The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic American racing machines of all time, and the 1966 model could be the most valuable and coveted of them all. From 1966 to 1969, Ford set about dominating the 24 ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race of 1967 not only gave Ford it second of four consecutive wins for its GT 40, it also started a tradition. It was that win that driver Dan Gurney, who paired with ...
Le Mans is for many the most prestigious race of any kind in the history of the world. The French track is where, for the past 100+ years, the best drivers and cars in the world have gathered to prove ...
From the beginning of the reborn Ford GT program, the idea was to bring the car to market in time to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the Ford GT40's 1-2-3 finish at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.
So what do we really know about the Ford GT40's historic 1960s racing victories at the Le Mans 24-hour race? Yes, Ford Motor set out to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, after being rebuffed in its 1963 offer ...
Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...
This MkII GT40, chassis P/1046, was Ford's first Le Mans winner in 1966. After years as a vintage racer, it's finally being fully restored to its original 1966 spec, to be debuted at the 2016 running ...
Take the Superformance GT40 onto real roads and feel the soul of Le Mans engineering. With factory-built precision from South ...
Ford unveiled the last model of its third-generation GT supercar Friday and it’s a track-only, 800-pound predator that plays homage to the 1967 Le Mans-winning, Ferrari-stomping GT Mk IV. Merry ...