#4 of 5 GT40 Roadster going up for auction

[OriginalWheelman]

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ford ... 2011-05-05

After the race it was shipped back to Blighty and forgotten. Official GT40 production began soon after and the idea of a roadster was binned, so GT/111 was left at the back of the FAV shop and later went missing after a scrap merchant cleaned the whole place out.

Presumed dead, or as a soldier of fortune in the LA underground, it suddenly reappeared in a lockup garage in East London 40 years later, resting on an old mattress. GT40 experts were called to inspect, verified its authenticity and then began its restoration from rusty scrapheap to factory finish.

I never knew there was a roadster GT40. Simply amazing looking.







It's expected to go for £2.6 million.

[alms24sebring]

GT40 were the biggest competition in the late 60s into 70s. Badass car's worth alot today, and only 5 left?!?! I thought there were more than that.

[Razi]

Probably talking about there being only 5 GT40 Roadsters.

I love GT40s!

[OriginalWheelman]

Only 5 Roadsters were made. They were prototypes.

This particular green-hued hunk of Detroit muscle - numbered GT/111 with a 444bhp 4.7-litre V8 - was built by Ford Advanced Vehicles here in Britain as one of twelve pre-production GT40s, and raced in that year's Targa Florio; a race where it only ran on seven of its eight cylinders and crashed after briefly losing a front wheel and hitting a wall.

And apparently it had a 289 in it.

[alms24sebring]

ooooh makes sense. They sound nice on videogames....