1 of 31 MkI Road Cars produced P/1034 was the first Road Car delivered to a private owner and the first Road Car delivered to the U.K. Construction was completed in late 1965 with a delivery date of March, 17 1966 Restored to original specifications Ford 289 CI HiPo V-8 engine built by Mathwall Engineering and dyno tested at 335 HP Four Weber 48IDA carburetors ZF 5DS-25 5-speed transaxle P/1034 retains many original components including its original body panels which had traveled with the car as spares but were refitted in 2019, as well as its original tub and transmission, something very rare for a GT40, especially one that was raced per marque expert Ronnie Spain Offered with an additional January 1966 dated engine that has accompanied the car throughout its life Ordered without rocker stripes Sold to James Fielding chairman of Heenan & Froude, the company that manufactured the dynamometers used by Shelby for testing GT40s The car was delivered to him by then Ford Motor Company ambassador Jackie Stewart In 1971 the car was acquired by Fielding's neighbor Paul Weldon in exchange for a Rolls-Royce Weldon raced the car throughout the early 1970s and was one of the first members of the GT40 Owners Club The car was brought to Australia in 1975 and was raced at the Amaroo Park in 1980 Repainted in the Gulf color scheme of the Le Mans winning GT40 P/1075 in 1985 The car was raced in the Adelaide Grand Prix Support Historic Race in 1985 and 1986 Completed the Copperstate 1000 drive by Rob Walton in 1993 Brought to Germany in 1995 and used in historic races by then-owner Peter Rssler including winning the Stuttgart Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring in 1999 Brought back to Australia in 1999 by David Bowden where it was road registered and used in historic races and took part in Ford Australia's 75th Anniversary celebration The car was repainted the original color of Pine Green with added Silver stripes in 2001 and remained a prominent part of the Bowden collection being used in magazine and TV appearances for their car care company until 2012 when it was sold and brought to California The car was subsequently brought back to Europe and was acquired by the current owner from D.K. Engineering in 2021 Shown at Brands Hatch Concours, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and won the Chairman's Award at Salon Priv Concours at Blenheim Palace Issued FIA Historic Vehicle Identity Form papers in 1997 listing the year of manufacture as 1965 as production had begun in 1965 but the car was not delivered until 1966, making the car eligible for competition as a 1965 model Eligible for historic race meetings including the Goodwood Revival and Le Mans Classic History dossier by marque expert Ronnie Spain Binder of vehicle history Options included a heated windscreen, dual fuel gauges, clock, reverse lights, fender mirrors, mufflers and louvered vents P/1034 featured unique transverse louvers on top of the radiator air ducts in the nose as well as unique placement of the Ford lettering Road car details include interior carpeting, non-perforated leather seats and leather door pouches 4-wheel independent suspension 4-wheel disc brakes Borrani wire wheels For more information, please visit mecum.com.
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