Restoration of original GT40
- Thread starter centerpunch
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I think that is a good guess. The actual number I don't think will ever be firmly known.
http://wspr-racing.com/chassis/gt40.htm indicates that there were approximately 140 chassis made for Mark I, Mark II, Mark, III, Mark IV including the J cars.
Other sites ndicate that only 7 Mark IIs were made (the road car) and 12 MArk IVs.
http://wspr-racing.com/chassis/gt40.htm indicates that there were approximately 140 chassis made for Mark I, Mark II, Mark, III, Mark IV including the J cars.
Other sites ndicate that only 7 Mark IIs were made (the road car) and 12 MArk IVs.
Awsum GT
GT Owner '18
Great write up. It would be fun sometime to have a get together with all of the original GT40's and the new GT's for a weekend event like we do for the Viper Club of America every other year. A few dinners, some tract time, autocross event, road rally maybe.
On the bulkheads of the original GT40
I have seen this site before.I was horrified how some GT40s were left to rust. It looks like the deck rails of the Andrea Dorea.
One more reason to buy a new one.
Reminds me as well of a Pantera I saw in Germany that was so rusty I could see through it and see the transaxle from outside the car!
I have seen this site before.I was horrified how some GT40s were left to rust. It looks like the deck rails of the Andrea Dorea.
One more reason to buy a new one.
Reminds me as well of a Pantera I saw in Germany that was so rusty I could see through it and see the transaxle from outside the car!
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
I counted the production #'s one day in the shelby registry. 133 real GT40's were made. Thats production of the MK I-IV, MK I-B's, all the road cars, the McLaren 1 off, the AM's/X's and mabey some other weird things they did in the middle.
MK V "safirs" don't count.
Of the 133, there are less than 5 that had been accounted for in the 1997 registry. 1 is still buried under an apartment building in LA somewhere. J-12 is here in Phoenix, has been since the 70's. See it in museums sometimes.
MK V "safirs" don't count.
Of the 133, there are less than 5 that had been accounted for in the 1997 registry. 1 is still buried under an apartment building in LA somewhere. J-12 is here in Phoenix, has been since the 70's. See it in museums sometimes.
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