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[wibblywobbly]

Well, atleast to me, it is.

Anyway, I took this picture at the Glen, a few weeks back. As always, I neglected to get any info about the car. I'm wondering about the national colors on the left front fender. There's a great site I stumbled across that shows just about every nation's flag.

http://flagspot.net/flags/

The ones that looked the closest were St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Soloman Islands.

What do ya'll think?



The car is all red, has twin white stripes running from nose to tail, is numbered 83 and appears to be a Mark II.

[Frank S]

Ford GT-40 1969 No. 83 4736cc
Chassis No. 1083
J. Arthur Urciuoli

[Mike Argetsinger]

'Archie' Urciuoli told me a little about the history of this car when I saw him over that weekend. The car was owned by the Fittipaldi family originally. It does not have a race history (I recall him saying). He found it in rough shape - it had been butchered up and at one time had some very strange engine fitted. Sorry I can't remember the details. When he restored it he learned that the Fittipaldis had originally owned it and they helped him match the original colors as it appeared when they owned it. The colors on the front fender originated with them.

[wibblywobbly]

Thanks for the info, Frank and Mike! The colors must be a representation of the Brazilian flag, then.

[petefenelon]

Summarising the relevant bits from p282 of Ronnie Spain's book:

dispatched 7/10/69 - built for a West German customer but he "defaulted after buying a Porsche"!
Sold from the works though Motor Racing Enterprises to the CAI team in Rio (owned by Sidney Cardoso).
Unraced to 1971, bought by Wilson Fittipaldi who used it as a road car and then stored it.
Adrian Hamilton bought it (via Emerson) on 26/5/82 on behalf of George Stauffer who raced it in '82.

[Roger Clark]

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Originally posted by petefenelon
Summarising the relevant bits from p282 of Ronnie Spain's book:

dispatched 7/10/69 - built for a West German customer but he "defaulted after buying a Porsche"!
Sold from the works though Motor Racing Enterprises to the CAI team in Rio (owned by Sidney Cardoso).
Unraced to 1971, bought by Wilson Fittipaldi who used it as a road car and then stored it.
Adrian Hamilton bought it (via Emerson) on 26/5/82 on behalf of George Stauffer who raced it in '82.

Gordon Jones/John Allen's "Racing history of the GT40" says that it was believed to have raced in Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

[wibblywobbly]

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Originally posted by Roger Clark

Gordon Jones/John Allen's "Racing history of the GT40" says that it was believed to have raced in Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Would this have been a points race for the world championship of makes?

Thanks for all the info guys! Expect more pictures and questions!

[MarkinWG]

Greetings from the IMRRC!

Directly form Archie Urciuoli:



GT40 #P/1083 HISTORY 2003

GT40 P/1083 WAS THE LAST GT40 TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND SOLD AS A COMPLETED CAR. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY GT40 TO BE SOLD DIRECTLY BY THE FACTORY.

COMPLETED BY JWA IN 1969 TO SPECS SIMILAR TO THE JWA-BUILT LE MANS-WINNING #1075. CARNIVAL RED. RACE SPECIFICATION, WITH LIGHTWEIGHT ROOF. FORD 5 LITER ENGINE, WITH GURNEY HEADS AND WEBER CARBS. ZF 5-SPEED TRANSAXLE. JWAE/BRM 10” AND 12” WHEELS. FIRST TESTED AT THRUXTON BY DAVID HOBBS.

SOLD THROUGH MRE LTD. TO “TEAM COLEGIO ARTE E INSTRUCAO” IN RIO DE JANEIRO, OWNED BY SIDNEY CARDOSO, IN 1969. RACED BY TEAM CAI, 1969 – 1971. RESULTS: 11/69 CAMPEONATO DO RIO DE JANEIRO – 1ST; 12/69 MIL QUILOMETROS DA GUANABARA – DNF; 1/71 FIRST STAGE, GP DE SAO PAULO – 2ND; SECOND STAGE, GP DE SAO PAULO – 5TH.

SOLD TO WILSON FITTIPALDI IN 1971. FITTED WITH 14” REAR WHEELS (SIMILAR TO # 1075). RACED INTERMITTENTLY -- FIVE OR SIX TIMES IN TEN YEARS -- UNDER BARDAHL SPONSORSHIP. SPECIFIC VENUES UNKNOWN, BUT REPORTEDLY WON ALL RACES ENTERED, USUALLY DRIVEN BY FITTIPALDI, EXCEPT ONCE BY CARLOS PACE. ALSO USED AS A ROAD CAR BY FITTIPALDI.

SOLD VIA EMERSON FITTIPALDI AND ADRIAN HAMILTON TO GEORGE STUAUFFER, BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN IN 1982. VINTAGE RACED EXTENSIVELY BY STAUFFER. ROLL CAGE INSTALLED. ORIGINAL ENGINE LATER REPLACED WITH DRY-SUMP 377 CID “NASCAR” ENGINE.

SOLD TO JIM GEORGE, MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN IN 1992. VINTAGE RACED OCCASIONALLY. TUB RESTORED BY BOB ASH.

SOLD TO ARCHIE URCIUOLI, CASEY KEY, FLORIDA IN 2002. ENGINE, RUNNING GEAR AND COSMETICS RESTORED TO ORIGINAL 1969 CONFIGURATION BY BOB ASH AND JEFF SIME. NOW ACTIVELY VINTAGE RACED BY URCIUOLI.


SOURCES: “GT40” BY RONNIE SPAIN; SAAC RECORDS; FITTIPALDI RACING (WILSON FITTIPALDI AND ROBERTA FITTIPALDI); SIDNEY CARDOSO; F.A.V. CO (BOB ASH); JEFF*WORKS (JEFF SIME); DUNCAN HAMILTON & CO (ADRIAN HAMILTON); STAUFFER CLASSICS LTD (GEORGE STAUFFER


Best wishes all,

Mark