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Ford GT40 Gulf #6 J. Ickx / J. Oliver 24 Hours of Le Mans 1969 Eagles Race 1:18

Ford GT40 Gulf #6 J. Ickx / J. Oliver 24 Hours of Le Mans 1969 Eagles Race 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ford
Manufacturer
Eagles Race
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
300600
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About the Ford GT40 Gulf #6 J. Ickx / J. Oliver 24 Hours of Le Mans 1969 Eagles Race 1:18

TL;DR: Eagles Race's 1:18 diecast Ford GT40 reproduces #6, the Gulf-liveried car Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver drove to victory at the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the closest finishes in endurance racing history. Diecast construction captures that iconic Gulf blue and orange livery in accurate detail.

The 1969 Le Mans finish came down to seconds, not laps, and this Gulf-liveried GT40 was the car that got there first, a genuine milestone reproduced here in careful 1:18 diecast.

Eagles Race's Diecast Record of Gulf Racing's GT40

Eagles Race built its catalog specifically around Le Mans and endurance-racing subjects, and a Gulf GT40 sits close to the center of that focus. Getting the Gulf livery right matters enormously here: the specific blue, the orange central stripe, and the sponsor decals all need to match a documented car rather than an approximate racing scheme, since Gulf's colors are among the most recognized in motorsport history and any collector familiar with the marque will spot an inaccurate shade immediately. The #6 identity ties this specific diecast to a genuine, dateable race entry rather than a generic GT40 in racing colors.

1969's Photo-Finish Le Mans Victory

Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver won the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans by a matter of seconds over the Porsche 908 driven by Hans Herrmann, the closest finish the race had seen up to that point, decided on the very last lap. Ickx had also made a statement at the start of that race, walking rather than running to his car to protest the traditional Le Mans start's safety risks, a moment almost as remembered as the finish itself. The winning chassis, remarkably, was the same GT40 that had already won Le Mans the previous year with Ickx paired with Brian Redman.

A Milestone Anchor for a Le Mans Collection

For a collector building a Le Mans or Gulf Racing theme, this GT40 anchors the display at one of the sport's most dramatic finishes, a genuine two-time winner reproduced in its most famous livery.

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