AFX22053 AFX Ford GT40 Mk IV #3 LeMans 1967 – Copper

The origins of the Ford’s GT40 MKIV is marred by tragedy. It began in 1966 with the J-Car just after LeMans. Ken Miles was test driving the car when it crashed on an embankment, bursting into flames. The rest is heavy-hearted history.
Ford went back to the drawing board, the result being the MKIV chassis. There were only 10 made, only half of which ever actually raced in only 2 major races: Sebring ’67 and LeMans ’67.

The J7 chassis was one of the MKIV renditions lucky enough to make it to the famous track at LeMans. Copper coloured and donning the #3, it sped through the raceway with Andretti at the helm. He’d held an impressive second place for most of the race when he came in for a standard pitstop. A teammate of Andretti’s who drove the #1 car arrived seconds after him. The driver, A.J. Foyt immediately began complaining about Andretti’s trademark aggressive driving and an argument ensued. Distracted by the kerfuffle, a crew member accidentally installed one of Andretti’s brake pads backwards. At 3:30AM Andretti left the pit. Upon approaching the first turn he hit the non-existent brakes and the car wrecked. Thankfully he walked away unscathed. And just like that, his incredible second place position was no more.

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

Features

Collector Series – Clear
Clear Windscreen with incredibly Detailed Photo Realistic 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 Ford GT40 Mk IV is from their Clear Collector Series and features a clear windscreen with a Detailed Colour Photo Realistic interior and Engine Details.

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 AFX22053 AFX Ford GT40 Mk IV #3 LeMans 1967 – Copper

Model: AFX22053
Shipping Weight: 0.1 kgs
Manufactured by: AFX