GT40 Mirage : 1016

FORD GT40 Mk2 Chassis P 1016

Finished in white with a black hood, 1016 went to Daytona for its first race in January 1966. It retired experimenting a new automatic transmission. It was sent to Sebring, with a new gold livery, where it finished only 12th, this time with brakes problems. Still in gold but with a pink "moustache" it raced at Le Mans in June 1966. It came 3rd completing the success for Ford.
In 1967 in a gold livery with no trims it was sent to Daytona for some testing to finalize the Mk2B configuration along with 2 other Mk2. After this test it stayed at H & M for a while and was donated in 1970 to the Harrah's museum in Reno. Sold to a collector in 1983 it is now restored to its 1966 Le Mans livery.

The Models:

Ford (Mercury) GT40 Mk2 - Chassis 1016 - DNF Daytona 1967
(BANG Models modified - decals INDYCALS)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk2 - Chassis 1016 - DNF Daytona 1966
(Kit STARTER Modified)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk2 - Chassis 1016 - 3rd Le Mans 1966 (SPARK)

The same

Ford GT40 Mk2 - Chassis 1016 - 3rd Le Mans 1966 (BANG)

1016 at Daytona in 1966

1016 at Sebring in 1966

1016 followed by 1046 (the winner) at Le Mans in 1966

1016 racing at Le Mans in 1966

Pit stop for 1016 at Le Mans in 1966

1016 at Daytona in 1967

The LE MANS Trials, MONZA, SPA, NURBURGRING.

For the April trials at Le Mans Ford sent J3 prepared by Shelby and finished as a lookalike for the Sebring winner while H&M brought 1016 now upgraded to Mk2B specifications. 2 GT40 Mk1 were also present: 1020 for Ford France and 1040 for the Scuderia Filipinetti which had been crashed by a journalist who drove it for an article for his newspaper.
It was the first appearance of the new Mirage M1 (in Gulf livery) It was in fact a lightweight Mk1with a narrower roof structure. The front hood remained the same as the GT40. JWA purchased the plans of the lightweight AMGT from Alan Mann. Len Bailey, the designer, constructed the M1 project around it. No Chaparral at the trials but this time Ferrari sent 2 P4s . Also a new comer in this category: the Lola T70 Aston Martin.The main goal for Ford was to win again the 24 hours of Le Mans, so they left the privateers and the Mirages the task to represent Ford during the races at Monza, Spa, Targa Florio and Nurburgring.
Shelby and H&M went back to the United States and went to work in preparing the cars: J5 and J6 for SAI as well as a Mk2B (1047) and J7 and J8 for H&M with 2 Mk2B (1031 and 1015 for Ford France)

The Le Mans trials line up:

#1 - Mk4 - Chassis J3 - Entered by FoMoCo / SAI
  #2 - Mk2B - Chassis 1016 - Entered by FoMoCo / H&M
  #12 - M1 - Chassis M1 0001 - Entered by JWA
    #14 - M1 - Chassis M1 0002 - Entered by JWA
    #18 - Mk1 - Chassis 1040 - Entered by Filipinetti
    #15 - Mk1 - Chassis 1020 - Entered by Ford France

The Monza line up:

  #33 - Mk1 - Chassis 1007 - 6th - Entered by Ford France
  #5 - M1 - Chassis M1 0002 - 9th - Entered by JWA
    #36 - Mk1 - Chassis 1009 - 11th - Entered by E.S.Nelson
  #6 - M1 - Chassis M1 0001 - DNF - Entered by JWA
  #34 - Mk1 - Chassis 1003 - DNF - Entered by Ford France
  #35 - Mk1 - Chassis 1005 - DNF- Entered by J.J. Drury
  #32 - Mk1 - Chassis 1040 - DNF - Entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

The SPA line up:

  #6 - M1 - Chassis M1 0003 - Winner - Entered by JWA
  #4 - Mk1 - Chassis GT 112 - 6th - Entered by P. Sutcliffe
  #41 - Mk1 - Chassis 1026 - 8th - Entered by Danway Racing
   #40 - Mk1 - Chassis 1020 - DNF - Entered by Ford France
  #45 - Mk1 - Chassis 1009 - DNF - Entered by E.S.Nelson
    #7 - M1 - Chassis M1 0001 - DNF - Entered by JWA

As usual only Ford France sent cars to the Targa Florio although the open road track was not suited to the GT40.

The Targa Florio line up:

    #130 - Mk1 - Chassis 1003 - 5th - Entered by Ford France
    #126 - Mk1 - Chassis 1007 - DNF - Entered by Ford France

The Nurburgring line up:

  #61 - Mk1 - Chassis 1003 - 7th - Entered by Ford France
  #67 - Mk1 - Chassis 1021 - 8th - Entered C.Crabbe
    #60 - Mk1 - Chassis 1007 - 10th - Entered by Ford France
    #62 - Mk1 - Chassis 1009 - DNF - Entered by E.S.Nelson
  #6 - M1 - Chassis M1 0001 - DNF - Entered by JWA
  #5 - M1 - Chassis M1 0002 - DNF - Entered by JWA

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