NEW EXOTO 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV Mario Andretti, Lucien Bianchi #3 Le Mans LQQK

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BRAND NEW OPENEND FOR PICTURES ONLY, I JUST RECIEVED THIS FROM EXOTO 4/11/2014. 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours, driven by Andretti/Bianchi Mario Andretti and Lucien Bianchi were reunited at Le Mans in 1967, having competed together at Le Mans in 1966 in the #6 Mk II . Many expected Andretti, the fiery, young Italian-American, to take the start of the Le Mans race in the lovely copper metallic #3 GT40 Mk IV . But this was not to be. The more experienced and patient Bianchi was assigned to the opening laps.The #3 Mk IV was waiting in third position for Bianchi at the end of the "Le Mans start" sprint. He got away cleanly and initially all was well. Every Ford would soon be coming through the pits with one trouble or another, with the exception of the #1 car . Bianchi was in after a small stone damaged his windshield. Normally this might not have been a big concern, but at 200mph on the Mulsanne and with a rash of windshield failures in practice, he wasn't taking any chances.At 4 o'clock in the morning, Andretti regained the circuit, having taken over from Bianchi. The #3 Holman-Moody prepared Mk IV had just received new brake pads. A moment after disappearing over the hill and into the darkness, the yellow lights around the circuit began to blink, reporting an accident. One of the front brakes had locked and sent the Ford into an uncontrollable read more

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