For the next 18 months, Giorgi continued to have Ford France maintain and prepare the GT40, during which time he picked up a number of impressive results with the car.

Having placed sixth overall on his debut with P/1003 at the 1966 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Trophy (June 26th), Giorgi most notably went on to finish fifth overall and first in class on the 1967 Targa Florio, which he followed up with a seventh place finish overall and class win at the Nurburgring 1000km two weeks later. On both occasions Giorgi was co-driven by Henri Greder.

For the 1968 season, Jean-Michel Giorgi acquired a new Lola T70 Mk3 GT which he purchased from Robs Lamplough in the UK using P/1003 as a part-exchange. Lamplough in turn passed the car on to Clive Young who in 1969 sold it to Guy Templin.

Templin undertook a couple of minor club level events in Britain during the 1969 season, after which P/1003 passed through the hands of several owners before finding its way to Robert Horne in 1973.

Robert Horne subsequently retained the GT40 for the next three decades.

Notable History

Guy Ligier, Vichy (Ford France entry)

Registered JBH 373C

23/05/1965 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (M. Trintignant / G. Ligier) DNF (#16)
18/07/1965 IND Magny-Cours Cognac Trophy (G. Ligier) 1st oa (#47)
01/08/1965 FMC Chamrousse (G. Ligier) 1st in class (#30)
15/08/1965 FMC Mont Dore (G. Ligier) 1st in class (#108)
29/08/1965 WSC Ollon-Villars Hillclimb (G. Ligier) DNS (#191)
26/09/1965 IND Albi GP (G. Ligier) 1st oa (#60)

Rebuilt with standard Mk1 bodywork

19-20/03/1966 IND Rallye de l’Ouest (G. Ligier / M. Delalande) 9th oa (#1)
26-27/03/1966 IND Rallye du Limousin (G. Ligier / M. Delalande) ran (#1)
05/06/1966 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (J. Schlesser / G. Ligier) 5th oa, 1st S3.0+ class (#45)

Sold to Jean-Michel Giorgi, Paris (Ford France entry)

26/06/1966 IND Auvergne Trophy, Clermont-Ferrand (J.M. Giorgi) 6th oa (#88)
25/09/1966 IND Montlhery Coupes de Paris (J.M. Giorgi) DNF (#??) Ford France

25/04/1967 WSC Monza 1000km (H. Greder / J.M. Giorgi) DNF (#34)
14/05/1967 WSC Targa Florio (H. Greder / J.M. Giorgi) 5th oa, 1st S2.0+ class (#130)
28/05/1967 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (H. Greder / J.M. Giorgi) 7th oa, 1st S3.0+ class (#61)
25/06/1967 IND Reims 12 Hours (H. Greder / J.M. Giorgi) DNF (#15)
16/07/1967 IND Magny-Cours Criterium de Vitesse (J.M. Giorgi) 2nd oa, 2nd SP1.3+ class (#92)
15/10/1967 IND Paris 1000km, Montlhery (J.P. Jabouille / J.M. Giorgi) DNF (#4)

Part-exchanged with Robs Lamplough for a Lola T70 Mk3 GT

Sold to Clive Young

Sold to Guy Templin

Several more owners

1973 sold to Robert Horne and retained for more than three decades