contact the seller.
