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The Ford GT40 is a high-performance mid-engined racing car originally designed and built for and by the Ford Motor Company to compete in 1960s European endurance racing.Its specific impetus was to best Scuderia Ferrari, which had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race for six years running from 1960 to 1965.
The 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 33rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1965. It was also the twelfth round of the World Sportscar Championship. After the disappointing results of the previous year's race, Ford returned with an improved version of its GT. There were 11 Fords or Ford-engined cars in the field.
English: 1965 Ford GT40 Mark I, chassis P/1030, on its way to pick up the Best of Show Concours de Sport award at the 2023 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. Never raced, may be the most original GT40 left, in front of a black Stutz Blackhawk.
Ford GT40 Mk.II: Ford 7.0L V8 360 2 P +5.0 1 Ford Motor Company Shelby American: Ken Miles Denny Hulme: Ford GT40 Mk.II: Ford 7.0L V8 360 3 P +5.0 5 Ford Motor Company Holman & Moody: Ronnie Bucknum Dick Hutcherson: Ford GT40 Mk.II: Ford 7.0L V8 348 4 P 2.0 30: Porsche System Engineering: Jo Siffert Colin Davis: Porsche 906/6 LH Porsche 1991cc ...
Holman-Moody also built and raced Ford GT-40s in the 24 Hours of Le Mans races from 1966-1967. The team's best finish was a third place as part of the famous 1966 Ford 1-2-3 photo finish. Holman died in 1975 after suffering a heart attack while testing an intercooler. The team was owned by a trust for several years, until Lee Holman took over ...
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Ford GT40 X-1 Roadster: Ford 7.0L V8 228 2 P +5.0 3 Holman & Moody: Mark Donohue Walt Hansgen: Ford GT40 Mk.II: Ford 7.0L V8 216 3 S 5.0 19 Essex Wire Corporation: Skip Scott Peter Revson: Ford GT40 Mk.I: Ford 4.7L V8 213 4 P 2.0 52 Porsche System Engineering: Hans Herrmann Joe Buzzetta Gerhard Mitter: Porsche 906: Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 209 5 P 2 ...
Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil might be the most well-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list casts doubt on his accuracy.Phil did so poorly that even nonliving critters outshine ...