Description
2004 Ford GT40 Replica
Chassis spec:
GT40 Developments Chassis
Fully adjustable Suspension
Full Rose Joint Suspension
Brakes & Wheels:
17-inch Custom VS-Works Chrome Rims
Performance Hydraulic Breaking System
Body:
Tornado Sport Cars Fiber-glass body that was imported from the UK.
Engine & Management Spec:
High Performance Edelbrock Timing chain. and steel Gears
High Performance Edelbrock Cam-shaft
Fel-Pro Intake system Stilko Oil-Filters
EWP Electronic Water Pump system
KB High Performance Pistons
Mallory Management System
Mallory Adjustable RPM Limiter
4 Barrel Holley Carb 650 CFM
Ford High Performance Fuel Pump
Edelbrock Headers
Full Smiths Instruments
Added Futures:
Airconditioning system
Rear view Camera
Leather InteriorThis stunning tribute to the iconic Ford GT40’s that broke the mould of endurance racing through the late 1960’s, has a direct link back to GT40 P/ 1024 which was built to race specification and dispatched in November 1965 to Shelby American Inc in Los Angeles. It was finished in Guardsman Blue with a white stripe, fitted with a 289 Cobra race engine and Weber carburetors. After six owners in its first 10 years, it was acquired by Brian Angliss (designer of the Mark IV Cobra) in 1974. Despite being in very good condition, P/ 1024 was totally restored over eight years, including a Ford 302 engine upgrade.
In July 1984 it was acquired by David Cohen in South Africa following a brief ownership by young shipping magnate Peter Livanos. While four original GT40’s had raced for a few years on the 1960’s Southern Africa endurance circuit, P/ 1024 was the first GT40 to call this home. Replica GT40’s had not yet arrived in South Africa, which made P/ 1024 a major attraction.
John Botha, a young technician who worked for Cohen on the suspension setup of P/ 1024, contributed to P/ 1024 being a formidable competitor in local Historic Racing events. When Cohen relocated to Canada in the early 1990’s, he gifted a complete original spare body to Botha, who then designed and build a replica rolling chassis as accurately as possible. That first car was soon sold and exported to Germany for amateur racing. Over the next decade, John built a further 33 cars to a high standard of specification accuracy and performance, some for completion by the buyers. Most of cars have been exported to European owners.
The vehicle on offer is chassis #19 of 34 and while its rolling chassis was completed in 1998, its first owner, also an engineer, was contracted to the offshore oil industry and only completed his meticulous work on the fit-put and finishes in 2004. This included an imported body from Tornado in the UK. The vehicle was relocated to his farm at De Rust in the Western Cape, from where it was regular participant at the George Old Car Show.
John Botha worked on contract to the current owner (another engineer) from 2012 to 2015 during which time he modified and rebuilt the rear suspension of a KCC GT40 which has two Class wins and other podium finishes at the annual Simola Hillclimb Classic Car Friday. He also worked on the restoration and rebuild of an Austin Healey 100M that had raced extensively from about 1960 through to the mid 1990’s. It was through this interaction that the current owner found, inspected and ultimately acquired this GT40 in 2015.
Over the past 10 years of its current ownership, the GT40 has been serviced regularly, driven to and from display at classic car shows and cars@coffee events, but has also been fettled to ensure it is always in the best possible condition. It has been fitted with a new set of tyres and a new rear window. The transmission was removed to service the twin plate button clutch system and re-machine the Adaptor Plate.
This GT40 may feel like a racer but it is a road car. It is roadworthy and licensed, fitted with an air-conditioner and reversing camera, and has done just 1602km.
