Equipment
RHD. Orange centerlock alloy wheels, sliding side windows, 289 Ford with Gurney Weslake heads and Weber carburetors. Built as a 1967 Mirage, then converted to GT40 specs in 1968, retaining several significant Mirage attributes. Raced by Jacky Ickx and Dr. Dick Thompson to win at Spa, later won at Montlhery. As a GT40 it won Monza (Hawkins Hobbs) then second at Watkins Glen. Roof removed in 1970 to serve as a camera car for Grand Prix. Finally returned to GT40 configuration for Sir Anthony Bamford in 1972 but with inconsistent details. Re restored by Harley Cluxton in 2002. Includes the original Mirage body. Very good paint and interior. Engine and chassis clean and fresh. Rear body corners chipped. Windshield delaminating and not securely glued.
Market commentary
A car with many lives, seemingly all of them in one aspect or another represented in its present configuration. Bidding opened at $4 million. Reserve off at $7.4 million. Two bidders in the room put on a breathtaking display of determination that brought an exceptional, even huge, result. As the reserve indicates, this is a decidedly generous price, a third above the reserve, particularly for a car that is a Ford, or is it a Mirage