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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 .
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 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 ...
Ford had developed a new GT, the Mark IV. Donohue co-drove in the No. 4 yellow car with sports car driver and race car builder Bruce McLaren for Shelby American Racing. The two drivers disagreed on many aspects of racing and car setup, but as a team were able to muster a fourth-place finish in the endurance classic. [13]
(November 8, 1922 – March 8, 2006) [1] was the first African American automotive designer, and he was the first African American Designer to work at the Ford Motor Company. [2] [3] Thompson was a designer on the first generation Ford Bronco, and also was a designer on the first generation Ford Mustang, Ford Thunderbird, and Ford GT40 racing ...
There were 11 GT40 Mk.I's, Mk.II's and a special X-1 Roadster (which was a heavily modified GT40 Mk.I with an aluminum chassis, a Mk.II nose, no roof and a seven-liter 427 engine, the same motor in a Mk.II) at Sebring- these cars were entered by at least five teams- all of whom had direct factory support.
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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.