[Bill Kesner]

Well......

Getting back to the original question as to whether or not the GT40 without Team Shelby's help could have beaten Shelby's team, I would have to answer that as a big "NO" under the circumstances below.

Prior to Ford handing the GT40 over to Shelby to get the car competitive, the GT40 was not performing as well as it should have. Henry Ford's desire to win Le Mans gave Shelby and his team an unlimited budget to get the car in the winners circle. I honestly believe without Shelby and his team making all the modifications which were necessary to get the car competitive, we would have never seen the 1,2,3 win at Le Mans.

I agree with CSX2300, as he would truly know first hand. After Shelby and his team re-worked the GT40, this car would dominate anything Shelby and his team had in those days, as well as all the others out there at the time.

- Bill -