1965 Le Mans GT40 P1006 for Sale via Broad Arrow

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Broad Arrow Private Sales has listed a 1965 Ford GT40 Mk. I, chassis P1006, a car that started the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans as the only Mk. I run directly by John Wyer's Ford Advanced Vehicles team. Photos courtesy of Broad Arrow. The price is available on request.

It did not finish. Innes Ireland and Sir John Whitmore ran well for roughly five hours before a cylinder head gasket ended their race, and within about an hour every GT40 in the field was out. Even so, the listing says P1006 was the first GT40 built with the F.A.V. "Le Mans" nose, the front-end shape that carried through every later GT40 and still shows up in Ford's modern GT.

What Makes This Chassis Matter

Ford sold the GT40 on the back of 1966, but 1965 is where the Mk. I took its final form. After the 1964 cars all retired, Shelby American was brought in to sort the reliability problems, a ZF five-speed replaced the troublesome Colotti gearbox, and the 4.7-liter (289 cu-in) V8 was tuned to a reported 380 horsepower. P1006 was delivered to F.A.V. in June 1965 in Linden Green with white stripes, according to its production record sheet.

Its later story is less tidy, and the listing is upfront about it. P1006 was used as a development car and damaged in a September 1965 test at Monza, though Broad Arrow says F.A.V. reports show the damage was minor and that the "wrecked beyond repair" claim traces back to a mix-up in an earlier reference book. The car then passed through private owners in England, kept the road registration MEJ 460J, was restored in the late 1970s, and has been with a French collector since 1993, within sight of the Sarthe circuit.

Race-Ready Credentials

In 2013 the car was refreshed by Auto Techno Sports in Le Mans and went on to run in the Whitsun Trophy at the Goodwood Revival with Henri Pescarolo driving. It was shown at Le Mans Classic in 2016 and displayed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum. In September 2025 it received an FIA Historical Technical Passport valid through 2035, which supports eligibility for top vintage events. One caveat: the listing notes the engine and ZF transmission match period specification but are not original to the car, and recommends a dedicated track preparation service before any serious racing.

Where the Market Stands

Without an asking price, the best guide is the market itself. Hagerty's Valuation Tools listed a 1965 GT40 Mk. I at $5.4 million in #1 Concours condition in its October 2024 value graph, and Hagerty's 2023 analysis of GT40 values put the average GT40 at just under $6 million, with heavily raced cars the ones that climb past $10 million. Hagerty also reported that #2-condition GT40 values rose about 28 percent from January 2019 to April 2023. A Le Mans-entered works car with an FIA passport sits in the part of the market that tends to draw the strongest interest, though the figure that matters is whatever Broad Arrow eventually quotes.

The cars Ford was chasing have moved further. Hagerty's Valuation Tools showed a Ferrari 250 LM, the privateer car that won that 1965 race, at $16 million in #1 condition. At the top end, the Shelby Daytona Coupe that crossed the 1965 finish line as Ford's only finisher now trades in a different league. An ex-Carroll Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe sold for $42.9 million, a U.S. auction record, and Hagerty's Cobra Daytona page lists a six-car production run. Hagerty's tools are snapshots and condition-based, so treat those numbers as context, not a quote.