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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.
Ford GT40X Ford 7.0L V8 89 Clutch (7hr) DNF GT 5.0 14 Ford Advanced Vehicles Sir John Whitmore Innes Ireland: Ford GT40: Ford 4.7L V8 72 Head gasket (6hr) DNF GT 1.15 52 Standard Triumph Ltd. David Hobbs Rob Slotemaker Triumph Spitfire: Triumph 1147cc S4 71 Accident (7hr) DNF P +5.0 1 Shelby-American Inc. Ken Miles Bruce McLaren: Ford GT40X ...
Two months later, Ken Miles died at Riverside while testing the next generation Ford GT40 J-Car, which became the Mk IV that won Le Mans in 1967. [ 15 ] [ 42 ] [ 49 ] In a race of attrition it was fortunate the big teams brought such quantity – only 3 of the 13 Fords finished and only the two GTs finished from the 14 Ferraris entered.
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.
Ken Miles stepping into Dolphin Mk.2, March 1961. Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene.
In 1965, McLaren and co-driver Ken Miles raced a Ford GT40 in the 24 Hour Race at Le Mans. The car was leading after 45 laps but retired due to gearbox failure. In 1966, McLaren and co-driver Chris Amon won the race in a Ford GT40, in a Ford 1-2-3 finish.
The cars will use actual 2005 Ford GT chassis that were leftover after production ended.
They built around 50 race cars a year until Moody sold his portion of the company after the 1972 season. [6] They had won 96 NASCAR Grand National races. 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.