LOT 145

1967 Ford GT40 Replica Coachwork by KVA Registration no. PXC 458E Chassis no. BA82FR14273

Sold for £48,300 inc. premium

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Lot 145

1967 Ford GT40 Replica

Goodwood Revival: Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia|13 September 2025, 13:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

1967 Ford GT40 Replica
Coachwork by KVA
Registration no. PXC 458E
Chassis no. BA82FR14273

• Evocation of Ford GT40 chassis number 'P/1017'
• Period-correct 302ci (5.0-litre) Ford V8 engine
• Originally built by KVA 35 years ago
• Recently finishing work by CKL Developments

The GT40 had become firmly established as one of the all-time great classic sportscars, 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 hardly surprising that a cottage industry of independent manufacturers arose to satisfy the continuing demand for replicas of Ford's charismatic Le Mans winner. Founded in 1982 by Ford employee Ken Atwell, KVA began manufacturing kits of the long-tail MkIII before adding a copy of the race-winning MkI to the range in 1984. KVA bodyshells were reportedly produced from moulds taken from original GT40s and are recognised as among the most accurate around, being used by many other manufacturers of GT40 replicas.

This early replica was manufactured over 35 years ago by KVA and assembled over a long period of time as a copy of Ford GT40 chassis number 'P/1017', a car well known in Historic racing and concours events. The car is fitted with a period-correct 302ci (5.0-litre) Ford V8 engine coupled to a UN1 Renault transaxle. Approximately 400 miles have been covered since the car was completed to road-going specification.

This replica car boasts details that would have been present on the Ireland/Rindt works car at the start of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour race, including a single external fuel filler, as per 1966 regulations; WW2 period aircraft identification light; sill width bodywork extensions for scrutineering; bug deflector; nostril vent additions; roof blister; hand-painted Union flags front and rear; red surround to roundels; and other minor details. Period photography shows the front roundel to have an incomplete red circle, and this has been replicated also. Another example of correct detailing includes the twin rear vent alloy panels in small louvre format as per the original car. The interior boasts a period Moto-Lita steering wheel and Lucas rear view mirror, while the right-hand gear change copies the original's. The car is finished in privateer entrant Colonel Ronnie Hoare's Cambridge Blue livery with white Ford decals. It carries a 1967 registration and is classed as an Historic Vehicle by the DVLA.

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