Handling Your Model: Ford GT40 at 1:8 scale
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- We hope you enjoy this handling video of our beautiful 1:8 scale recreation of the Ford GT40. Our extraordinarily detailed model is based on chassis #1075, exactly as it raced and won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969, emblazoned in the iconic blue and orange Gulf Motor Oil livery. Driven by Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver for the John Wyer Automotive Engineering team, the #6 car recorded the closest-run competitive finish in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours, and one of the greatest in the history of motor racing, beating Hans Hermann’s Porsche 908 by just 120 metres (390 feet) after 372 laps. Following 24 months of deep research and intense development work, with the assistance and cooperation of the Ford Archive and Heritage department and Gulf Oil International, the finished model, measuring nearly 51cm (20in) long, earned approval from the automotive historians at Ford.
The 1969 edition of Le Mans was a a classic underdog story: Porsche had already wrapped up the World Sportscar Championship and were strong favourites to take their first Le Mans win. 16 Porsches competed, more than a third of the field, and Porsche did indeed lead for 90% of the race. However, the leading 917's gearbox broke at 11 a.m and the Ford of Ickx and Oliver took over the lead. The race ended in a 3-hour sprint, with the Ford battling exhaust problems whilst being pursued by the Porsche 908 of Herrmann and Gérard Larrousse, who themselves contended with mechanical issues affecting the brakes and engine. Ickx knew if he led onto the Mulsanne straight, Herrmann would pass, but he could slipstream past him back again and then hold a lead for the rest of a lap. The cars crossed the finish line with less than a minute to go and so needed to complete one more lap. The Ford had only ever done 23 laps on a tank of fuel, but now suddenly needed to gain an extra lap. Ickx faked a lack of power from fuel starvation, letting Herrmann pass him early on the Mulsanne Straight, before using the slipstream to pass him again just before the end of the 5km straight. Ickx held off Herrmann to cross the line first, denying Porsche for another year.
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I have actually driven one these , what an experience it was
i love your handling vids!!
amazing work it looks exquisite and very detailed
What a brilliant job!
450 quality man hrs!!!Its absolutely beautiful
Amazing diecast!
Our models are actually made from casting resin, rather than diecast, but we appreciate the compliment nonetheless! 🙏
@@AmalgamCollection Your welcome. I wish you guys would make Corvettes. But keep the amazing work 👍
Ford gt 40 le man's is one of my favorite classic sport cars like mclaren f1, Ferrari 250 gto, and bugatti 57sc atlantic 1936
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Hopefully the 1:18 scale version will have the same level of quality and detail!
hello good morning. I am about to finish it and I would like to know if you could tell me what type of battery it takes to make the electrical system work. I'm from Spain and I'm building it with the Planeta De Agostini publishing house but these don't include the battery and they couldn't tell me what type of battery it is🤷🏻♂️
Model makers (die-cast) porn right there 😉 Great vision, a blue oval fans delight. Just awesome!😎
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One day will be mine. One day I say 😎👌
I guess I understand why they are so expensive now... that's a lot of men-hours.
Do I wanna know the price?
If you're feeling brave enough, visit our website: www.amalgamcollection.com/products/ford-gt40-1969-le-mans-winner 😅
Though if the 1:8 scale is too high of a cost, we do have an 1:18 version scale in development, with an ETA in the next couple of months. We are currently taking registrations of interest for that model.
I made an order, paid, after 2 months nothing happend, they dont answer back, dont recommend
What website did you order from Boris? Our official website is www.amalgamcollection.com. We have been combating clone websites that have been advertising on Facebook on Instagram since at least March. We wouldn't want these criminals to cloud your judgement of us in any way.
@@AmalgamCollection thank you for reaction, I'm finding out now, it was another web, not your original, and now ist under construction ..... there is a problem. I am sorry for my first comment
@@borispitel7019 We appreciate your comment but are sorry to hear that these scammers were successful. 😢 We would advise you to speak to your payment provider asap to see if there is anything they can do to help. In the meantime, we are doing everything possible to ensure these websites are taken down and this doesn't happen to anyone else.