Estimate: €195,000 - €215,000
Registration Number: German Registered
Chassis Number: 401075

Although the new GT40 looks very similar to the original, in fact it is a completely new design and slightly bigger all round. In fact this new car should be called the GT44, because it is 44 inches tall compared with the original's 40 inches! Also the new design is 18 inches (450 mm) longer than the original and all this because extra space is needed to accommodate taller drivers. The original cars were famous for having a cockpit sized for drivers no taller than 5 ft! (Hence the bump in the roof over the drivers head so common in original GT40's)

The original car used honeycomb composite tubs for chassis construction but the new car has an aluminium space frame, connected to modern wishbone suspension. The vehicle is powered by the new intercooled supercharged, four valve per cylinder, Ford 5.4 MOD V8, delivering over 500 hp and 500 ft/lb of torque, to a 6