Ken Roberts
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I enjoyed a conversation with the owner of this original GT40 back in the fall of 2017. He said it was the only one ever painted in orange from the factory.
Original orange GT40 in Manitoba Canada.
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I believe this is a Safir "MK V", not an FAV car. No knock intended, my first "hands-on" with a GT40 was a Safir MK V.
Ken Roberts
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I just found a article on the car from 2003 and you are spot on it's a MKV.
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So that'll make 0 in Orange from the factory. 
Kidding, that is a pretty car.
Kidding, that is a pretty car.
Ken Roberts
Supporter
I find it funny now that he made no mention of it being a MkV. He even went on to say that the original owner was the fella who invented the magnetic strips as used on credit cards. I'm sure it's still a great investment.So that'll make 0 in Orange from the factory.
Kidding, that is a pretty car.
Ken Roberts
Supporter
I went to this site but couldn't pick it out from the 40 cars.
http://www.gt40.com/production-sheets-overview.php
Possibly GT40P-1140 if what he said it being the only one painted orange. Different mirrors though.
http://www.gt40.com/production-sheets-overview.php
Possibly GT40P-1140 if what he said it being the only one painted orange. Different mirrors though.
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GT40P/1044 was Orange from the factory ! in 1966.So that'll make 0 in Orange from the factory.
Kidding, that is a pretty car.
Chris Kouba
Supporter
Hi I found the thread with more googling
Hi I was doing some random googling of GT40 orange and came across this site and I am sure I came a cross a thread where photos of the car in Manitoba were at the top of the thread and someone else had commented with images that he'd taken from a race in 1971. Specifically the green, orange and red GT40s - green first, orange second, red third. At that point in time my father owned and raced the car and I am trying to track down the gentleman that posted those images. If anyone knows, I'd be very grateful. Thanks in advance. (the gentleman now lives in States or Canada)
Hi I was doing some random googling of GT40 orange and came across this site and I am sure I came a cross a thread where photos of the car in Manitoba were at the top of the thread and someone else had commented with images that he'd taken from a race in 1971. Specifically the green, orange and red GT40s - green first, orange second, red third. At that point in time my father owned and raced the car and I am trying to track down the gentleman that posted those images. If anyone knows, I'd be very grateful. Thanks in advance. (the gentleman now lives in States or Canada)
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There are only a few shades of orange I really care for, but if this photo accurately represents the car's true color - this is definitely one of them!!!