GT40 AMGT1

FORD GT40 Mk1 Lightweight Chassis AMGT40/1

Alan Mann, the Ford importer for the UK, had been in competition with JWA which had been chosen as the official GT40 builder. Alan Mann became resentful.  He decided to build its 2 lightweight GT40s and didn't use a JWA production chassis number but instead chose its own. He received five new tubs directly from Abbey Panels and they became AMGT1 and 2 for the Mk1 and XGT1 / 2 and 3 for the Mk2.
Due to the changes on the body to lighten it, the car had to raced in the prototype category.
The original plan was to reduce the cockpit size ( like the one of the 1967 Mirages M1) but for lack of time they kept the original GT40 top.
AMGT1 was raced only one time at the 1966 12 hours of Sebring where it retired at the 8th hour with a clutch failure. It was then sent to the Le Mans trials in April.  At the request of Ford and to lighten the workload from SAI (Shelby), Alan Mann was asked to build 3 Mk2 for Le Mans (2 for the race and one spare) These 3 Mk2 became XGT1 / 2 and 3. The GT40 Mk1 lightweight program was put to an end.
AMGT1 was sold to Holmann & Moody who used it for testing and was transformed to Mk2 specs for a while. Back in Mk1 it was sold later to a private owner, then changed hands several times. After an accident the car was stored for a while. AMGT1 has been recently restored to its 1966 Sebring specifications.


The Models:

Ford GT40 Mk 1 Lightweight - Chassis # AMGT1 - DNF Sebring 1966 -

(Kit MARSH MODELS)

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Ford GT40 Mk 1 Lightweight - Chassis # AMGT1 - Test Le Mans 1966 (Kit TENARIV)

The same

AMGT1 in the pit at Sebring in 1966

AMGT1 racing at Sebring in 1966

AMGT1 at the Le Mans trials in 1966

AMGT1 at the Le Mans trials in 1966

AMGT1 at the Le Mans trials in 1966