Believed to have been built on one of the M1 chassis, this was the first of four GT40s used by the JW Automotive team. It was raced to victory at Brands Hatch in 1969 and only used once in 1969. Chassis 1074 was sold to the United States soon after and later used as one of t>>>
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A new car for the 1968 season, this chassis was built to the latest specification. It was raced with great success during the 1968, winning the world championship rounds at Brands Hatch, Spa and Watkins Glen, and it was also driven to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For >>>
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Chassis 1076 was the first all new chassis used by the JW Automotive Gulf team in 1968. It was first raced at Le Mans where it retired with clutch issues after starting ninth. Not used again that season, it was brought out for the long distance races in 1969. After retiring >>>
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The final GT40 built by JW Automotive, chassis 1084 actually started life as 1004, which had been returned to the Slough facility and stored as a spare tub. It was pressed back into service when one of the Gulf team cars had crashed ahead of the 1968 Spa round of the World C>>>
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The last GT40 chassis built, GT40P/1085 was sold new to Gil Jackson in the United States through Sir Malcolm Gutherie as a rolling chassis. It served as a spare for Jackson's ex-Alan Mann GT40P/1009 and was ultimately not built into a complete car in period. It sat in a crat>>>
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When demand for the GT40 had waned, there were three spare chassis left at J.W. Automotive (JWA), who had been responsible for the assembly of the last GT40s.. Numbered GT40P/1087 through to 1089, they were left untouched until one of JWA’s founders, John Willment, commiss>>>
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