Safir Engineering is a British racecar engineering firm. In 1975, they purchased the

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car, renamed it the "Safir" and raced it in the 1975 Race of Champions and

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, driven by

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. Later, Peter Thorp of Safir entered into an agreement with Walter Hayes of Ford and John Wilment of J.W. Automotive Engineering to continue to produce a limited number of GT40s, the Mk V, during the 1980s. At which time, Safir Engineering applied for and was issued a trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the

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mark, the Ford Motor Company having never done so.

References

* Directory of Formula One cars 1966–1986, Anthony Pritchard {{F1-stub Formula One constructors Formula One entrants British auto racing teams British racecar constructors British Formula Three teams