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£29,900

2009 Tornado TSC GT40 Coupé

United Kingdom • 2 Jul 2010

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This is a 2009 Tornado TSC GT40 Coupé, a replica of the iconic Ford GT40, built by Tornado Sports Cars. It features a 302ci (5.0-litre) Ford V8 engine, a tubular-steel spaceframe chassis, and all-independent suspension. The car comes with a full build history and is offered with SORN and Swansea V5 registration document.

Condition

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Based on the description, the car is recently finished and comes with a full build record, suggesting it's in very good condition. The listing highlights that it's a 'guaranteed head-turner' implying minimal cosmetic issues. However, being a replica, its condition might not match that of an original, classic car.

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Chassis No:

0546521947NSMITH9

Odometer:

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Reg Number:

SRR 414F

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Based on Eric Broadley's Lola GT, the original Ford GT40 was spawned by the Dearborn giant's ambition to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, a feat it duly achieved for the first time in 1966.

The GT40 project had commenced three years previously, following Ford's failed attempt to buy into Ferrari, and was based at the Ford Advanced Vehicles plant at Slough, England.

The GT40 first ran competitively in 1964 but failed at Le Mans that year and again in 1965.

That first sweet Le Mans victory would fall to the 7-litre MkII, with victory the following year going to a US-built MkIV 'J' car.

(The GT40 MkIII was the British-built road-going version).

A decade on from its final Le Mans win, the GT40 had become firmly established as one of the all-time great classic sports-racing cars, leading to an increased demand for unmolested originals and the start of a replica-building industry.

With just 107 GT40s being constructed at Ford Advanced Vehicles' Slough factory between 1966 and 1972, it is hardl...