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Original GT 40 MkI for sale
I don't understand if this was an unmolested car why did they do a resto on it?
Legendary Motorcar Company | | Original 1967 Ford Mk1 GT40 |
maybe they replace wear items like rubber hoses to make it safe to drive today.
brake fluid trannie fluid cooling fluid brakes anything rubber bearing grease rebuild motor ???? Dwight |
Huh? What about is "resto mod"?
This car is going to get at least 1.2M, probably more.... It is one of the rare GT40's that is actually STREET LEGAL!!! If I win powerball (or blow my 401K) it would be in my garage. |
What a car and story!
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Wow ... beautiful car! Thanks for sharing.
Question ... what is the horizontal black handle for that sticks out of the dash, below the ignition switch and above the gear shift? Parking Brake?? |
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I have always wanted one of those...:LOL: How classy are those wheels, love them, could you imagine washing and cleaning wheels like that how long it would take, what a nice problem to have...
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Interesting ... can't say as I have ever seen one like that. Do the replica cars use a similar setup? |
The Superformance uses one from the Cobra, not like that...
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I remember driving CSX 3121 to a Cobra meet in Norwalk, CT in 1974 and thinking that I'd be the hot **** of the day...until Bill Wonder showed up in his "street" GT40. Close, but no seegar.
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I wonder if Bruce Cambern remembers a GT that was autocrossing in Ohio around 66 or 67. If I recall it was burgundy with California plates.
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GT-40 in Ohio
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Jackie Stewart was driving the car and I am pretty sure the times would have been very good without the stumbling and back firing. He said the GT-40 was one of the best handling sports car he had ever driven. |
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Actually I think that's a combo turn signal and activation for the ejection seat. |
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Where the heck in Norwalk did they have a Cobra meet? I know the whole area of lower fairfield county and never heard of one unless it was at my grandfathers in Greenwich when he hosted guys like Chinetti and Cunningham. |
You know if this came up for sale 30 years ago in this condition I would have purchased it. Maybe I shouldn't have posted this.
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Note the non grommetted seats used on Mk I and Mk III road cars.
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The Norwalk, CT meet I recall from that period was held at a Ford dealer's lot. Back then, meets weren't as large nor as perfected as they are today. And Marco, you were still hot *** of the day for a lot of folks there.
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Next thing somone is going to post there was an early SAAC meet over in stew Leonards parking lot.:eek: |
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Agreed, it's a turn indicator stalk, fitted only to GT40 Mk I road cars and GT40 Mk III cars. It's from the Ford parts bin, and it's the same turn indicator assembly that was fitted to the Mk I Cortina. Moved up and down gave left and right turn indicators; pulled towards the steering wheel was for headlight main beam flash, and pushed to the right switches the lights to main beam. If it's the same as the similar GM version, press in on the end of the stalk, and that's the horn. ....but no ejector seat! Here are couple of pictures... GT40 Mk I road car in question http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...psde8de3c6.jpg GT40P/1103 (Mk III) http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...ps514229a2.jpg Ford Cortina Mk I This one is a Lotus Cortina, but same stalk.... http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3b93090c.jpg Got to admit, it's not a particularly elegant fit in the GT40s Cheers, Glen |
Glen,
Great information! Why reinvent the ‘switch’ so to speak. It probably simplified the steering column assembly, not having to accommodate the multifunction turn signal stalk. Effective … yes, elegant not so much. Interesting too, that on the Mk I the gear shift is on the right hand side, and on the Mk III it’s on the left hand side. Either way, I could get used to it ;) |
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