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Ford GT40 chassis number GT 112 :

General info:

The first car was named the GT (for Grand Touring) with the 40 representing its overall height of 40 inches (1.02 m, measured at the windshield) as required by the rules. Large displacement Ford V8 engines (4.7 liter and 7 liter) were used, compared with the Ferrari V12 which displaced 3.0 liter or 4.0 liter.

Early cars were simply named “Ford GT”. The name “GT40″ was the name of Ford’s project to prepare the cars for the international endurance racing circuit, and the quest to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The first 12 “prototype” vehicles carried serial numbers GT-101 through GT-112.

GT 112 Race results:
05/65 : Nuerburgring, 10, Attwood/Whitmore, DNF -
08/68 : Brands Hatch, 18, Sutcliffe, 6th -
11/66 : Kyalami, 2, Sutcliffe/Love, DNF -
12/66 : Lourenco Marques, Sutcliffe, 3rd – Pietermaritzburg, Sutcliffe, DNS -
01/67 : Kyalami, 2, Sutcliffe, 2nd – Killarney, 84, Sutcliffe, 2nd -
05/67 : Spa, 4, Sutcliffe/Redman, 6th – Silverstone, 40, Sutcliffe, 7th – Crystal Palace, 44, Sutcliffe, DNF -
06/67 : Clermont -Ferrand, 9, Sutcliffe, 2nd – Reims, 17, Bond/Sutcliffe, 7th – Silverstone, 46, Sutcliffe, DNF -
07/67 : Brands Hatch, 52, Sutton/Bond, 16th -
08/67 : Croft, 31, Sutcliffe, DNS – Brands Hatch, 53, Sutcliffe, 6th -
03/68 : Oulton Park, 132, Vincent, 3rd -
04/68 : Oulton Park, 97, Vincent, 12th -
05/68 : Oulton Park, Vincent, 5th – Aintree SGT, 73, Vincent, 2nd – Aintree Libre, 73, Vincent, 1st -
06/68 : Oulton Park, 99, Vincent, 3rd/DNS – Oulton Park, 99, Vincent, 4th

GT 112 History:

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General Information source

Chassis GT 112 race results are from classicscars.com

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