1966 Ford GT40 Mk II
Ford GT40 Mk II chassis P/1032 is a significant example of Ford's factory endurance racing effort during the mid-1960s, built to Mk II specification by Shelby American after delivery from Ford Advanced Vehicles in November 1965. The car competed at the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring under Holman-Moody's banner, driven by Walt Hansgen and Mark Donohue to a 2nd-place finish — the team's best result at that event. Subsequently entered for Le Mans 1966, the car underwent pre-race testing at Ford's Kingman facility with NASCAR drivers Richard Hutcherson and Marvin Panch before the entry was affected by the tragic death of co-driver Walt Hansgen.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$13,205,000
- → 1965-11-05Factory deliveryFord Advanced Vehiclespartial documentation
Car was built as an unfinished chassis and dispatched to Shelby American in early November 1965.
- 1965-11-05 →Factory deliveryShelby Americanpartial documentation
Received the incomplete chassis and built it to Mk II specification; car was painted and prepared for the racing program before being entered at Sebring under Holman-Moody.
Competition
- 19661966 12 Hours of SebringDriver: Walt Hansgen2nd overall
Co-driven by Mark Donohue, running as race #3 under Holman-Moody entry; car qualified 4th and rose to 2nd after the leading Shelby American entry was disqualified.
- 1966-04-011966 Le Mans Test Weekend
Car was among nine GT40s present; Walt Hansgen was injured fatally in a separate chassis during wet-weather testing, altering the Le Mans driver lineup for P/1032.
- 1966-04-30Kingman Test Track SessionsDriver: Richard Hutcherson
Multi-day test runs from late April to early May 1966 alongside the GT40 Mk IV prototype; Marvin Panch also drove to familiarize both NASCAR drivers with the car ahead of Le Mans.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1965RestorationShelby American
Shelby American assembled and completed the bare chassis to full Mk II racing specification, incorporating the enlarged 427 cubic-inch V-8, revised cooling arrangements including ram-air intakes, and a redesigned nose, then painted the car white with a flat black nose.
The car was delivered without paint, engine, or full trim and required completion before it could enter the race programme.
- 1966Mechanical
P/1032 was run in test sessions at Ford's Kingman facility in Arizona alongside the prototype GT40 Mk IV, with ongoing adjustments made throughout multiple runs to familiarise NASCAR drivers Hutcherson and Panch with the car at speed.
Testing took place from 30 April to 1 May 1966; adjustments were recorded between individual runs.
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