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    Identify this GT40?

    I have this photo as the #22 Grady Davis/Gulf Oil P1049 in 1966 at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) driven by Dick Thompson.
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    1966 historical photo's

    Sorry, I should have included the link to the Hotel de France GT40 page. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.600300500019257.1073741842.543378279044813&type=3#!/media/set/?set=a. Or Google Hotel de France GT40, I don't trust the link.
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    1966 historical photo's

    In reference to 1964, the GT40s were entered by Ford Advanced Vehicles and managed by John Wyer. Wyer had used the Hotel de France as his base of operations when he managed the Aston Martins and returned there in 1964 for both the April trials and the June race and later in 1968 and 1969 when...
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    1966 historical photo's

    Re: 1966 historical photo\'s JLH, Thank you for the information on your father's garage and Ford's rental. I have attached some photos I hope will be useful to you.
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    What is the story?

    I believe the cause of the fire was contact with the wall.
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    What is the story?

    Ford GT40 P1048 at Le Mans, 4/18/71, for the 3 hour race held in conjunction with the Le Mans April trials. Owned and driven by Jean-Pierre Rouget. Car caught fire during the race and was burned out. The stern little boy is the son of the photographer.
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    Help ID GT40-Late 65- please

    Oh it is P1004 alright. All the GT40s and Cobra Daytonas air freighted from LAX to France were given new race numbers once they got to Le Mans. https://www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/sets/72157629443828287/page2/
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    1965 Nurburgring and 1966 Spa

    GT103 #11 and GT103 #12 at Nurburgring in 1965. P1038 #42 and P1009 #40 at Spa in 1966. wfooshee's photosets on Flickr
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    P1038

    Lovely picture, thank you for posting it.
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    Scale Gt40

    You can find Jorgen and photos of many of his superb models here. Moments from my car modelling history - Ready For Inspection - Vehicles - Britmodeller.com
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    Vintage Pictures

    This may be the picture you are thinking of. It is very similar to the photo in Ronnie Spain's book but a bit different. I don't know the source but it may be FoMoCo.
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    J9, formerly J7A

    J10, G7A 1969 Mid Ohio This is a photo I took of J10 in 1969 at MidOhio where it did not start the race.
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    J9, formerly J7A

    Re: J9, formerly G7A Thank you for the information, I appreciate it.
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    J9, formerly J7A

    I have seen posted on a Ferrari web site a picture of a white Ford GT MKIV. The inference is that it is the former unraced J7A chassis J9 which has been rebodied as a MKIV. Anyone have details?
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    What is It?

    When looking at J5 during the Ford 100 Year Racing celebration, I asked the caretaker the same question. Behind the hole is an oil tank with a circular clear window which would give a quick check of the oil level. The tank is directly behind the oil cooler and has a filler tube above. Gramps
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