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1968 Ford GT40 Competition Coupe

  • Chassis Number: P/1075
Ford's domination of World Championship Sportscar racing was complete by 1967. For 1968, however, the FIA decided to attempt to reduce the increasing speeds by limiting engine displacement to 5-liters. The changes to the rules caused Ford's factory team's 7-liter racers to become obsolete. Having nothing left to prove, Ford decided to withdraw from direct sports car racing participation.

With no direct factory entries for 1968, John Wyer's J.W. Automotive, sponsored by Gulf Oil Company, became the Ford representative in World Championship Sportscar Racing.

Two new GT-40s were built for the 1968 season, chassis 1074 (which was a rebuild of Mirage M.10003) and chassis 1075, which was a newly constructed Mirage-style lightweight that won at LeMans two years in a row in 1968 and 1969. Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi drove it to victory at LeMans in 1968. The car held the lead for 17 of the 24 hours. It was the third win in a row for a Ford car, but the first for the original Mark I design. It repeated its victory at LeMans in 1969 where it was piloted by Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. It won by just 394 feet after 24 hours. This feat has only been accomplished by two other vehicles in the 99-year history of the famous 24-hour race.

Both chassis 1074 and 1075 were clothed in GT-40 carbon fiber reinforced superlight fiberglass bodywork. These two vehicles are the only GT-40s with this style of chassis.

Chassis 1075 racing record included 6 wins in its 11 races. After its racing career was finished, the GT40 was on display at the Indianapolis Speedway Museum for many years, before returning to private ownership in 1984.

This is one of only two race cars in history to record consecutive wins at LeMans.

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1968 Ford GT40 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Ford GT40

(Data based on Model Year 1968 sales)
1968 Ford GT40 Mini Car
Sold for USD$43,660
  2021 Mecum : Indy 2021
 
1968 Ford GT40
Sold for USD$411,261
  2020 Silverstone Auctions : The May Live Online Auction
 
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car
Chassis#: P/1074 (M.10003)
Sold for USD$11,000,000
  2012 RM Auctions - Monterey
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Ford GT40s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1968 Ford GT40's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1968 Ford GT401967 Ford GT40 MK IVJ-102023 Mecum : Kissimmee$1,300,000$2,000,000$2,200,000
1967 Ford GT40 Mk IVJ-102018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $2,500,000$3,000,000
1968 Ford GT40 MK IV 2006 Bonhams & Butterfields at The Quail Lodge, Resort & Golf Club $700,000$900,000

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