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Thanks Larry Thanks Atkin - Glad you like it Thanks Helmut - I agree. The Fujimi curbside kits are very good in all the GT40 configurations and would find many new buyers if re-released with full detail. In these days of 3D scanning it seems very conceivable.

Gorgeous 917. Great job with the decals. How did you seal the red from bleeding through the white?

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments. I am very happy with the results as it only took me 25 years to get a GT40 MKI built.

WOW. Beautiful. I love it. Amazing build.

A friend who I consider a racing historian and an autograph hunter gave me this photo of the Comstock GT40 signed by the driver the late Eppie Wietzes and a sticker with his autograph I could put on the model if I so chose. This photo was taken at the no longer there Westwood Circuit near Vancouver BC and it is very likely I was at that race. At this race the car was not using enlarged radiator opening I used on the model. Also notice the B/A logos. I got the stickers used on the model from a model railroad vender many years ago. I also Eppie race in a Team Lotus 49 at the first Canadian GP in 1967 where he qualified 5th but DNF.

Thanks Rex - I agree that a fully detailed MKI would be very well received Thanks Garry. I always find additions satisfying Thanks James Thanks Pierre. Your builds have inspired me to up my game. Thanks Mr.GT40 Thanks Rich - Lately I have been sort of considering the separate components of build as models themselves.

The Comstock Team Ford GT40 MKI P/1037 is a car I saw race many times race in the day and at historic events. The model was built not to represent any specific moment in time, maybe more like how it might look if I owned the actual car. It is based on the Fujimi Spa-Francorchamps p/1017 kit. ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS Studio 27 photo-etch Vintage Racing Miniatures Decals. I made 94’s from images of numbers on actual car. Historic Racing Miniatures engine, suspension, HRM Weber carbs kit with Rev/Mon heads & valve covers. Velocity stacks from Replicas & Miniatures. Scratch built carb tray. Battery located to engine compartment Modellers windshield wiper Enlarged radiator opening backed by photo-etched grill Adapted Fujimi GT40 MKII photo-etch for rear grill Side mirrors 3D printed by Martin Aveyard Sheet styrene rear spoiler

Two beautiful Cobras and a very important message. Thanks for all three.

Thanks for posting Always enjoy seeing IndyCar builds

Very impressive build of a very interesting and significant car. Just a couple of days ago a friend offered me a J-car kit due to my current interest in the history of Ford GTs

Thanks Hakan for your input - From what I have been able to learn it seems that the B-spec cars had two luggage boxes for the Daytona race but replaced one with the spare tire for Le Mans similar to the MKIV. Previously the GT40's had the spare mounted under the forward body work. Here are a couple of photos from the Revs Institute showing what you mention.

Thanks Randy. Much appreciated.

Misha - Fabulous MGB. Can hardly wait to see it.

Thanks Pierre - The body is now painted so I can move onto final assembly. The next time you see it, likely it will be Under Glass sooner than later.

Thanks Gary for the photos. Interesting that the tow hooks in the top photo are black and in the next photo they are red. Different race I guess. I had seen and really liked the photo with the red exhaust and no luggage boxes. I have done the same with the model. Although the GT40 MK2's raced at the '67 Daytona with the luggage boxes for most of their time at Daytona the boxes were removed due to all the problems with the transmission. Although this model will essentially be a curbside without an opening engine compartment I am going to install a dual quad 427 from a Cobra kit so the view through the rear window and engine cover is more realistic.

Thanks Cliff - Once I see it, I cannot unsee it. I really like this photo of Foyt in the car which clearly shows the aluminum rear bulkhead. This will likely be my last revision of the interior although I might brighten up the aluminum. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at Friedman’s ’67 Daytona portfolio. I am very familiar with Friedman’s photography as I have a number of his books but this portfolio is the mother load for the ’67 Daytona race. I especially liked seeing all the Trans-Am cars as I have an on going project of building as many of the body styles I can that competed in that series from ’66 to ’71. So far I have built 4 so have a long way to go. The portfolio also got me thinking of the significance of 1967 in racing in general, in my interest in cars and racing and in the career of Dan Gurney. The Ferrari 1-2-3 finish at the ’67 Daytona race is the reason the 365GTB/4 became known as the Daytona. 1967 was the year I graduated from high school and started university. As a school project I wrote essay on the history of Grand Prix racing. As a fund raiser for our graduation events my buddies and I put on a time/distance car rally. During the summer of ’67 I attended a United States Road Racing Championship race at Pacific Raceways Kent Washington where I saw the Penske Lola and Camaro race against many of the cars similar to the Daytona entry list. Later that summer I went to the very first Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport where the competitiveness of the Ford-Cosworth DFV was so apparent. At university I joined the sports car club and even my parents had cool cars – a ’67 Mustang and a ’67 Peugeot 204 Coupe. 1967 was also an incredible year in the racing career of Dan Gurney my all time favorite driver and one of the reasons I wanted to build this GT40. This will be the seventh Dan Gurney related car I have built a model of. During that year Dan competed in F1, Indycar, Sports Cars, Trans-Am, CanAm and NASCAR. It was one of the only years in the 1960’s he did win the Riverside 500 NASCAR race but he won in all the other categories in which he competed in ’67 except CanAm. He won two F-1 races in his Gurney-Weslake V-12 – the Belgium GP and the non-points Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. And of course he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans where he celebrated the victory with and started the tradition of spraying champagne. In the spring he won the Trans-Am race in Texas driving a Cougar. His last win of the year was the Rexs Mays 300 Indycar race at Riverside driving his Eagle Gurney-Weslake Ford V-8.

Thanks again Cliff - I really appreciate any new information. I did notice the lighter shade of the rear bulkhead. You are probably correct that it is bare aluminum.

Spectacular. You have really captured an outrageous era of drag racing. It must have been incredible to witness those fuel altereds race. I remember seeing photos of Willie with his hand on the body side hanging on for a wild ride.

Looking forward to seeing more.

Based on information recommended by Rex and Cliff I could not resist making some changes. I believe my roll cage better represents what was in the GT40 MKII B-series cars which also eliminated the passenger seat. The drivers seat featured much simpler upholstery. I also scribed a new passenger door line to simulate the fixed roof section.

Thanks Pierre Thanks Rex - Great photos. Have made some changes based on looking closer at Revs Institute photos.

Here you can see some of the other modifications made to this MK2 for the '67 Daytona 24 Hours - smooth rear deck without snorkel scoops or center vent, taller rear spoiler, repositioned fuel filler and fender flares.

Thanks Maxx Thanks Cliff - I had checked the Revs Institute but totally missed the door photo and did not notice you could do a 360 view of the interior. On closer look I think I do detect another longitudinal bar on the outer side of the passenger side. I also notice the passenger seat has been removed and the upholstery is different on the driver's seat. Funny thing is last night I had a closer look at a diecast GT40 MKII I have and lo and behold it has an accurate roll cage but not the other B-series mods. One of my favorite aspects of working on a model representing a real car is discovering its unique details whether or not I decide to incorporate them in my model. This one is going to be a curbside without opening doors so I will not be going all out for accuracy although I did edit my initial post to include this "new" information.

Having seen this in person your photography helps me appreciate it even more being able to see details I missed.