FORD GT40 Mk1 Post Production Cassis P 1108 to P 1114
The production stopped with the chassis P 1086. The sequence 1087 to 1100 were reserved by John Willment (the owner of JWA) for future use and, to my knowledge, has never been used. Then came the number 1101 to 1107 reserved for the Mk3 (See previous chapter).
The post production chassis are:
1108 : Mk1 based on a LHD Mk3 left over chassis
1109 : Mk1 based on a RHD Mk3 left over chassis (was originally equipped with a Mk2 tail section)
1110 and 1111 : These 2 chassis have been used to rebuild the wrecked cars 1012 and 1078. After the repair the old number has been used instead of the new ones.
1112 to 1114 : Mk1 built from spare parts and chassis
The Models:
No models at this time
Sunday, October 18, 2015
GT40 Mk3 P1101 to 1107
FORD GT40 Mk3 Chassis # P 1101 to 1107
The Mk3 were designed as a road car only. Some changes have been made from the Mk1:
the car had 4 round headlamps instead of 2 rectangular.
the rear part of the body was extended to provide luggage space
the interior was more luxurious
the stick shift was moved to the center
the car was available with the steering wheel on the left side
the engine was tuned down and the shock absorber were softened.
All these changes made the car looking significantly different from the road version of the Mk1 which explained why the Mk3 was never popular. Road car buyers preferred to have a GT40 which looked like the racing version and only seven were built during the production years.
The Models:
The Mk3 were designed as a road car only. Some changes have been made from the Mk1:
the car had 4 round headlamps instead of 2 rectangular.
the rear part of the body was extended to provide luggage space
the interior was more luxurious
the stick shift was moved to the center
the car was available with the steering wheel on the left side
the engine was tuned down and the shock absorber were softened.
All these changes made the car looking significantly different from the road version of the Mk1 which explained why the Mk3 was never popular. Road car buyers preferred to have a GT40 which looked like the racing version and only seven were built during the production years.
The Models:
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| Ford GT40 Mk3 Chassis 1101 to 1107 (Kit TENARIV) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk3 Chassis 1101 to 1107 (Kit TENARIV) |
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| The same |
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| Ford GT40 Mk3 |
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| Ford GT40 Mk3 |
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| Ford GT40 Mk3 |
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