{"id":8139,"date":"2015-04-01T00:03:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T07:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=8139"},"modified":"2024-11-03T00:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T00:11:11","slug":"new-home-for-fords-66-le-mans-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/new-home-for-fords-66-le-mans-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home for Ford\u2019s \u201966 Le Mans Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_709603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-709603\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-709603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Winning GT40MKII of Bruce McLaren\/Chris Amon speeds along the pit straight to complete one of it's 360 lapsPhoto: Roger Dixon\" width=\"1080\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1-770x462.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/n8-201504-p1-1-293x176.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-709603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winning GT40MKII of Bruce McLaren\/Chris Amon speeds along the pit straight to complete one of it&#8217;s 360 laps.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ford GT40 MkII with which Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon scored Ford\u2019s initial victory at Le Mans in 1966 has been acquired by RK Motors Charlotte and will be given a full restoration in preparation for a coming-out party at Pebble Beach in 2016, 50 years after it led Ford\u2019s controversial 1-2-3 finish in France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The car, chassis P\/1046, also the first American car to prevail at le Circuit de la Sarthe, had passed through several different owners\u2019 hands since it was retired from competition following the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours, and now will be lovingly returned to pristine condition by one of America\u2019s top restoration houses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to add this historic GT40 to the RK Motors stable of rare collector cars,\u201d said company marketing director Jeff Spiegel. \u201cGiven the international notoriety of this racecar, we feel it\u2019s important to share online updates throughout the course of the 20-month restoration, allowing a worldwide audience access to this process.\u201d<br \/>\nAccess to these periodic video and photo updates of the restoration, can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rkmotorscharlotte.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.rkmotorscharlotte.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ford GT40 MkII with which Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon scored Ford\u2019s initial victory at Le Mans in 1966 has been acquired by RK Motors Charlotte and will be given a full restoration in preparation for a coming-out party at Pebble Beach in 2016, 50 years after it led Ford\u2019s controversial 1-2-3 finish in France. 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