GT40 P1047

FORD GT40 Mk2 Chassis P 1047 

1047 as its sister car 1046 was sent new to Le Mans in June 1966. In red with white stripes it retired at the 17th hour. It raced at Daytona early 1967 with the same livery but wearing the name Mercury instead of Ford on the side sills for promotion reasons. Modified as a Mk2B, resprayed in light blue it raced at Le Mans in June 1967 where it retired. It has been established that 1047 at Le Mans was in fact 1031 and vice versa (see the post about 1031 and also the one about the 24 hours of Le Mans 1966 on this blog) 1031 (the real 1047) retired also at Le Mans in an accident.
After the race the real 1047 was sent back to the US to be repaired and was sold later to a Japanese collector. It stayed hidden in Japan for decades until it was sent back to England to be restored. It still wear its 1067 Le Mans livery.

The Models:

Ford (Mercury) GT40 Mk2 (SAI) - Chassis # 1047 - DNF  Daytona 1967 -
(Kit TESTOR modified - Decals INDYCALS)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk2 (SAI) - Chassis 1047 - DNF  Le Mans 1966 (IXO)

Ford Mk2B - Chassis 1047 (officially 1047 in fact 1031) - DNF  Le Mans 1967 (BANG Models)

Ford Mk2B - Chassis 1031  (in fact 1047)  DNF  Le Mans 1967 (Kit MARSH MODELS)

The same

1047 at the 1966 Le Mans start

1047 racing at Le Mans in 1966

1047 surrendered by the Gendarmerie before the start at Le Mans in 1966

pit stop for 1047 at the 1966 Le Mans

1047 at Daytona in 1967

1047 at Daytona in 1967

1047 during practice with J4 at Le Mans 1967

1047 racing at Le Mans in 1967

The official 1047 ( in fact 1031) at Le Mans in 1967