Inhlanhla ivuza ngempela isibindi, njengoba umqoqi u-John Shaughnessy engakaze alindele ukuthi abhekane nokuthola okunjalo: i-Ford GT40 engavamile.
Uma, njengabaqoqi abaningi, nawe umagange ukuhlangana ubuso nobuso nokutholakele okuyiqiniso, noma ngabe kusemijondolo, izinqwaba ezilahliwe noma amagaraji, ungajoyina iqembu lethu labaphuphi. Nokho, kukhona abantu abanekhala kakhulu lezi zinto kunabanye.
Kwaba njalo ngo-John Shaughnessy, umqoqi wezimoto zemijaho yakudala nezinomlando, owafica iFord GT40 ewubukhazikhazi egaraji laseCalifornia. Yayigcwele imfucumfucu nhlangothi zonke futhi ingxenye yangemuva kuphela, umbala ompunga weprimary, evezwe emehlweni abalaleli kakhulu.
Futhi uma sikhuluma nge-Ford GT40, ukunakekelwa okukhulu kuyadingeka, njengoba kwaziwa ukuthi kunezifaniso eziningi zale modeli eyisakhiwo, iqhawe lezikhathi ezine le-LeMans 24H phakathi kuka-1966 no-1969, kunamayunithi ambalwa asaphila. Imodeli yaseMelika ehilelekile kwenye yezingxabano ezinkulu phakathi kwabakhiqizi bezimoto ezi-2, inomlando we-caricature kusukela ekuzalweni kwayo kuya ekugomeni kwayo emqhudelwaneni wezimoto, lapho yenza impilo yabamnyama ezimotweni zakwaFerrari.
Kodwa emva kwakho konke, hlobo luni lwe-GT40 esibhekene nalo?
Amathuba okuthi ikhophi isivele ilahliwe, njengoba sikhuluma nge-Ford GT40 ene-chassis nº1067 futhi naphezu kokushoda kohlu lozalo lomncintiswano, le yunithi ingenye yezingavamile. Ngokuvumelana ne-World Registry of Cobra & GT40s, lena ingeyodwa yamaFord GT40 MkI 66 amathathu kuphela, anephaneli elingemuva lenguqulo ye-'67 MkII kanye nalawo mayunithi angu-3 okuwukuphela kwesisindile.
Le Ford GT40 ingenye yamayunithi okugcina akhiqizwa ngonyaka ka-1966 futhi ngeyokugcina ukusebenzisa izinombolo ze-serial zakwaFord, wonke amamodeli alandelayo azosebenzisa izinombolo ze-serial ze-J.W. Automotive Engineering.
Kuyaziwa ukuthi le Ford GT40 yabamba iqhaza emiqhudelwaneni kwaze kwaba ngu-1977, kodwa yayinezinkinga zemishini. Ukulungiswa komakhenikha bokuqala bakwa-Ford, namabhulokhi amafushane angu-289ci (okungukuthi 4.7l avela emndenini wakwa-Windsor) athole inhloko yesilinda elungiselelwe i-Gurney-Weslake, ekhuphule ukugudluzwa kwebhulokhi ku-302ci (okungukuthi 4 .9l) futhi kamuva kwathathelwa indawo I-7l 427FE, enokwethenjwa okuqinisekisiwe ku-NASCAR kusukela ngo-1963, ingenye yomlando wamanje.
UJohn Shaughnessy udlule kunqubo ende yokubhida, ngokunembe kakhulu unyaka waze wathola iFord GT40 CSX1067 yakhe entsha. Umnikazi wangaphambili wayeyisicishamlilo eselathatha umhlalaphansi, owayenemoto kusukela ngo-1975 futhi ehlela ukuyibuyisela, kodwa ishwa lenkinga yezempilo yawuqeda umsebenzi.
Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yimalini eyakhokhwa ngegolide elikhulu kangaka, elitholakala ngokwezwi nezwi kuyi-El Dorado yaseMelika, uJohn Shaughnessy uthi kuphela lalibiza kakhulu. Ukuze wenze imali kulokhu okutholiwe, kukuwe ukuthi ubuyisele i-Ford GT40 kuma-specs asefekthri noma kuma-specs asekupheleni kwawo-1960s.
Endaweni (eCalifornia), lapho abaningi bephelelwe yithemba befuna igolide, uJohn Shaughnessy, uthola "i-jackpot" lapho kwakusadingeka ukutshala imali eningi, kodwa ekugcineni kosuku inhlanhla imvuza ngemodeli eyisithombe egcwele umlando. kanye nenani elikhulayo elifiselekayo emhlabeni wakudala.
