Ford GT40 Le Mans 1966 Graham Hill / Brian Muir

History

For the 1966 Le Mans 24 hour race, no less than 13 GT40s were entered, eight of which were 7 litre MkII versions. The black and silver car from the Alan Mann Racing team was driven by Formula One 1 ace Graham Hill and Brian Muir. At the end of the race, only three GT40s remained, occupying the first three places. After an attempt by the Ford hierarchy to stage a photo finish with all three cars crossing the finish line side-by-side, the winner was declared to be car number 2, the MkII driven by Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, thus robbing Ken Miles of the achievement of winning the three major endurance races, Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring, in the same year. 55 cars started the race and 15 finished. Fastest lap was set by Dan Gurney with an average speed of 142.979 mph.

Graham Hill was one of many famous drivers to race the GT40 cars around Le Man in 1966. Other legends driving the cars included Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon, Ken Miles, Denis Hulme, Dan Gurney, Guy Ligier, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Frank Gardner, Innes Ireland, Mark Donohue and Jochen Rindt.

The Scalextric Model

Chassis XGT-2, a MKII GT40, was driven by one of the most famous F1 and sports car drivers of the era – Graham Hill. This model of the car pays tribute to the driving ace with a driver figure likeness of the man himself – complete with his trademark moustache.

This high detail car features head lights, adjustable Magnatraction™ positions and easy change pick-ups.

• Replace pick-ups in seconds
• Helps to hold the car on the track
• Super bright headlights - no batteries required!

Download the Ford GT40 Service Sheet 346E (182.91kb)

Battery Requirements

None

For Ages

7+

Configuration

Motor

Mabuchi SP; 18k rpm; Gear ratio 11:36

Chassis

Rear Mounted Side-winder Motor; Rear 2 wheel drive

Magnet

Rectangular 2.5 mm; Downforce 208 gm

Overall length

133 mm

Wheelbase

76 mm

Axle/Hub width

54 mm Front; 56 mm Rear

Tyre diameter/width

21(ext), 14(int) x 8 mm Front; 22(ext), 14(int) x 10 mm Rear

Weight

Car 78 gm; Case 156 gm

Scale

1/32

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