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The similarity with the GT40 was delibarate when VBM designed the 4000 ; a kind of tribute. VBM tried to prequalify at Le Mans in 1995 and 1996.
In 1995, after having built in a very short time, this car received a provisional approval by the Services des Mines (The French official service for weights and measures to vehicles). The engine was a classical V6 PRV (Peugeot/Renault/Volvo) twin turbo (WM, Venturi...). Patrick Bornhauser and Jean-françois Metz (the B and M of VBM), didn't do better than 4'46"88.
In 1996, they chose a Renault V6 with 12 valves instead of 24. Dominique lacaud did 4'32"700. But the engine broke at the end of prequalifs, and the team decided to sportingly leave their place for a Ferrari F355.
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