Mecum Auctions
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I road car being offered through Mecum Auctions on January 18.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The car was completed at the factory in Slough, England, in late 1965, and delivered on March 1, 1966.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The interior of this road-car version of the GT40 Mk I features carpeting, non-perforated leather seats, leather door pouches, and a heated windscreen.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Although not equipped with its original engine, the car carries a period-correct 289-cubic-inch Ford V-8, which makes 335 hp.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Serial No. P/1034 was subject to a full restoration to its original specifications, and notably retains all of its original body panels.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The car’s future owner will be pleased to know that it’s being sold with an additional engine, dated January 1966, which has accompanied the car since it was new.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The car is fit with Borrani knock-off wire wheels.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions The original owner sold this GT40, after about a half decade, to his neighbor. The latter piloted the car in vintage races throughout England in the early 1970s.
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Image Credit: Mecum Auctions Ford GT40 values have seen a substantial increase in the past couple of years, with examples in good condition hovering at $5.5 million while concours-quality examples can fetch well over $7.5 million.
Authors
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Robert Ross
