Description:
After getting the cold shoulder from Enzo Ferarri in 1963, Henry Ford II gave new orders to his staff and crew to design and build a Ferarri challenger and the GT40 was born!
Exoto has precisely and faithfully recreated this American classic in grand 1/18 scale! Here are just a few of the features you'll find:
- rubber-like Goodyear tires with genuine tread pattern - full (5) opening body panels - superb reproduction of mechanical parts - photo-etched radiator (both sides) - true-to-the-original working suspension with rear trailing arms and functioning steering - fully detailed, wired and plumbed Hp Ford 427 cubic inch engine - machined aluminum valve stems on accurate Halibrand wheels - ...and A WHOLE LOT MORE!!
Here's some more information on this car, as provided by Exoto.com:
Ford ordered a massive eight-car factory assault on Le Mans for 1966, and at the same time declared that no team, no matter how good, should field more than three cars. Earlier in the season, Shelby American had turned over three cars to Holman Moody and in May of 1966 they completed three chassis which were sent to the shops of Alan Mann Racing in England for final preparation. Scheduling prevented these three cars from passing through the Ford Advanced Vehicles department and so they weren't assigned GT40 serial numbers, instead being numbered XGT-1 (yellow #8), XGT-2 (silver #7) and XGT-3 (a red car that would be a spare at Le Mans).
Dick Thompson, who was originally paired with Graham Hill, collided with a slower car during practice and, due to the unique politics surrounding Le Mans, found himself disqualified as a result! On the morning of the race, Brian Muir arrived from England and was given a couple laps to get familiar with the car and the track, neither of which he had ever experienced before!
Graham Hill was charged with the first driving stint. Following the traditional sprint across the track, the Essex Wire GT40 was first away, but by the Dunlop bridge Hill had taken the lead from his sixth place starting position! Gurney and Bucknum were in tow, and at the end of the first hour Hill was stationed in the second of the three leading Mk IIs. The race continued well for Hill and Muir, but shortly after midnight a broken front suspension upright - later determined to have resulted from the collision during practice - ended their efforts.
Features of this Item Include:
Diecast Body
Diecast Chassis
Opening Doors
Opening Hood
Opening Trunk
Steerable Wheels
Engine Wiring
Engine Hoses & Belts
Fuel Lines
Working Suspension
Detailed Gauges
Cloth Seatbelts
Tampo Printed Graphics
Photoetched Details
Condition:
This item is considered to be in excellent condition. This generally means that the item is in "factory-mint" or like-new condition. It may have very slight flaws, which were present from the factory. It was probably never displayed. Nothing is 100% perfect, but this is as close as it gets.
The packaging for this item is considered to be in excellent condition. This usually means that the
package is in the same condition as it was when it first shipped out from the factory. There are no tears, wrinkles, fading, or shelf-wear on any part of the package.
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