As Larry owns the one and only BEC GT40 Mk I in North America, and since he has had a number of opportunities to interact with Bailey Edwards Cars, he agreed to represent BEC in North America. Now he possesses the GT40 Mk I of his dreams with those gleamy Weber velocity stacks all surrounded in the famous Kiwi colors of the first-place overall '66 Le Mans winner.
Facts Box
David L. (Larry) Lessie
San Diego, California
BEC GT40 Mk I
(www.baileyedwardscars.co.za)
| CHASSIS |
| Frame: | Space-frame clad in aluminum |
| Wheelbase: | 95" |
| Rearend: | Getrag transaxle with 3.875 final drive |
| Rear Suspension: | Independent double trailing arm with transverse top link and lower wishbone |
| Rear Brakes: | 4-piston AP Racing calipers with 305mm vented disks |
| Front Suspension: | Fully independent with double wishbone |
| Front Brakes: | 4-piston AP Racing calipers with 305mm vented disks |
| Steering: | Rack-and-pinion |
| Front Wheel | |
| Make & Size: | Halibrand-style Trigo 7 1/2" polished alloy knock-offs |
| Rear Wheel | |
| Make & Size: | Halibrand-style Trigo 9 1/2" polished alloy knock-offs |
| Front Tire Make & Size: | 235x60x15 BFGoodrich TA Radials |
| Rear Tire Make & Size: | 295x50x15 BFGoodrich TA Radials |
| ENGINE & TRANS |
| Make: | 1965 C5AE Ford 289ci, bored and stroked to 305ci |
| Crankshaft: | 2M 3.00" stroke crank |
| Pistons: | Keith Black Hypereutectic |
| Camshaft: | COMP Cams hydraulic flat tappet, split-duration camshaft (.520-inch intake and .523-inch exhaust valve lift) |
| Water Pump: | Heavy-duty aluminum, pulley-driven |
| Radiator: | Six-core aluminum with twin-thermostat-operated fans |
| Alternator: | GM, single-wire |
| Heads: | Pro Comp aluminum with 1.6:1 full-roller rockers |
| Induction: | four twin-Weber 48 IDFs |
| Air Cleaner: | Velocity stacks with no air cleaners |
| Ignition: | MSD electronic |
| Headers: | 180-degree, scavenging Bundle of Snakes |
| Mufflers: | Twin stainless |
| Transmission: | Six-speed O1E Getrag (3.50-1st; 1.88-2nd; 1.23-3rd; 0.93-4th; 0.73-5th; 0.60-6th) |
| Shifter: | Cable |
| Trans Mods: | Upgraded rear main bearings, altered spigot shaft, and altered clutch fork |
| BODY |
| Manufacturer: | Bailey Edwards Cars |
| Body Mods: | Standard Ford GT40 Mk I Road Car |
| Bodywork: | Bailey Edwards Cars, factory turnkey minus |
| Paint Type: | Black with silver stripes (basecoat/clearcoat) |
| Painter: | Bailey Edwards Cars |
| INTERIOR |
| Gauges: | Smiths (electric) |
| Wiring: | All circuits fused and relayed using Lucas switches |
| Steering Wheel: | 13" leather-wrapped three-spoke |
| Seating: | Two, adjustable with six-point racing harnesses |
| Upholsterer: | Bailey Edwards Cars |
| Material: | Full leather with aluminum grommets in seats, full carpeting |