Although the Gulf / JWA GT40 won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1969, JWA knew that its days were numbered. The Mirages didn't show any potentiel so Gulf and John Wyer signed with Porsche for the following 2 seasons. Porsche who won the 1969 manufacturer championship with its 908 developed a program for Le Mans. Its 917 model although too young in '69 showed an incredible potential. The GT40 was still legal to race and a few had been used that season. The regular privateers raced AMGT2 - 1033 - 1049 - 1010 until the 12 hours of Sebring. After that only a handfull of cars (mainly 1033 - 1038 - 1017) had been seen mostly in club races in the UK.
Gulf sold its GT40 (Chassis 1074) to Solar Productions which used it as a camera car for the filming of the movie "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen. The car did a few laps prior to the start to film some ambiance scenes. It was then driven by Johnny Servoz Gavin who wore for the occasion the famous green helmet borrowed from Henri Pescarolo. Servoz Gavin had recently quit racing in Formula One and thrown all his trophies and equipment in the Seine River
A GT40 (Chassis 1048) came to the Le Mans trials in 1971. It has a elegant and curious tail end nicknamed at the time "a miniskirt" (It was the fashion back then). Unfortunatly it caught fire after a rushed pit stop. It would have been the last chance to see a Ford GT40 at Le Mans.
The models :
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| Ford GT - Chassis GT 103 - 8th Daytona 1970 (BANG Models modified) |
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| The same |
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| Ford Gt40 Mk1 - Chassis 1082 - Ret. Tour de France Automobile 1970 (Kit STARTER modified - decals GP) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 _ Chassis 1048 - Le Mans trials 1971 - (Kit ORIGINAL MINIATURES) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1074 - Solar Productions - (Kit ORIGINAL MINIATURES) As driven by J. Servoz Gavin prior to the start of the 24 hours of Le Mans 1970 |
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| The same |
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Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1074 - Solar Productions - (Kit ORIGINAL MINIATURES)
With a hand held camera used for the movie "Le Mans"
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1074 - Solar Productions - (Kit ORIGINAL MINIATURES) With a compressed air controlled camera used for the movie "Le Mans" |
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| The same |
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| Ford G7A - Chassis J10 - Can Am 1970 - (Kit MARSH MODELS) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis # 1078 - DNF Nurburgring 1970 (Kit TENARIV modified) |
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| The same |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis # 1010 - DNF Daytona 1970 (Kit TENARV with decals GP) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis AMGT2 - DNF 1000 Km Buenos Aires 1970 (Kit MARSH MODELS) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1010 - DNF Sebring 1970 (Kit TENARIV Modified - Decals GP) |
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| The same |
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