1965 Ford GT 40 MkI [P/1008]

1965 Ford GT 40 MkI [P/1008] in Clarkson: Hot Metal, Documentary, 2004

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
datsunZ ◊ 2007-01-01 10:53	1966 Le Mans winner
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2008-01-05 21:02	1966
mini95 ◊ 2009-01-18 17:51	Origin British
minifan92 ◊ 2009-12-18 11:58	The vehicle details for FMC 1 are: Date of Liability 01 11 2010 Date of First Registration 01 06 1982 Year of Manufacture 1966 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4700CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour BLACK
Sunbar ◊ 2009-12-18 13:04	mini95 wrote Origin British Agreed, Ford Advanced Vehicles, Slough UK... From a Ford press report at the time. "In order to get into the business of racing with minimum delay, a subsidiary company called Ford Advanced Vehicles was set up at Slough in England under the Managing Directorship of John Wyer,... SERIES PRODUCTION The present purpose of Ford Advanced Vehicles is to explore within relatively limited means the problems peculiar to high speed motoring. To do this... it was decided,... to set up a production line for the manufacture of 50 cars. The line is now in being at Slough where final assembly takes place of components derived from international sources."
dsl ◊ 2012-05-22 02:02	"FMC1 is not a MKII at all but Ford MKI 1965 Press car in disguise P1008" - Link to "www.gt40s.com" . -- Last edit: 2017-09-23 16:58:14