GT40 Mirage : 1010

Thursday, April 30, 2015

GT40 P1010

FORD GT40 Mk 1 Chassis P 1010

The chassis P1010 was the first one to race for the Essex Wire Racing Team all through the 1965 and 66 season. The car was wrecked during testing for Firestone at the end of 1966. Peter Sadler bought the wreck, salvaged all the parts he could and, as for 1009, had the car built with a new chassis but unlike 1009 the old damaged one was scrapped.
Resprayed in dark metallic blue the car was extensively raced through the 1968 and 69 season when it was acquired by Willie Green who raced it at the Tour de France repainted in yellow. He sold it later to Trevor Graham who raced it at Daytona and Sebring in 1970. After its racing career ended the car changed hands several times, it has been at one time registered for road use and was the first one to bear the "GT 40" license plate. It is now restored to its Peter Sadler colors.

The Models:

Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1010 - DNF Sebring 1970
(Kit TENARIV Modified - Decals GP)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1010 - 2nd Monza 1966
( BOX Models modified - TENARIV and artisan decals)

Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1010 - 17th Daytona 1966

( BOX Models modified - TENARIV and artisan decals)

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Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1010 - Nassau Speed Week 1965

(Kit TENARIV Modified - Artisan decals)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk1 Chassis 1010 - DNF Le Mans 1969
Peter Sadler team (SPARK)

Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis 1010 - DNF Sebring 1966
(Kit MARSH MODEL)

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Ford GT40 Mk1 Chassis 1010 - DNF Daytona 1970
Trevor Graham team (Kit TENARIV - Decals GP)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk1 Chassis 1010 - DNF Nurburgring 1966
( BANG Models modified - TENARIV decals)

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1010 at the Bahamas for the Nassau Speed Week in 1965

1010 at Riverside in 1965

1010 (#41) racing with 1014 (#43) at Mallory Park in 1968

1010 at Le Mans in 1969

Before the start at Le Mans 1969

1010 pushed to the start of the 1969 Le Mans 24 hours

1010 at Datona in 1970

1010 racing at Datona in 1970

1010 at Sebring in 1970

1010 at Monza in 1966

1010 at the Nurburgring in 1966

Saturday, November 22, 2014

The 1970/71 season

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 :

Ford GT - Chassis GT 103 - 8th Daytona 1970
(BANG Models modified)

The same

Ford Gt40 Mk1 - Chassis 1082 - Ret. Tour de France Automobile 1970
(Kit STARTER modified - decals GP)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk1 _ Chassis 1048 - Le Mans trials 1971 -
(Kit ORIGINAL MINIATURES)

The same

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