After trying and failing to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its GT40 race cars in 1964 and 1965, Ford decided it needed a more powerful weapon for the 1966 event: enter the famous 427-cubic-inch
The Heritage Blue and Heritage Orange paint scheme of the Le Mans–winning, Gulf Oil–sponsored Ford GT40 is one of those stimuli. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car's legendary wins
A gold-and-red 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II (Mk 2) sold for $9.79 million in the Monterey RM Sotheby’s auction of 2018. It’s a hefty, yet understandable, price given the Mk II’s racing record. The Ford race car, piloted by Dick Hutcherson and Ronnie Bucknum, came in third place in the world-famous 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The first-generation GT is inspired by Ford's famous GT40, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row (1966–1969), including a 1-2-3 finish in 1966. The Ford GT40 was a high-performance endurance racing vehicle that was commissioned by the Ford Motor Company.
the story of ford GT40 is an incredible one. and yes that is steve mcqueen next to the MKIV with taped-up front lights. they did that to protect the headlights from flying debris during the day to limit maintenance in the 24hr race. winner of le mans, bagging 1st, 2nd and 3rd position against ferrari in 1966 is the stuff of legends. if you don
Here it is, your first look at the 1966 Le Mans winning Ford GT40. Over the next year and a half, RK Motors Charlotte will be documenting the entire and exte
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