For the final car spotlight from my visit to Canepa Design, we have one of the most legendary automobiles ever produced – the Ford GT40. Like it’s cousin the Shelby Cobra, the there are lots of replica GT40s out there. To find a genuine one is something very special.
Determining if a GT40 is in fact genuine is not an easy task. This particular GT40, chassis number P/1033, was verified by GT-40 expert Ronnie Spain after many hours of work.
P/1033 has a very interesting history. Originally built as a road-going car it was delivered to Georges Filipinetti of Geneva, Switzerland in 1966. Filipinetti had the unpainted GT-40 coated in silver, and the car was outfitted with a number of luxury touches like air conditioning and leather upholstery. The finished car then made an appearance at the ’66 Geneva Motor Show.
The car’s next owner, Jaime Ortiz Patino stripped the car and converted it to race trim. It was run under Zitro Racing at a number of tracks in the late ’60s and early ’70s, including the Le Mans Trials, Hockenheim, and Buenos Aries.
In the early ’80s the GT40 made its way to California where it under went a full restoration. Following the resto, it was campaigned at a number vintage race events in the western US.
Original GT40 wheels can’t be easy to track down. Whoever buys this car will even get a complete extra set of them,
Beneath the rear window you can see the Weber 48 IDAs atop the 302 small block V8.
The GT40 is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cars ever produced. Seeing one in person, it’s hard to disagree.
Hope you guys guy enjoyed my look at a few of the gems from the Canepa Collection.
Who knows what we’ll find the next time I make a visit?
-Mike Garrett
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One of the best cars ever. Thanks so much
This one place has given this site some of the top car spotlights I've ever seen. The cars aren't just beautiful and vintage but the reading delves into their history and gives a good lesson, please find time to cover the other cars in that shop/museum!
I can't imagine the sticker price...
Astounding. Better yet, words cannot describe reading this article.
By far, the best article by Speedhunters. Yeah, I like the GT-R but this is truly a classic.
Thank you for the cars you've shown. Please also maybe roll through the Marconi Ferrari museum in Tustin, they have some outstanding pieces of rolling art too.
How much is a genuine gt40 approx. worth? just curious..
truly a stunning car, I would love to see many many more of them.
Soooo hot !
Anything this shop doesn't have %?????
beautiful car, too bad it's not in the gulf oil colors / actually one of the gulf cars
I saw one of the Collier GT40s... a geniune Gulf one, but not painted in the traditional gulf colors, it was dark green with the orange around it, originally a road car but then bought by gulf. I forgot the chassis number.
46 years later is still one of the best cars in the world and really beautiful timeless design.
Nothing like the GT-40. A true ground shaker. Interesting note: Zitro Racing later went on and bought a Porsche 917 - blue and white. I believe it was at the Sebring 12 Hour in 1971.
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