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  • Super Rare Find: Chassis No. 1067 FORD GT40

    Road & Track reported this car was found by a California man in a junk-filled garage.





    Originally posted by Jeffrey N. Ross
    This isn't just any Ford GT40, either. This is chassis No. 1067, and while it appears to lack the racing pedigree of some other GTs, it is among the rarest. The World Registry of Cobras & GT40s says it is just one of three GT40 MkI cars to come with the MkII's rear clamshell, and of those three, it is the only survivor. Furthermore, it was the last GT40 to be produced in 1966 and was the last GT40 to use a Ford serial number—all subsequent GT40s wore the serial numbers of J.W. Automotive Engineering.
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  • #2
    WHAT A FIND!!! I wonder what will become of it.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Flw Sock View Post
      WHAT A FIND!!! I wonder what will become of it.
      This forum member claims to know a bit more: [LINK]
      Last edited by DriverOne; 02-19-2014, 02:35 PM.
      In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
      There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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      • #4
        Apparently, this happened four years ago...
        In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
        There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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        • #5
          Always amazes me how something like this ends up in a place like that. I am no stranger to barn finds but when you have something like this that has always been special it's always amazing to me to see how badly they are treated/stored. At least they hoarded it instead of crushing it but I wouldn't put my taurus in a place like that let alone a gt40

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          • #6
            That's cause a Taurus should just go straight to the scrapper!
            -Rafe-

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            • #7
              That's an amazing find!!

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              • #8
                Here are some other pics:

                http://beforeitsnews.com/motor-junkies/2014/02/barnfind-gt-40-pulled-out-of-a-garage-where-it-sat-since-1977-2488000.html

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                • #9
                  Originally Posted by Jeffrey N. Ross
                  This isn't just any Ford GT40, either. This is chassis No. 1067, and while it appears to lack the racing pedigree of some other GTs, it is among the rarest. The World Registry of Cobras & GT40s says it is just one of three GT40 MkI cars to come with the MkII's rear clamshell, and of those three, it is the only survivor. Furthermore, it was the last GT40 to be produced in 1966 and was the last GT40 to use a Ford serial number—all subsequent GT40s wore the serial numbers of J.W. Automotive Engineering.

                  Holy crap!!!

                  Can you say "Money! Money! Money!...."

                  Un-freaking believable.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Prafeston View Post
                    That's cause a Taurus should just go straight to the scrapper!
                    I have threatened to crush mine but with 243,xxx miles on it has been a good car, every time I try to haul it off something happens and I have to drive it again lol

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