Exoto 1966 Ford GT 40 MK II 1:18 Works Le Mans Prototype

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Up for your bidding pleasure is an EXOTO 1966 Ford GT 40 MK II 1:18 Works Le Mans Prototype Model First a little history about this piece itself.... This piece is part of our Companies Personal and Private collection and had not been removed from storage until these pictures were taken by our photographer. This is a rare treat as this Exoto Piece was offered to Special Danbury Mint collectors in 2002 when the piece came out. It is made by Exoto which has this car discontinued for some time as well as Danbury Mint. The car is in PERFECT condition as you can see from the pictures. See this link to Exoto to see the MSRP: Please feel free to check out this link: /s/1/ProductList.aspx?Language=en&AttributeType=Category&AttributeId=163 This is one absolutely stunning piece of Diecast Art that one would expect from Exoto. The paint is flawless, the detail is simply Amazing!!! This is a perfect time to bid and win this car at a good price compared to some of our other EBay stores. Please let us know of any questions.Now a little information about the car itself: 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours Shelby American #3, driven by Dan Gurney & Jerry Grant The excellent team of Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant, from whom victory at Sebring was taken in a most unfair way, was reunited to pilot a Shelby American-entered GT40 Mk II at Le Mans a few months later. Gurney set the fastest time in practice at 3:30.6 which equated to 142.98mph around the Circuit de le Sarthe , bettering three other Mk IIs and the rest of the field. Gurney took the lead from Graham Hill on the third lap and held it throughout the early hours of the 34th 24H du Mans. Gurney and Grant held a commanding lead during the opening hours. Eventually, the blue #1 Miles/Hulme car caught the red #3 and the pair swapped the lead back and forth throughout the night. Outside the Ford teams, few realized that though Gurney/Grant held the lead, the car was not at all healthy. In the 17th hour, the 7-liter Ford entered the pits for a permanent stop: trouble in the cooling system. Gurney and Grant had once again been cheated of the lead as overheating sidelined the beautiful Ford.. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR OTHER LISTINGS IN OUR STORE AND NOW the fine print stuff...... NOTE's FROM SMITTY'S DIECAST MODEL SHOP; We are very serious about our business because this is how we have made a living for over 80 years!!! Before you purchase our items we ask that you please review the entire ad paying Special Attention to the Seller's Payment Instructions under the Shipping and Payments Tab. Please note that we try to ship our items with the most cost effective manner to our custiomers. We usually use Priority Mail as our primary shipping. This is not always the most cost effective way of shipping, so if you wish to get a quote from us what it would cost to ship via USPS under a more cost effective manner, please email us. We will also add insurance at your request so please let us know after your win how we can best serve you. If you are not in a hurry for the piece, we can ship more cost effective. If you would like your piece sooner, then we will ship Priority. Also if you purchase more than one item from us, we WILL combine shipping. We will just invoice you for the shipping. The MOST IMPORTANT part of this transaction is when this transaction is completed we want both of us to be satisfied. We always welcome questions or comments. Thank you, Glenn Smith - Owner * We value your feedback, if you should have ANY problems and or questions after receiving this piece, please give us the opportunity to make our transaction agreeable before you would leave any negative feedback. All we ask is for the opportunity to "make things right". * As this item does not have original box, we will take EXTRA care to pack accordingly so item arrives in the condition that you purchased it at. See our feedback for shipping of these items, we have been blessed to have a lot of positive comments with the ... read more

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