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jimbo · 03-03-02, 09:43 AM

Chris: Those are the best pictures of 1075 I have ever seen, really terrific.
I asked Harley Cluxton what it was like to drive 1075. What he said was (I'm doing this from memory) that it had tons of power, that it handled beautifully (evidently even compared to other GT40s) and that it had the best gearchange of any GT40 he'd ever driven. 1075 lives in Incline Village, Nevada, which I think is near California- also I think the Walton family, which own it, live in Scottsdale, AZ so it may be there from time to time. As far as I know it is not in a museum but gets occasional outings at GT40 meetings and vintage races. I don't think it gets raced as such, because of its' value, but I may be wrong on that.
Is it the best? Which one would be better? I can't think of any. If I could have any GT40 it would be 1075 or Bill Wonder's car #103, because it was the first GT40 to win a race, and did it with Miles and Hulme at the helm...
What I would give a lot to see, or have a photo of, is 1075 with Jacky Ickx. Now THERE'S a winning combination. Many of it's numerous wins occurred with Ickx driving, or sharing the driving.
People who don't have a special regard for cars would say it's just a machine. I (and I suspect most of the people who read this) would say otherwise- that a machine can be a great old warrior, and that 1075 is.

03-03-02, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
jimbo 8 Tenths Join Date: Nov 2001 GT40: annapolis md Posts: 867 Rep Power: 16	Re: The Best GT40 ever? Chris: Those are the best pictures of 1075 I have ever seen, really terrific. I asked Harley Cluxton what it was like to drive 1075. What he said was (I'm doing this from memory) that it had tons of power, that it handled beautifully (evidently even compared to other GT40s) and that it had the best gearchange of any GT40 he'd ever driven. 1075 lives in Incline Village, Nevada, which I think is near California- also I think the Walton family, which own it, live in Scottsdale, AZ so it may be there from time to time. As far as I know it is not in a museum but gets occasional outings at GT40 meetings and vintage races. I don't think it gets raced as such, because of its' value, but I may be wrong on that. Is it the best? Which one would be better? I can't think of any. If I could have any GT40 it would be 1075 or Bill Wonder's car #103, because it was the first GT40 to win a race, and did it with Miles and Hulme at the helm... What I would give a lot to see, or have a photo of, is 1075 with Jacky Ickx. Now THERE'S a winning combination. Many of it's numerous wins occurred with Ickx driving, or sharing the driving. People who don't have a special regard for cars would say it's just a machine. I (and I suspect most of the people who read this) would say otherwise- that a machine can be a great old warrior, and that 1075 is.