1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car

AutoSmith · #1 (**permalink**) 02-14-2013, 05:17 PM

You won't want to miss this article on the original GT40 that was the camera car in Steve McQueen's movie Grand Prix. Enjoy! Redline Review Article Detail

rodneym · #2 (**permalink**) 02-14-2013, 05:59 PM

James Garner was in Grand Prix.
Steve McQueen was in LeMans.

xb-60 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-14-2013, 08:01 PM

1074 was used in Steve McQueen's 1971 film "Le Mans" as a camera car.
I think there was also an earlier build GT40 used as a camera car in the 1966 film, "Grand Prix" (with James Garner in the starring role).

Interesting handbrake location on 1074, for a nervous passenger maybe...

Cheers,
Glen

AutoSmith · #4 (**permalink**) 02-14-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by xb-60

1074 was used in Steve McQueen's 1971 film "Le Mans" as a camera car.
I think there was also an earlier build GT40 used as a camera car in the 1966 film, "Grand Prix" (with James Garner in the starring role).

Interesting handbrake location on 1074, for a nervous passenger maybe...

Cheers,
Glen

Thanks! You're absolutely correct. It was wrong in the article, and I didn't catch it. My apologies.