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Re: P/1083 Refresh Pictures

Wilson Fittipaldi never won a race with this car and José Carlos Pace didn't race her.

Here is a little piece of the car history here in Brazil.
Races compilation by Ricardo Cunha from Quatro Rodas and Auto Esporte Magazines.

Ford GT40 GT40 P 1083 races in Brasil in 1969/1973:
1969 - Equipe Colégio Arte e Instrução -
Nov/15 - Rio de Janeiro (Regional Race) - First - Sidney Cardoso
Dec/13 - Rio de Janeiro - 1000 Km da Guanabara - DNF - Sidney Cardoso/ Carlos Alberto Scorzelli
1970 - Equipe Colégio Arte e Instrução -
Jan/10 - Interlagos - First race - 2nd - Sidney Cardoso
Jan/10 - Interlagos - Second race - DNF - Sidney Cardoso
Jan/25 - Interlagos - 3th - Sidney Cardoso
1971 - Equipe Fittipaldi -
Dec/12 - Interlagos (International Race) - DNF - Wilson Fittipaldi Jr.
Dec/19 - Interlagos (International Race) - DNF - Wilson Fittipaldi Jr.
1972 - Equipe Greco-Ford -
Apr/30 - Interlagos (Nacional Race) - 3th - Paulo Gomes
May/07 - Tarumã (Brazilian Championship) - 3th - Paulo Gomes
May/14 - Interlagos - Prova dos Campeões (Race of Champions) - 4th - Paulo Gomes
Sep/03 - 500 Km Interlagos (International Race) - DNF - Paulo Gomes
1973 - Equipe Greco-Ford - (With brazilian Ford V-8 engine)
Jun/24 - Interlagos (Brazilian Championship - Race 5) - DNF - Arthur Bragantini
Sep/02 - Interlagos (Brazilian Championship - Race 6) - 6th - Arthur Bragantini.
Sold to USA.

You can see a lot of old photos of the car when raced here in Brasil at
Video of GT-40 in arriving in Brazil ('69). Anyone knows about this car?

Photos from Sidney Cardoso (original owner) and scanned from old brazilian magazines.
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