P 1000 w

[Paul Ricard]

I saw this GT40 for the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet , its chassis number is P / 1000 W, do you have an explanation for the W ?
Peter Auto - Dix Mille Tours du Castellet

 

[DaveM]

Good question Paul. The original P1000 was destroyed in a fatal accident at Sebring March 26, 1966. That was its only race. In Spain's book he says it was rumored to have been buried trackside.

 

[Brian Magee]

W= Brian Wingfield? He built some cars.

Brian.

 

[Stephen Ducker]

Yes it's a Bryan (not Brian) Wingfield recreation.
Bryan also built up the three cars that the Willment family had reserved the chassis numbers for. GT40P/1087, GT40P/1088 & GT40P/1089


Steve

 

[Graham Endeacott]

As Stephen says it was built by Bryan Wingfield in the 1980s using mostly original parts although based on a Tennant Panels chassis. It featured recently in Motor Racing magazine, I think it was Motor Racing.

Regards,

 

[Paul Ricard]

Yes it's a Bryan (not Brian) Wingfield recreation.
Bryan also built up the three cars that the Willment family had reserved the chassis numbers for. GT40P/1087, GT40P/1088 & GT40P/1089


Steve

thanks for the precision, there was also P1088 the chassis was like new, the same as my Superformance

 

[Jos]

Do you have full details of all the GT40s present eg drivers/chassis/numbers ? Thanks

 

[Paul Ricard]

P1000 had number 89
p1088 has number 87

 

[Paul Ricard]

087 - Reportages photos, vente de photos, Series VH FFSA, Classic Endurance Racing, CER, vehicules historiques, voitures historiques, rallye historique

088 - Reportages photos, vente de photos, Series VH FFSA, Classic Endurance Racing, CER, vehicules historiques, voitures historiques, rallye historique

089 - Reportages photos, vente de photos, Series VH FFSA, Classic Endurance Racing, CER, vehicules historiques, voitures historiques, rallye historique

012 - Reportages photos, vente de photos, Series VH FFSA, Classic Endurance Racing, CER, vehicules historiques, voitures historiques, rallye historique

 

[Jos]

Thanks

 

[Paul Ricard]

P 1078 Claude NAHUM / Bernard THUNER CHE / CHE FORD / GT 40 / 1968 had number 12
P 1040 Marc DONCIEUX / Luc CHEMINOT FRA / FRA FORD / GT 40 / 1966 had number 88
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