GT 111

Ford GT Chassis GT 111

Short career for GT 111. It was seen at the Le Mans trials in 1965 but its only race was at the Targa Florio where it crashed after losing a wheel. The car was scrapped after returning to Slough.

The Models:

Ford GT40 Mk 1 - Chassis # GT111 - DNF Targa Florio 1965 -

(BIZARRE)  

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GT 111 at the Targa Florio

GT 111 at the Targa Florio

GT 111 at the Targa Florio

GT 110

Ford GT Chassis GT 110 - project X1-

GT 110 was an experimental project - called X1 - developed by Mc Laren for the new Canam serie. It was entered in the 1965 season without much success. There was in fact 2 experimental chassis built in aluminum for this program. The 1st one was GT 110 and the 2nd one with no number is sometime referred as GT 110A. GT 110 was equipped with a 7 liter engine and was officially called Ford X1 and raced in the Canam 1965 series. For the following season in 1966 Mc Laren sent back the car to Shelby where it was refurbished as a Mk2 but still with a roadster body. Entered at the 1966 12 hours of Sebring it won the race but sadly had to be later scrapped to avoid paying import taxes ( the chassis was made in England). The other chassis GT 110A survived but has never been completed as far as I know.

The Models: 

Ford X1 - Chassis # 110 - 5th Riverside 1965 

 (Kit MARSH MODELS)

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Ford GT40 Mk 2 Roadster X1 - Chassis # GT 110 - Winner Sebring 1966
 (Kit STARTER)

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GT 110 at Mosport - Sept. 1965

GT 110 at Riverside - Oct. 1965

GT 110 at Nassau - Dec. 1965

GT 110 at Sebring in 1966

GT 110 at Sebring in 1966

GT 109

FORD GT Cassis GT 109

GT 109 - the 2nd roadster - was prepared by C. Shelby for Ford France for the 1965 24 hours of Le Mans - It's only race - It retired early on a transmission failure. It was stored a few years after Le Mans and is now restored by its new owner in its Ford France original livery.

The Models:

Ford GT40 Mk 1 - Chassis # GT109 - Quit 2nd Hour  Le Mans 1965 -
(SPARK)

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Ford GT40 Mk 1 - Chassis # GT109 - Test  Le Mans April 1965 -
(Kit TENARIV modified)

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GT 109 with Guy Ligier at the wheel

GT 109 at Le Mans in 1965

GT 109 at the April test day at Le Mans in 1965

GT 109 at the April test day at Le Mans in 1965

GT 109 at the April test day at Le Mans in 1965

GT 109 at the April test day at Le Mans in 1965

GT 108

Ford GT Chassis GT 108

The last five prototypes (GT 108 to 112) were designed in a roadster configuration. GT 108 was the first one, built in March 1965 it was used for testing and development and was never raced. After being stored for several years it was finally sold to a private collector. It changed hands several times and it's now restored and used in vintage races.

The Models:

No models at this time

GT 108 Presentation in 1965

GT 108 today

GT 106 and GT 107

FORD GT Chassis GT 106 and 107

The career of these two first Mk2 is very similar. Built at Slough in 1964 the chassis were sent to Karkraft in California to be prepared for the 1965 24 hours of Le Mans, their only race.
GT 106 retired after 4 hours and GT 107 after 6 hours. GT 107 had the pole position and the best lap at 222 km/h
After Le Mans GT 106 was used for testing and after that was stored for a while and lost some of its parts. Later it was sold to a private collector and still exists to this date
GT 107 was too used for development but was later scrapped. Only its nose survived.

The Models:

Ford GT40 Mk 2 - Chassis # GT106 - Quit 4th Hour  Le Mans 1965 -

(Kit C SCALE with Marsh Models decals)

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Ford GT40 Mk 2 - Chassis # GT107 - Quit 7th Hour  Le Mans 1965 -

(Kit MARSH MODELS)

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GT 106 at Le Mans in 1965

GT 106 at Le Mans in 1965

GT 107 at Le Mans in 1965

GT 107 at Le Mans in 1965

GT 105

FORD GT - Chassis GT 105

Originally GT 105 was a development car. But it was sent to the 12 hours of Reims in 1964 in replacement of GT 104 which was under repair after the fire at Le Mans. It quit after 130 laps. The car was also seen at the Le Mans trials in 1965 still in its original color.
In 1966 resprayed in  green with white stripes it ran at Daytona and Sebring.
GT 105 was then sent to storage at Slough where it lost most of its parts for completion of other cars. In 1968 it was sold to P. Hawkins who used it too as a parts source for its other GT40. What's left of the car then changed hands several times before being finally restored to a high standard.


The Models: 

Ford GT40 Mk1 - Chassis # GT 105 - DNF Sebring 1966 -

(Kit TENARIV with decals Patos)

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GT 105 at the Le Mans trials in 1965

GT 105 finally restored

GT 105 (#6) with GT 103 at Reims in 1964

GT105 at Sebring in 1966

GT105 at Sebring in 1966

GT 104

FORD GT - Chassis GT 104

The "work" career of GT 104 is very similar of GT 103. The car was sent to Le Mans in 1964 without much testing. It quit after it caught fire after 82 laps. After repair it was sent to the Nassau speed week where it retired on suspension problems. As for GT 103 it was sent to Carol Shelby at SAI to be prepared for Daytona the opening race of the 1965 season. Resprayed in dark blue with white stripes and fitted with Hallibrand alloys wheels it finished 3rd. It ran at Sebring, Monza and the Nurburgring on the Shelby colors. At the end of the season it was repainted in its original color (white and blue) and was used as a show car. GT 104 was sold in 1970 to a private collector. It changed hands several times.The car still exist and has been restored to its Shelby Livery.

The models:

Ford GT - Cassis GT 104 - Ret. 82nd lap  Le Mans 1964
(BIZARRE)

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Ford GT - Cassis GT 104 - 3rd Daytona Continental 1965
(Kit GRAND PRIX MODELS)

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GT 104 at the start at Le Mans in 1964

GT 104 recently restored

GT 104 during practice at Daytona in 1965

GT 104 racing at Le Mans in 1964