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20/09/2025 4:41 pm
1969 Ford GT40 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner by Amalgam.
20/09/2025 6:13 pm
It should be noted that the winners of 1968 and 1969 are Ford GT40 Mk I cars with the 1966 being a Mk II and the 1967 being a Mk IV. Here are photos of the Exoto version in 1:10 scale of the Mk II, which will most closely mimic the Mk 1.
This post was modified 7 months ago by Marty Johnson
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20/09/2025 6:34 pm
The GT40 was first raced in 1964 and 1965, the GT40 MKII was 1966 and the GT40 MK IV was 1967, the 1968 and 1969 winning car was the original GT40 with many upgrades. You mixed up your dates for the GT40 MKII and GT40 MK IV. Shelby American was brought on board after the disaster of the 1964 race, while the 1965 race did not go much better everything came together in 1966 with the GT40 MKII and the following year with the GT40 MK IV.
20/09/2025 7:13 pm
This post was modified 7 months ago by Marty Johnson
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20/09/2025 7:30 pm
That Amalgam is an astoundingly detailed static model, albeit, super expensive. Thanks John for the information about the changes due to accident from 1968 to 1969 despite being the same car.
What was not mentioned in John’s and Marty’s presentation (That Exoto is an incredible copy of the MKII well photographed, Marty.), is the drastically reduced displacement of the engines required starting in 1968 which made obsolete the MKII and MKIV that raced previously and brought the GT40 MK1 back into play. Basically a move from 7 litre engines to 5 litre for 1968,69. Lemans prototype rules called for on 3 litres but a loophole allowed the GT40 MK1 to run, as more than 50 (actually about a 100) had been built making it FIA homologated and hence not a prototype.
21/09/2025 8:39 am
Well, I learned something new today. I didn't know the rules reduced the engine displacement to 5 and 3 litres. Nor did I know that the Mark I was able to race with the loophole of being homologated. Thanks for that new information!That Amalgam is an astoundingly detailed static model, albeit, super expensive. Thanks John for the information about the changes due to accident from 1968 to 1969 despite being the same car.
What was not mentioned in John’s and Marty’s presentation (That Exoto is an incredible copy of the MKII well photographed, Marty.), is the drastically reduced displacement of the engines required starting in 1968 which made obsolete the MKII and MKIV that raced previously and brought the GT40 MK1 back into play. Basically a move from 7 litre engines to 5 litre for 1968,69. Lemans prototype rules called for on 3 litres but a loophole allowed the GT40 MK1 to run, as more than 50 (actually about a 100) had been built making it FIA homologated and hence not a prototype.
21/09/2025 10:49 am
"Here are photos of the Exoto version in 1:10 scale of the Mk II..."
After viewing John's vid, and your pics I practically fell out of my chair! These racing models are really not my forte, but I was simply flabbergasted by this truly amazing 1/18 detail - simply astonishing! Then I read, "1/10 scale...."
Now, it ALL makes sense! 🙄 😮 😏