First Production GT40 Mark II Discovered

[usmcfred]

From Autoweek. Chassis P/1011 What a find!

http://www.autoweek.com/article/201...rk-II-rediscovered-&utm_campaign=awdailydrive

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[debtdrives]

awesome!!

 

[Xcentric]

Wonder what that does to the value of 1012...wherever it is.

 

[Superfly]

Wow. That's very cool.

 

[twobjshelbys]

Great. Nothing like a GT40 cn stay hidden forever

 

[djs]

I don't remember a "Gurney bump" on any Mk II. The '67 MkIV obviously had one, but I've never seen period correct images of a Mk II having a bubble.

FTA:By cross-referencing engine and chassis numbers (clearly visible in period photographs) with racing livery, unique rear bracket shapes and the famous “Gurney bump” on the car's roof, Spain and Teske say they can prove that the car previously thought to be P/1012 -- the car Gurney and Grant drove to second place at Daytona -- was, in fact, car P/1011.



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[RALPHIE]

I don't remember a "Gurney bump" on any Mk II. The '67 MkIV obviously had one, but I've never seen period correct images of a Mk II having a bubble....

Actually, there are quite a few - if you check the archive pictures of many of the cars.

 

[Sinovac]

Cool story. It looks like a cage match is in the works for the owners of p/1011 and p/1012.

The seven continuation GT40s mentioned in the article are MkIV cars.

http://www.gt40photos.co.uk/page29.html.