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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.
Agreement was reached with Attwell selling a disused set of moulds. KVA had taken its moulds from a genuine Mk 1 GT40. A KVA Ctype chassis was also purchased to be used as the chassis design for Wares Ford GT40 replicas. After the initial 10 car bodies were built, Ware was approached by a number of people wanting to acquire one.
Ford's CEO, Henry Ford II, conceived this racing program after his attempt to purchase Ferrari collapsed. In 1963, under the direction of Lunn, work began on an all-new racecar, loosely based on the Lola GT. [6] In April 1964, the Ford GT40 was presented to the press for the first time.
To commemorate Ford's victory at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ford and Multimatic built another track-only Ford GT inspired by the Ford GT40 Mk IV, priced at $1.7 million; the car targets more than 800 horsepower as a performance figure. 67 examples will be built by Ford as a final sendoff to the Ford GT. [55]
The M4 was a roadster conceived between the end of 1969 and the beginning of 1970 coupling M3 chassis with a 5-liter Ford GT40 engine, [2] but development of this particular car was stopped once JWAE signed the agreement with Porsche to use their 917 for the 1970 season, [3] while in 1969 M5, a Formula Ford single seater, was built, [2] and ...
The cars will use actual 2005 Ford GT chassis that were leftover after production ended. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
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.
The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV is the final special edition of Ford's halo car, and just 67 of these track-only models will be built, all by hand.. Only approved clients will be allowed to hand over the ...