1966 Ford GT40 MK1 P1038

[Gramps46]

In the 1966 FIA season Skip Scott, with sponsorship from the Essex Wire Corporation, fielded a team of 2 Ford MK1 GT40s.  At LeMans, #59 was driven by Skip and Peter Revson but In the 15th hour the engine let them down unfortunately.

 

 

 

This model is a Fujimi with a CMA resin transkit for the body.  The transkit was released before Fujimi had released a kit of the MKI, only the MKII

 

 

 

 

Comment: With my models I strive for accuracy and realism because that is what I enjoy.  Others have said that accuracy and backgrounds can detract from the model itself.  That is OK, to each his own. 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Gramps46

[Brudda]

10 minutes ago, Gramps46 said:

In the 1966 FIA season Skip Scott, with sponsorship from the Essex Wire Corporation, fielded a team of 2 Ford MK1 GT40s.  At LeMans, #59 was driven by Skip and Peter Revson but In the 15th hour the engine let them down unfortunately.

 

 

 

This model is a Fujimi with a CMA resin transkit for the body.  The transkit was released before Fujimi had released a kit of the MKI, only the MKII

 

 

 

 

Comment: With my models I strive for accuracy and realism because that is what I enjoy.  Others have said that accuracy and backgrounds can detract from the model itself.  That is OK, to each his own. 

Fantastic build!!!

[Jim B]

Great looking GT40.  Well done.

[TonyK]

Great looking model and I especially like your various settings.

[Rich Chernosky]

Gary...I have a picture of my two children  (ages 11-14) standing next to this car at a Watkins Glen Vintage race. (they are in their 40's now)  This brings back some great memories.  And....yah....great looking model too. Thanks for sharing. 

[1959scudetto]

Excellent model, Gary - great to see a GT40 in another livery !

[Belugawrx]

Nice job Gary ??

I really like your pit row setup

Cheers

[Ace-Garageguy]

I really like your build style and presentation, and I could look at GT40s all day long. Very very nice. 

[Bruce Scully]

A great looking build , you do nice work .

[cobraman]

Great looking model.

[Dave B]

Looks really good Gary.  I like the fact you strive for realism in your builds.  I generally do these days but my current build does not reflect this as you will see when posted.

Dave B

[afx]

Nice work Gary.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[vamach1]

As always a very nice and different GT40.  I assume you used the Fujumi “gulf” kit and are the decals from the company that did some of the conversion kits or are them from VRM?

[Gramps46]

2 hours ago, vamach1 said:

As always a very nice and different GT40.  I assume you used the Fujumi “gulf” kit and are the decals from the company that did some of the conversion kits or are them from VRM?

Rex, the CMA instructions say use the Fujimi MK II kit which was the only Fujimi kit available at the time.  The decals came via Island Collectibles but I don't know who made them.

[Pierre Rivard]

This is really nice and great to see a less common livery. I totally agree with your vision of the model reflecting reality as much as possible. Your model looks like a period race car and I love that.

[vamach1]

4 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Rex, the CMA instructions say use the Fujimi MK II kit which was the only Fujimi kit available at the time.  The decals came via Island Collectibles but I don't know who made them.

Now it makes sense.  I did not realize that was the CMA kit which came out long before the Fujumi MKI version.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[absmiami]

Yup

[Phildaupho]

Very well built. Very well presented.

[vamach1]

I found this UMI decal set in my stash which has the markings for the Sebring and Monza races.  The fine print says they were printed by Cartograph.

[Kah puts]

A true winner ?

[Gramps46]

Thanks Rex for the decal pic.  I looked and I do have that one in my stash and it confirmed my Island Collectables connection too.

[slusher]

Looks Fantastic!!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Yes indeed! Has a great look to it. As others have commented, nice to see a different livery of the famous car. Great job. Thanks for sharing.