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1965 BEC GT40 Mk I - Kiwi Colors

Larry Lessie's '65 BEC GT40 MK I
September, 2007
By Larry Lessie
Photography by D. Brian Smith
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Front View
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Engine
Like the GT40 Mk Is that campaigned... 
   
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1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Engine
Like the GT40 Mk Is that campaigned at Le Mans in '68 and '69, Larry's car has five liters of displacement, or 305ci.
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Front Left View
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Interior
Though racing GT40s were all... 
   
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1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Interior
Though racing GT40s were all righthand drive, BEC made the Ford lefthand drive. Smiths instrumentation, a 13-inch three-spoke steering wheel, and an array of toggle switches all adorned the genuine GT40s, as they do in this replica.
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Seats
As with the original seats... 
   
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1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Seats
As with the original seats in the GT40s, black leather with grommeted ventilation holes trim the race seats.
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I
Within the front hatch are... 
   
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1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I
Within the front hatch are the GT40's hydraulic clutch and brake master cylinders, plumbing for the cooling system, and the six-core aluminum radiator with twin thermostatically switched electric fans.
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Hood
The GT40 nose is arguably... 
   
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1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Hood
The GT40 nose is arguably the most famous in Ford Racing history, with the possible exception of the 289 Cobra grille.
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Rear Left View
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I
Velocity stacks under glass... 
   
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1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I
Velocity stacks under glass with four Weber two-barrel 48 IDFs cloistered in a cool-air box is exactly the sort of induction Larry sought.
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I Wheel
1965 Bec Gt40 Mk I

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