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William M. (Bill) Wonder passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the age of 98. Many young GT40 fans may not know about Bill. He purchased GT/103 directly from Shelby American in 1966 (I think) after it was the first GT40 to win a race (1965 Daytona 2000 km., driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd...

SOLD.

Original GT40 Mk II radiator as (incorrectly) supplied with 1966 GT40 Mk I Race Coupe #P1040 in 1977. $2,500 OBO plus crating/shipping from ZIP 21037. More photos available on DropBox upon request.

Original ZF 5DS-25 transaxle. Part #1031 000 002. Serial #272. 3.77/1 final drive ratio. Bought in 1979 as spare for GT40 Mk I Race Coupe #P1040 and will need recommissioning. $12,500 OBO plus crating/shipping from ZIP 21037. More photos available on DropBox upon request.

I have two 6.50" x 15.00" Borrani GT40 wire wheels that were on the front of 1966 GT40 Mk I Race Coupe P1040 in 1978 (see my avatar). The wheels are original/unrestored. In addition to being used on the front of a Mk I Road GT40 and Mk III Street GT40, I believe the 6.50" Borrani was sometimes...

Barry, I have original Girling BR and CR calipers available. Not cheap, but why put repros on an original GT40? PM or email if interested.

To all those who have been contacting me by PM or email about original GT40 parts, other than the Halibrand wheels that I listed above, that they are looking for, I would appreciate it if you would please cease and desist. When I have more parts to off load, I will post them on this website...

I have the following original (not repro) 15" diameter Halibrand magnesium wheels available: 2 x 9-1/2" wide; 4-5/16" backspace, 3-5/16” hub, 9/16" peg hole diameter on 4-1/4" spacing. 2 x 11" wide; 4-5/8" backspace, 3-3/4” hub, 1/2" peg hole diameter on 4-1/4" spacing. 2 x 14" wide; 2-3/8"...

Prototype GT40 No. 104 sold at Gooding Sunday evening for $4.50 million hammer = $4.950 million all in.

Original Mk I Road Coupe #P1059 sold at RM Saturday evening for $2.6 million hammer price, $2.860 million all in to the buyer.

1074 sold Friday evening at RM for $10 million hammer price = $11 million final price including the 10 percent buyer's premium (but I wonder if a buyer putting $10 million bucks on the table can't negotiate some discount to the usual 10 percent fee?). Seemed that two bidders in the room kept...

Beginning to clean out the accumulated parts stash for my now-departed 1966 Mk I Race Coupe No. P1040. These are original (not repro) 15" diameter Halibrand magnesium wheels: 2 x 9-1/2" wide; 4-5/16" backspace, 3-5/16” hub, 9/16" peg hole diameter on 4-1/4" spacing. 2 x 11" wide; 4-5/8"...

The Cobra Daytona Coupe was designed by Shelby employee Pete Brock in California. The first one (which later became the "Missing" Daytona) was constructed at the Shelby plant in California. Five additional Daytonas were then built in Italy.

I think this is the best and most straightforward resolution to the "what is an 'original' GT40" question. With this rationale, the seven leftover Mk III Abbey tubs 1107-1114 are included as original GT40s. I am not sure how Ronnie views 1087-1089, the cars built up in the past few years from...

A number of original Mk I GT40s had a fuel crossover pipe and just one filler cap. Six independent Mk Is (including my P1040) that were prepared by FAV for 1966 Le Mans had this feature. The crossover pipe in my car runs from right to left just in front of the seats. However, this may not be...

Re: "real" ends where ? My suggestion for "original" (rather than "real;" I think we've been through that debate before) GT40s is the cars that were initially constructed using Abbey Panel tubs and numbered: 101 to 112 P1000 to P1086 1101 to 1114 (the seven Mk III street cars plus the...

Gary K. has a good idea about how to develop more rigor in the website sections. It will require more work by some volunteers, however--and they are almost always in short supply for many good reasons. Ron, I see that you have created a new "Original GT40s" section. I will step forward...

That there has not been a flood of suggestions about improving this website would seem to show that all of the members are quite pleased with it--as am I. I do have one suggestion, however, as the owner of an original GT40, and that would be to create a section strictly for threads about the...

Sorry, there aren't any new messages in my PM inbox. Try again, or use my personal e-mail address. BTW, your PM inbox is overstuffed and can't accept any more messages, says an error message I got when I tried to send you a PM.

And a full tank of petrol.... Man, you guys drive a hard bargain. You'll probably try to browbeat the seller into throwing in some wheels and tires too, right? ;-)