Tuesday, September 22, 2015

GT40 P1083 to P1086

FORD GT40 Mk1 Chassis P 1083

Although built in 1969 as a race car 1083 was never raced and in 1971 was sold to the racer Wilson Fittipaldi from Brasil who used it as a road car. In 1983 1083 was sold to a private collector and the car can be seen from time to time in historical events.

FORD GT40 Mk1 Chassis P 1084 (GULF)

1084 is the rebuilt in 1968 of the 1965 chassis 1004 by JWA/Gulf.
See the chapter about 1004/1084 for the history, models and pictures of this car.

FORD GT40 Mk1 Chassis P 1085

1085 is the last production numbered chassis built but was sold unfinished to Malcom Guthrie as a rolling chassis. By the mid 1980s the car was still not completed.

FORD GT40 Mk1 Chassis P 1086

This chassis was unnumbered when the production ceased. It has been bought by John Willment the co owner of JWA and gave it the next number in line: 1086. The car has been completed in the late 1970s as a look alike of 1075 the double winner of Le Mans. By 1984 the car was sold to a private owner.

The Models:

No models for these cars (except 1084: see 1004)

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