AFX22031 AFX Ford GT40 Mark IIB #2 Sebring – Nightmist Blue

AFX’s rendition of the famous Sebring MKIIB #2 comes with a unique twist. Instead of showing the car in all its glory before the race, we opted to portray the car in its exact state the moment it crossed the finish line. If you look closely, you’ll see three anomalies, first is a paint scuff that was verified using several documented photos of the car during the race.

Second was the discolored and oddly shaped roundel. A friend to the team at the time gave us the information about the roundels. Made from a special 3M material, they were significantly more reflective allowing for higher visibility during pit stops. However, the material was so rigid that they had to attach it with pop-rivets (the silver dots around the roundels).

Lastly, the silver mark across the door handle. This story came to us straight from Carrol Shelby himself. The door handle on the left side of the car was lifting during the race at speeds well over 100mph. In an effort to keep the car door in place the team duct taped the handle. It worked!

Don’t miss out on this beauty, the only one of its kind and caliber produced in HO scale.

Mega-G+ Chassis

The Mega-G+ Chassis is a completely new chassis that sets a new standard in performance, detail and accuracy. It is not only faster and lighter, it also corners and handles better, and is more fun and easier to drive. The new Mega-G+ chassis has been completely re-designed from the ground up to be smoother, quieter, more durable. It is 5% lighter and uses 33% less electricity, and runs cooler than the original Mega-G chassis. The new Mega-G+ chassis makes it possible to create more stunning, accurate and realistic bodies than ever before, due to its long wheelbase, low center of gravity and narrow dimensions. Combine that with superb graphics, which uses up to 8 colours and you have set a new standard, in detail and accuracy for 1/64 scale cars.

AFX - The Lightest, Fastest, Most Realistic, Production HO Slot Cars Made

History

Commissioned by Henry Ford, the GT40 was designed specifically to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, in part as a pay-back after Ferrari turned down Ford’s offer to buy the famous Italian marque in 1963. Indeed, the GT40 did beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, then again in 1967, ’68 and ’69, dominating endurance sports car racing over the entire period.

Features

Collector Series – Clear
Clear Windscreen with incredibly Detailed Interior and Engine
Collector Series Packaging with special 9 Digit Code Number
Realistic 3D Colour Printed interior Details
Specially Numbered Packaging
Realistic Body, Officially licensed by Ford
New Mega-G+ 1.5 Short Wheelbase Chassis
Lighter and Faster Chassis with Lower Center of Gravity
Phosphor Bronze pickup Shoes
Precision balanced Armature
Polymer Motor Magnets
Fully Assembled Chassis
Up to 8 Colour Body Graphics
Suitable for use on Auto World, Life Like, Tyco etc
Age Suitability 8+

Safety Notice: Warning! This product is not suitable for children 8 years because of small parts which can present a choking hazard

The AFX GT40 is from their Clear Collector Series and features a clear windscreen with a Detailed Colour Photo Realistic interior.

AFX Collector Series – Clear

The Race and Performance Cars of the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s merged Art with Engineering to reach new levels of Speed and Beauty. Perhaps never before or since have automobiles made such leaps in Power, Control and Design. The AFX Collector Series honors these achievements with stunning recreations of the Best Cars of this era.

The AFX Clear Series Cars feature, clear windscreens and detailed, photo realistic interiors, that really set these cars apart. AFX achieves this by moulding the whole body in clear plastic material and then painting over everything except the areas that should be clear. The result is a Car with a clear windscreen without the need for separate, bulky, glued in parts. A first in 1/64th scale.

And what do you see when you look through those clear windshields? Realistic printed colour interiors. That’s right – seats, spare tires, carburetors, and whatever else was in the real car’s interior. You’ll be amazed at the difference it makes to the look of the car. And only AFX has it!

Special Collector Series Packaging

The Collector Series GT40s come in specially numbered packaging. Each package has a coded 9 digit number on the upper left hand corner of the back of the blister pack. The 9 digit code shows the month and year of production and the incremental number of the package within the production run.
Here is a sample:

1221-00001

In this example the package was produced in the 12th month of 2021 and was the first package in the run.

Specs

Chassis Type: Mega-G+
Wheelbase: 1.5” Short Wheel Base
Scale: HO (1/64)

Contents

1 x AFX22031 AFX Ford GT40 Mark IIB #2 Sebring – Nightmist Blue

Model: AFX22031
Shipping Weight: 0.1 kgs
Manufactured by: AFX