Shelby to Offer 20 1966 GT40 Le Mans Winner Replicas

by SpeedLux

In the United States the single most reliable means making an already hard to see out of car worse is to change its drive placement from left-hand drive to right-hand drive. If you assume we’re joking try making a left hand turn in a right-hand man drive automobile without getting your face detached in resisting web traffic. That said, why would anyone want to buy one of the 20 Shelby GT40 MKII continuation cars that are going to be practically precise replicas? Collectability.

Shelby, Superformance as well as Safir GT40 Spares are readied to launch a limited edition GT40 MKII celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Barrett Jackson public auction in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 27th, 2016.

Superformance, the leading producer of 1960s period continuation cars, has actually teamed up with Shelby American to launch 20 restricted version GT40 MKIIs. These special edition GT40s will certainly be exact reproductions of the Le Mans winning autos; right hand drive and also right hand change, much like the originals driven by Bruce McLaren, Ken Miles, and also Dan Gurney.

In June of 1966 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the GT40 MKII made American racing record with a dominating 1-2-3 finish. The Shelby-American group created automobiles that took the top two places. The GT40 has actually won more prestigious race events than virtually other roadway race auto in history.

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