Ford GT40

This was one of the cars taking part in the Coys auction at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995.

It's a Ford GT40 and it's painted in the livery of the Shelby-American GT40 driven by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour race, and has the same racing number. That car retired from the 1966 Le Mans race after 257 laps. There's no mention of it in the write-up about the auction in the programme of the event, however, so I assume that it is just a replica. The Shelby-American car was chassis 1047 and was wrecked in an accident at the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hour race, but later rebuilt. This is what a website detailing all the Ford GT40 chassis numbers says about 1047:

#1047 – Mark II Rolling Chassis

17/1/1966 – Shelby USA (SAI)

427 Cui engine fitted

1966 – Le Mans Gurney/ Grant Retired

1967 – Daytona 24 Hours Foyt/ Gurney Retired

1967 – Le Mans McClusky/ Gardner Crashed

Wreck Returned to Holman & Moody

Holman & Moody rebuild

1976 – Freddy McCall

Restored by Freddy McCall

1970’s – Japan

2006 – USA

Restoration commenced c2006

#1047B – Replica

Tennant tub and some original parts

1980’s – Brian Winfield UK

George Stauffer

2001 – Bill Ostrower USA

2009 – Mecum did not sell @ $220,000

2010 – Dan Mershon

(Re-creation of a Mk II built mostly from original N.O.S. GT40 components, including most of the tub. Very well done, but at the end of the day, it’s still not a real one…but it is a hell of a lot cheaper. Should be worth the low estimate of $250k, which would have basically been the high bid plus vig.)