GT40 Transport

[TrevS]

Hi all

I just stumbled across these images on Flickr of some original GT40's been loaded into a TWA cargo plane which I thought were really interesting. I don't know which cars these so maybe someone can chip in some more info.

Also aside from the flying the cars to races what other forms of transport were used to move the original race cars around? I've seen pictures of a Cobra transporter and even a MK1 transit being used.

Any details and pictures welcome

 

[Mick Ridley]

Hi Trev,

2 Transit vans, and a transporter

 

[TrevS]

Hi Trev,

2 Transit vans, and a transporter

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Any idea the make of the transporter?

 

[Mick Ridley]

Hi Trev,

Ive no idea, but maybe this pic will help

 

[Jim Craik]

That white car #9 looks like one of the original roadsters.

 

[Randy V]

Wow... They flew in 1st Class!!!

I have seen thousands of GT40 pictures, but never those... Thanks for posting!

 

[Seymour Snerd]

What are the oblong objects at the upper left and right corners of the rear? Vents?

 

[Randy V]

Yes those are vents. Somewhat different in shape than I remembered them to be though..

 

[René]

Any idea the make of the transporter?

the twin headlights look from those of some GM classic buses...when you Google it.
also the license plate has GM in it ...but that does not mean much I guess, but could also be a little hint?

 

[Jon Briggs]

What are the oblong objects at the upper left and right corners of the rear? Vents?

The one on the right is a spider version I think.

 

[Stephen Ducker]

Hi,

The number plate appears to read GML 128B, so that vehicle was registered in 1964. ( The 'B' is the year )
The 'ML' part tells us it was issued in the Middlesex / London area.
It is not a personal or private plate.
It was bodied by Strachans of Hamble, England., as already shown by Mick.
The chassis could be Thames, AEC, or almost anything ? 1964 just pre dates the Ford D series / R Series chassis, unless it was a pre production chassis ? The fact that there is no makers badging on the front may point to it being a non Ford chassis ?

I wonder what became of them....

All the best, Steve.

 

[Jim Craik]

Looking through one of my books, it seems the cars were Shelby prepared cars, photographed at LAX, being loaded for the 1965 Le Mans race. The white roadster is P/109, shown here as #9 raced as #15, the red Filipinetti car is P/1005 shown here as #15, raced as #6. Ironically at some point in the race, P/1005 lost its right side door and it was replaced with the roadster door off the already retired P/109 using lots of racing tape.

The white prototype with the dark nose, appears to be P/105 on its way to the Le Mans Test days.

The licence plates with "13" were Shelby dealer plates.