Sa'a da gaske yana ba da ƙarfin hali, kamar yadda mai tarawa John Shaughnessy bai taɓa tsammanin fuskantar fuska da irin wannan neman ba: Ford GT40 da ba kasafai ba.
Idan, kamar masu tarawa da yawa, kuna ɗokin ganin fuska da fuska tare da ingantattun abubuwan ganowa, ko a cikin rumfuna, tarkace ko ma gareji, zaku iya shiga rukunin masu mafarkin mu. Duk da haka, akwai mutane da karin hanci ga waɗannan abubuwa fiye da sauran.
Wannan shi ne yanayin John Shaughnessy, ƙwararren mai tara motocin tsere na gargajiya da na tarihi, wanda ya yi tuntuɓe a kan wata babbar motar Ford GT40 a cikin garejin California. An zubar da datti a kowane bangare kuma kawai sashin baya, launin toka mai launin toka na firamare, wanda aka fallasa ga idanun mafi yawan hankali.
Kuma lokacin da muka yi magana game da Ford GT40, ana buƙatar kulawa sosai, kamar yadda aka sani cewa akwai ƙarin kwafin wannan ƙirar ƙirar, zakaran LeMans 24H sau huɗu tsakanin 1966 da 1969, fiye da raka'o'in tsira. Samfurin Amurka da ke da hannu a cikin ɗayan manyan rikice-rikice tsakanin masu kera motoci 2, yana da tarihin caricature tun daga haihuwarsa har zuwa lokacin da aka tabbatar da shi a gasar motsa jiki, inda ya sanya rayuwa baƙar fata ga motocin Ferrari.
Amma bayan haka, wane irin GT40 ne muke fuskanta?
An riga an yi watsi da yuwuwar kwafin, kamar yadda muke magana game da Ford GT40 tare da chassis nº1067 kuma duk da cewa babu alamar gasar, wannan rukunin yana ɗaya daga cikin mafi ƙarancin ƙarfi. Dangane da Rijistar Duniya na Cobra & GT40s, wannan shine ɗayan Ford GT40 MkI 66 guda uku kawai, tare da rukunin baya na sigar '67 MkII kuma na waɗannan rukunin 3 guda ɗaya ne kaɗai suka tsira.
Wannan Ford GT40 yana ɗaya daga cikin raka'a na ƙarshe da aka samar a cikin shekara ta 1966 kuma na ƙarshe don amfani da lambar serial Ford, duk samfuran da ke gaba za su yi amfani da lambobin serial J.W. Automotive Engineering.
An sani cewa wannan Ford GT40 halarci gasar har 1977, amma cewa yana da inji matsaloli. Canje-canje ga ainihin injiniyoyin Ford, tare da gajerun 289ci tubalan (watau 4.7l daga dangin Windsor) wanda ya karɓi kan silinda da aka shirya Gurney-Weslake, wanda ya ƙara ƙaura zuwa 302ci (watau 4 .9l) kuma daga baya ya maye gurbinsu da 7l 427FE, tare da ingantaccen tabbaci a cikin NASCAR tun 1963, wasu daga cikin tarihin yanzu.
John Shaughnessy ya yi doguwar tsari mai tsawo, daidai shekara guda har sai da ya dawo da sabon Ford GT40 CSX1067. Maigidan na baya ma’aikacin kashe gobara ne mai ritaya, wanda ya mallaki motar tun 1975 kuma ya yi niyyar maido da ita, amma rashin sa’a da matsalar lafiya ya kawo karshen aikin.
Lokacin da aka tambaye shi nawa aka biya don irin wannan babban gwal na gwal, wanda a zahiri ake samu a cikin El Dorado na Amurka, John Shaughnessy ya ce kawai yana da tsada sosai. Don yin fa'ida akan wannan nemo, ya rage naku don mayar da Ford GT40 zuwa ƙayyadaddun bayanai na masana'anta ko kuma zuwa ƙarshen 1960s na tsere.
A wani wuri (California), inda mutane da yawa suka yanke kauna don neman zinariya, John Shaughnessy, ya sami "jackpot" inda har yanzu ya zama dole a zuba jari mai yawa, amma a ƙarshen rana, sa'a ya ba shi kyauta mai kyan gani mai cike da tarihi. kuma tare da ƙimar da ake so a cikin duniyar gargajiya.
