The first owner was James Fielding, chairman of Heenan & Froude, the company that manufactured the dynamometers used by Shelby American for testing GT40s. He reportedly sold the car in 1971 to his ...
Any original GT40 is rare, with approximately 105 examples built across Mk I to Mk IV versions. The improved Mk II was the version that secured Ford its first Le Mans win in 1966, driven by Bruce ...