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GT/108 to cross the block at RM Auctions Monterey (Aug 2014)
FYI
GT/108 is scheduled to cross the block at RM Auctions Monterey in Aug 2014. Link to online catalogue entry: 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype | Monterey 2014 | RM AUCTIONS http://rmauctions.com/images/lots/me...4_r201_001.jpg http://rmauctions.com/images/lots/me...4_r201_002.jpg http://rmauctions.com/images/lots/me...4_r201_004.jpg http://rmauctions.com/images/lots/me...4_r201_003.jpg |
Freaking sweet!
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That will make a real nice addition to someone's collection.
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I remember when Tom Congleton owned the car in the 80s. He lived near Kansas City and raced the car at the Folly Vintage Grand Prix. I was 13 or 14 at the time, and hearing that thing roar through the streets of downtown was an experience that is burned into my memory forever.
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Yeah I was reading about that this morning on Hemmings.
The first of four Ford GT40s built in a roadster configuration during the development of the mid-engine legend, chassis GT/108 might not have any racing provenance, but the likes of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles, Jim Clark, and even Henry Ford II have graced its seats, and it remains the only GT40 roadster still in its original configuration. Now it’s scheduled to cross the stage at this year’s Monterey auctions. - See more at: First of four GT40 roadster prototypes built heads to auction | Hemmings Daily |
Guys my registry was given to a friend and overseas at the moment. I was discussing this prototype with another. Dean Jeffries had a roadster version in his shop and showed me his. I just don't recall exactly what his was. Does anyone know on what I'm talking about?
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Sorry about that Jeffries was #109 But here is 108 http://s1184.photobucket.com/user/kj...?sort=3&page=1 .... |
1965 Ford GT40 #108 Posted on Monterey Car Week
We posted this great GT40 Roadster Prototype on Monterey Car Week as well. Someone's going to buy an epic race car/prototype in mid-August. 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype - Monterey Car Week
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Does anyone recall who Congleton bought it from and for how much it was advertised?
I thought he lived in Montana or someplace way out west (I don't consider Kansas City out west enough). there is a picture of Shelby taking HF II for a ride in the car on the Richard Nixon freeway (try to find that on the map!).
Also I have seen pictures of a roadster in the Sixties painted red, I wonder which of the four that was? Thanks for any clues |
Does anyone recall who Congleton bought it from and for how much it was advertised?
I thought he lived in Montana or someplace way out west (I don't consider Kansas City out west enough). there is a picture of Shelby taking HF II for a ride in the car on the Richard Nixon freeway (try to find that on the map!).
Also I have seen pictures of a roadster in the Sixties painted red, I wonder which of the four that was? Thanks for any clues |
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The X1 is not included in the open GT40 Mk.I count because..
it was a big block. So you could call it a Mk.II, As far as I know it was pitched into a hole within a few miles of Shelby's LAX plant, and one former Shelby mechanic was there, and had some small pieces as keepsakes. I think modern methods could find it.
Anybody know who did Tom Congleton bought his open car from and was it a bargain back then? It's a pity Jeffries got on that Indy car engine kick--that took up 25 years of getting his back on the road, and I don't know if it was street drivable when he died. Leaving in the 289 pushrod would have made it drivable much earlier, |
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By 1978, GT/108 was owned by Harley Cluxton III, of Grand Touring Cars in Scottsdale, and the roadster was offered by him a year later and purchased by John Robertson, of Big Fork, Montana. Robertson notably reverted the nose to white and added black Le Mans stripes, and the original white paint is believed to largely remain intact to this day. Passing through Cluxton again in 1983, the GT roadster was then acquired by Tom Congleton, of Mission Hills, Kansas, who soon embarked on a full mechanical restoration. No idea what was paid though. |
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