GULF TEAM #1075 FORD GT-40

 

The GT-40 got its name from the fact that it measured 40 inches in height. When Ford left endurance racing after the 1967 season they asked John Wyer to continue building and racing the GT40s. What would become the most famous of all the GT40s, Gulf team car number 1075, was a favorite of Jacky Ickx and mechanic Ermanno Cuoghi. Its first win during the 1968 season was at Brands Hatch. At Le Mans it finished seven laps ahead of the second place car. The aging racer was again campaigned in the 1969 season and despite a win at Sebring, was considered to have little hope for a repeat victory when entered at Le Mans. The veteran car however proved otherwise by narrowly beating a Porsche 908 in one of the most exciting Le Mans finishes ever.