Ford GT40, 1968
Ford GT40
Ford GT40•
•69 مشاهدة
£338,000 | Sold
- Transmission: Manual
- Body Colour: White
Created as an homage to #1005 and #1073. Built by the late Terry Drury who, whilst working at Ford (FAV), was involved with the development of the GT40 from the start. As a privateer, Terry owned and raced two original GT40s (#1005/#1073) during 1967/1968. The chassis has a number of fuel crossover features that date it as being an early example. The meticulous build during 2017/2018 utilised a huge number of original GT40 parts that he had acquired over the years. Fitted with a period-correct 'Works' 302 ci, four-bolt main bearing, Gurney-Weslake Ford V8 and a ZF Le Mans gearbox.
When original parts weren't available from TDR's stock or couldn't be sourced worldwide, they were fastidiously remanufactured to the original specification. Correctly finished, trimmed and assembled with tremendous attention to period accuracy. A superb homage to TDR's two happy seasons with #1005 & #1073 just over 50 years ago. Following on from their success at Le Mans in 1966, Ford was not short of privateer teams wanting to purchase a GT40 and amongst those customers was Terry Drury, a former Ford engineer and well-respected figure in the world of international GT and saloon car racing.
During 1967, he entered his Ermine White Ford GT40 #1005 for the Monza 1000 Kilometres in April sharing with Jackie Oliver, however, head gasket failure ended their race after just three laps. The next outing was the 'BOAC International 500', a six-hour race at Brands Hatch in which Terry shared #1005, now resplendent in Purple, with Keith Holland, qualifying 28th and finishing a respectable 14th in a field that today reads like a 'Who's Who' of international racing drivers. In August 1968, Terry once again entered the BOAC International 500 sharing with Keith Holland but this time in his new car, #1073, however, falling oil pressure resulted in a premature exit.
With the car repaired, it was off to the Nurburgring 1000 Kilometres in May this time sharing with Terry Sangar and finishing 35th (6th in Class). A week later the two Terrys headed for the Spa 1000 Kilometres with #1073, qualifying an excellent 11th before a broken clutch sadly ended the day. The GT40 had a spot-welded sheet-steel monocoque, with square-tube stiffeners linking the scuttle to the nose, and a detachable framework supporting the tail against the riveted sheet steel and duralumin structure. There were also multi-tube frameworks at either end and these monocoques were built in Coventry. The early cars featured what became known as.
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