IXO Models - Ford GT40 'Gulf Oil' - 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans - 3 Car Set

1968 - 24 Hours of Le Mans - 3 Car Set

With the withdrawal of the Ford factory teams, J.W. Automotive had bought the rights to racing the GT40 and took over the Ford Advanced Vehicles facility at Slough.
(Ford left Le Mans due to a combination of factors, including rule changes that made their GT40 less competitive, the death of a key test driver, and a controversial finish in 1966. While Ford had achieved success in 1966, their official withdrawal in 1968 coincided with changes in engine size limits and the demise of their J-car prototype program)

Backed by Gulf Oil and its distinctive light blue and orange livery. One of the previous year's Mirages was reverted to a GT40 while two new cars were built, this time all running a 5-litre V8, generating 415 bhp. The Gulf GT40s received some of the improvements of the Mirage, and a significant effort was made to reduce the weight of car using high-tech materials. A large part of the body was made of a very thin polyester sheet reinforced with carbon fibre. The cars were very competitive having already won four races.

3 Car Set as follows - Excellent condition as shown in the images
1st Place - Car #9 (Mexico) Pedro Rodriguez, and (Belgium) Lucien Bianchi
DNF - Car #10 (Australia) Paul Hawkins, and (United Kingdom) David Hobbs
DNF - Car #11 (Australia) Brian Muir, and (United Kingdom) Jackie Oliver

1:43 Scale

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