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GT40P/1047
in the pit lane prior to one of the practice sessions for the 1966
race.

Riverside, May
1967. GT40P/1047 is unloaded from its trailer for final testing for the Le
Mans race which would take place the following month. Unfortunately, this
car wouldn't see out the race as its engine gave out in the 18th hour.

A replica of GT40P/1031
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Another picture
of the replica of GT40P/1031. The original car, built to MkIIB specification, was wrecked at Le
Mans in 1967.

The
paddock at Le Mans in 1966. The cars are the two entered by Alan
Mann. On the trailer is XGT-2 which was driven by Graham Hill and
Brian Muir. The other car is XGT-1 which was driven by Frank Gardner
and Sir John Whitmore. Neither car finished the race.

GT40P/1012 was loaned to the Alan Mann Racing team for
the Spa 1000 km in May 1966. Driven by Sir John Whitmore and Frank
Gardner, it finished 2nd. |
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What a sight! The
Ford team, en route for Le Mans, take a break at the roadside in Northern
France. The red car is GT40P/1047 and the metallic blue car is GT40P/1031.

This photograph
shows two of the Holman and Moody cars, the first being the bronze-coloured
GT40P/1032 which was to be driven by Paul Hawkins and Mark Donahue, and
the other being the gold-coloured GT40P/1016. Note that both cars have the
headlight apertures painted white, a feature that was dropped for the
race.

The
Le Mans winner, GT40P/1046 being used as a test car at Daytona in December 1966. |
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