Mecum's upcoming Indianapolis auction will include the sale of one of the two surviving GT40 Roadster prototypes.
Ford Mk IV was originally raced in Can-Am as an open-top car, and later converted to replicate the 1967 Le Mans-winning GT40.
GT/101, the first prototype, was assembled in March 1964, in time for testing and the imminent Ford-Ferrari battle at Le Mans ... rear BRM Mirage wheels were fitted. Soon after conversion to a ...
An aggressive body kit features broader fenders, a big wing, and huge vents in the hood. A track-spec version makes 1,500 hp.
The only other surviving GT40 Roadster Prototype, GT/108, was sold at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in 2019 for a cool $7.65 ...
It was part of the famed GT40 ... on Le Mans honours – and awarded Henry Ford II bragging rights over Enzo Ferrari in the process. Sitting beneath the 40-inch-high roofline, behind the rear ...