GT40 at the Indy Museum

[texas mongrel]

So, I saw this sitting in the museum yesterday. No information or description placard, it was just parked alongside other exhibits. The car looked original, but it seemed almost to be a mix of different GT iterations, snorkels at the rear, but only little ones, something a bit different about the front fenders, a black cover hiding the engine, and more bits than usual hanging under the rear valence. Oh, and a hideous colour scheme with matte dayglow green over the base bronze-gold.

I'm sure someone on the forum must know all about it

 

[Awsum GT]

So, I saw this sitting in the museum yesterday. No information or description placard, it was just parked alongside other exhibits. The car looked original, but it seemed almost to be a mix of different GT iterations, snorkels at the rear, but only little ones, something a bit different about the front fenders, a black cover hiding the engine, and more bits than usual hanging under the rear valence. Oh, and a hideous colour scheme with matte dayglow green over the base bronze-gold.

I'm sure someone on the forum must know all about it

Looks like it could be Mark Donohue and Paul Hawkins car from 1966 GT40 MKII

http://www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductDetails.aspx?Language=en&CategoryId=163&ProductId=1313

 

[Biginch Blake]

I saw the car at the Indy vintage car race a couple of years ago. It had a poster of it on the track and a the story about the car. Took a photo of the sign and car but deleted it a few months ago. And Dave you are correct it is a hideous color scheme but it is the real deal. How was your accommodations at the track? What a race and now we all know about fuel economy now!

 

[The Grey Ghost]

I saw the car at the Indy vintage car race a couple of years ago. It had a poster of it on the track and a the story about the car. Took a photo of the sign and car but deleted it a few months ago. And Dave you are correct it is a hideous color scheme but it is the real deal. How was your accommodations at the track? What a race and now we all know about fuel economy now!

Blake, we were just down from the start/finish line. Really great seats!

 

[djs]

Restoration of Donohue car:

http://www.carbuildindex.com/8977/1966-ford-gt40-le-mans-race-car-restoration/

http://performance.ford.com/enthusi...amed-1966-gt40-lemans-racer-back-to-life.html

 

[texas mongrel]

I saw the car at the Indy vintage car race a couple of years ago. It had a poster of it on the track and a the story about the car. Took a photo of the sign and car but deleted it a few months ago. And Dave you are correct it is a hideous color scheme but it is the real deal. How was your accommodations at the track? What a race and now we all know about fuel economy now!

We got to see Florence Henderson, so what else can I say? Weird that the car had no write-up in the museum.

 

[Empty Pockets]

...a black cover hiding the engine...

...perhaps because there was no engine in the car? :shrug

'Hard to tell the car's "ride height" in the back from the photo angle...

 

[Ed Sims]

Greg & I were in love with Florence Henderson.

Ed

 

[texas mongrel]

Greg & I were in love with Florence Henderson.

Ed

Who wasn't?