Chris Amon GT40 LeMans Winner
- Thread starter gsharapa
- Start date
A bit of background on the car featured. I am lead to believe it started life as an SPF, but was then shipped to Holman and Moody to be finished. Has a 427 side oiler and a T44 transaxle. Currently owned by Grant Aitken in NZ, who wanted a close replica of 1046 built for use and display in NZ as a tribute to Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon. Very nice car, and very loud.
Pathfinder Motorsports
Sponsoring Vendor
Hi all:
Pathfinder Motorsports (www.GT40Racing.com) built this car, which is a clone of the 1966 Le Mans-winning MKII GT40 chassis 1046. You'll recall that this was the same car that was driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon to their historic win at Le Mans.
This project took Pathfinder Motorsports and our partner Holman Moody over a year of collective effort to build and deliver to the new owner in New Zealand what we believe is an extremely accurate recreation of GT40P/1046.
We began this MKII build using Superformance chassis GT40P/2289. Pathfinder prepared a Le Mans-spec dry sump 427 FE side oiler. It was assembled by Jimmy Tucker, who has worked as the go-to engine-man at Holman Moody since the Le Mans days back in the '60's.
Pathfinder then sourced dozens of authentic and period correct components, including a 1966 front mounted oil tank, a rare T-44 transmission, original Girling brakes, original Ford roundel lights, Pathfinder recreation GT40 racing seats, correct Stewart Warner gauges - including the Jones-style tach, and much more.
The Holman Moody shop then had their long-time chassis man, Jim Rose, assist us in making other period correct mods, including the FIA mandated aluminum suit case boxes to the left and right side of the exhaust; an under-dash brake handle; and, a correct shift box with lock out. Jim worked with John Wyer back in the 1960's in developing the GT40, Jim himself owning one of the rare light-weight JW GT40 MKI's.
Our client shipped this GT40 to New Zealand, but this story gets better: The new owner is good friends with Chris Amon, the second driver behind the wheel of P/1046 during their historic first win for Ford. Chris has since driven the Pathfinder P/1046 clone last year in New Zealand (adding Chris to the roster of racing luminaries who have driven Pathfinder GT40s and the Pathfinder-designed GT40Rs, including Bobby Rahal, Derek Bell, Bill Adam, Divina Galica, and others).
A brief history of P1046
Kudos to Lance and the folks at Superformance and Hi-Tech for providing us with such a great MKII platform from which to build this project. Pathfinder's GT40P/2289 is one of the most authentic GT40 MKII continuation cars ever built and will now join the other Pathfinder GT40s and GT40Rs racing the streets and tracks around the world.
Here are a few photos we took prior to sending her to NZ. They show some of the special and authentic details that were built into the car:
If any of you have any questions on this project, feel free to send me an email: [email protected].
Alan
.
Pathfinder Motorsports (www.GT40Racing.com) built this car, which is a clone of the 1966 Le Mans-winning MKII GT40 chassis 1046. You'll recall that this was the same car that was driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon to their historic win at Le Mans.
This project took Pathfinder Motorsports and our partner Holman Moody over a year of collective effort to build and deliver to the new owner in New Zealand what we believe is an extremely accurate recreation of GT40P/1046.
We began this MKII build using Superformance chassis GT40P/2289. Pathfinder prepared a Le Mans-spec dry sump 427 FE side oiler. It was assembled by Jimmy Tucker, who has worked as the go-to engine-man at Holman Moody since the Le Mans days back in the '60's.
Pathfinder then sourced dozens of authentic and period correct components, including a 1966 front mounted oil tank, a rare T-44 transmission, original Girling brakes, original Ford roundel lights, Pathfinder recreation GT40 racing seats, correct Stewart Warner gauges - including the Jones-style tach, and much more.
The Holman Moody shop then had their long-time chassis man, Jim Rose, assist us in making other period correct mods, including the FIA mandated aluminum suit case boxes to the left and right side of the exhaust; an under-dash brake handle; and, a correct shift box with lock out. Jim worked with John Wyer back in the 1960's in developing the GT40, Jim himself owning one of the rare light-weight JW GT40 MKI's.
Our client shipped this GT40 to New Zealand, but this story gets better: The new owner is good friends with Chris Amon, the second driver behind the wheel of P/1046 during their historic first win for Ford. Chris has since driven the Pathfinder P/1046 clone last year in New Zealand (adding Chris to the roster of racing luminaries who have driven Pathfinder GT40s and the Pathfinder-designed GT40Rs, including Bobby Rahal, Derek Bell, Bill Adam, Divina Galica, and others).
A brief history of P1046
- Shelby team car;
- Won LeMans June 6th, 1966 Amon /McLaren;
- Sent to Holman Moody and modified to MKII B specs to include new front and rear clip, a roll cage (in response to the death of factory driver Walt Hangens while testing at LeMans in 1966), a new dash layout (which is being replicated by Pathfinder on Mk II cars), and relocating the dry sump oil tank from front to rear;
- In January of 1967 Holman Moody tested P1046 at Daytona with the short tail, before re-installing the longer MKII B tail;
- Ran Daytona February 2, 1967 Ruby/Hulme DNF (transmission);
- After Daytona P1046 was returned to Holman Moody;
- Sold three times before being purchased by a gentleman who shipped it to Belgium, who then later sold the car to George Stauffer who returned P1046 to the United States
Kudos to Lance and the folks at Superformance and Hi-Tech for providing us with such a great MKII platform from which to build this project. Pathfinder's GT40P/2289 is one of the most authentic GT40 MKII continuation cars ever built and will now join the other Pathfinder GT40s and GT40Rs racing the streets and tracks around the world.
Here are a few photos we took prior to sending her to NZ. They show some of the special and authentic details that were built into the car:
If any of you have any questions on this project, feel free to send me an email: [email protected].
Alan
[URL=http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/PathfinderMotorsports/media/Pathfinder%20Motorsports%20LLC/0f3e97b2-b126-4f67-b91b-fe02d1de8451_zpsa963d4ac.jpg.html]
[/URL]
Call me for very competitive pricing on a roller or fully-assembled race-
or road-ready GT40, Cobra, Daytona coupe, or Corvette Grand Sport.
Pathfinder Motorsports LLC is a full-service Superformance dealer
and the designer of the Superformance GT40/R.
[/URL]Call me for very competitive pricing on a roller or fully-assembled race-
or road-ready GT40, Cobra, Daytona coupe, or Corvette Grand Sport.
Pathfinder Motorsports LLC is a full-service Superformance dealer
and the designer of the Superformance GT40/R.
.
Last edited:
Nice car A few things not MKII P/1046. Spoke to Ronnie GT40P/1046 should be going to 2016 Le Mans
Regards Allan
Regards Allan
Related threads:
H&M Le Mans MKII Replica for NZ
Just reading Highland Park newsletter ( New Racetrack Complex in Cromwell NZ ). Grant Aitken ( One of the Directors ) has recently taken delivery of his Holman & Moody MKII replica. Kitted out with a 427 side oiler & painted in the colours of the car driven by McLaren & Amon. Sorry no mention...
www.gt40s.com
