
Ford GT40 Mk I #7 B. Bondurant / U. Maglioli 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 Spark 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Spark
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- S4536
- Year
- 1965
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Ford GT40 Mk I #7 B. Bondurant / U. Maglioli 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 Spark 1:43
TL;DR: Spark's 1:43 resin replica reproduces car #7, the Ford GT40 Mk I entered by Bob Bondurant and Umberto Maglioli at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sealed resin construction holds the GT40's low, wide profile with fine, accurate livery detail, capturing an early chapter of Ford's Le Mans campaign before the overall wins came.
1965 was still an early, difficult year in Ford's Le Mans program, before the GT40 became the car that dethroned Ferrari, and this Bondurant/Maglioli entry represents that developmental period honestly.
Spark's Resin Coverage of an Early GT40 Entry
Spark has built an enormous catalog specifically around endurance racing liveries in 1:43, and a subject like this 1965 GT40 entry benefits directly from that depth: rather than a single generic "Ford GT40" release, this is the specific #7 car with the driver names and event tied to the exact chassis livery. Sealed resin construction lets Spark hold the GT40's very low, wide bodywork with fine, accurate proportions, since the real car's name famously referenced its 40-inch height. The livery reproduction focuses on getting the number board, sponsor marks, and body color correct for this specific entry rather than a composite "period-style" scheme. No opening features here, but for a small-scale historic racing subject like this, panel access was never the draw; accuracy of the actual raced livery is.
An Early Chapter in a Ford Le Mans Collection
Displayed alongside the Mk II cars from 1966 that finally delivered Ford's overall Le Mans win, this 1965 Mk I entry tells the fuller story of a program still finding its footing before it became dominant. For a collector building a Ford GT40 chronology at 1:43, that developmental year matters as much as the eventual victories, and Spark's willingness to cover both makes the full story possible on one shelf.















