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27/12/2008 5:04 pm
First Christmas model: Bizarre 1965 Ford GT40 MKII
Gearheads Automobilia had a big price reduction before Christmas, with a lot of Bizarre 1:43 resin handbuilts going for a mere 30 bucks. I decided to pick up this model of the Ken Miles-Bruce McLaren Ford GT with the unique long nose. This and the sister No. 2 car DNF'd, giving Ferrari its last win at Le Mans (at least it was the NART USA entry). Nice model from Bizarre, and I figured due to the nose shape not likely to appear in diecast for some time. The folks in the picture are principals in the '65 LM effort, courtesy of Leo Levine's "Ford: The Dust and the Glory".
A question to you racing experts out there - what was the story behind the heavy black outline on the left side door?
28/12/2008 12:55 am
Harvey: I'll field that question for you...................
The doors on the Mark II intrude into the roof line quite a bit; on the long straights the doors would pull away from the roof and disrupt the airflow-the 'black' line is racer's tape used to hold the doors closed to the bodywork. I too am collecting these early model GT40s by Spark; they are well crafted and quite a value for the price.