1965 Ford GT40 Mk1Chassis # GT40 P/1027

• 1966 Brussels Motor Show car

• MGM camera car used in the making of the 1966 film ‘Grand-Prix’

• Proven race-winning pre-1965 (FIA period F) GT40

• Highly eligible and competitive at Goodwood Revival, Le Mans Classic, CER etc.

•Fully race-prepared with fresh engine, gearbox and new fuel tanks

•All UK duties paid

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Chassis no. P/1027 was built new to race specification in 1965 and became the February 1966 Brussels Motor Show car where it was first displayed in the traditional Belgian racing colours of yellow.

Afterwards, in April 1966, the car was sold to MGM Films to be used in the making of the film ‘Grand Prix’ in which it acted as the camera car. Movie cameras were mounted onto both the front and rear of the car whilst filming at circuit speeds at Monaco and elsewhere. Later the car passed into private ownership and was eventually put on display in the Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum in Costa Mesa, California, where it remained until its closure in the late nineties. In 2000, P/1027 was acquired by Sir Anthony Bamford of JCB Excavators Ltd (UK) who commissioned the car to be fully rebuilt and prepared for historic racing by Gelscoe Motorsport under the close supervision of long-term GT40 racer Willie Green.

Between 2002 and 2005, P/107 was raced for JCB by Green, who achieved numerous pole positions and race wins in the Gentleman Drivers Sports Endurance GT Championship, Goodwood Revival, Le Mans Classic and elsewhere. Finally, at the 2005 Goodwood Revival meeting, Sam Hancock drove the car to victory in the Whitsun Trophy at the same time posting fastest time of the weekend with an astonishingly quick lap of 1:23.7.

In 2006, P/1027 was sold for Sir Anthony Bamford via ourselves to Lord Irvine Laidlaw, in whose collection it had a temporary body colour change from yellow to his racing colours of burgundy with silver stripe. Maintained by Simon Hadfield and kept in fully race-prepared condition, the car was raced selectively in the Masters series, the 2008 Le Mans Classic and once more at Dijon in 2009. In 2010 it was fitted with a fresh, Tim Adams race engine and a newly rebuilt RBT gearbox.

In early 2010 we sold the car to the present owner who returned the colour scheme to its original yellow livery and subsequently raced the car just once at the 2010 at Le Mans Classic. Since its last race, the car has had new fuel bladders fitted by Premier Fuel systems and is in totally race-ready condition. We are delighted to once again offer this genuine, well-proven and race-winning pre-‘65 Ford GT40. Available in truly outstanding condition and race-ready state of preparation. The car is complete with FIA HTP papers (Period F), new fuel bladder certificates and a full history file and comes with all UK duties paid.

1965

For

d G

T40

Mk1

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hass

is #

GT

40 P

/1027