Ford Gt40 Le Mans Original

Ii chassis p 1046 entered the 24 hours of le mans and was piloted by kiwis bruce mclaren and chris amon.

Ford gt40 le mans original. We are all waiting to see whether the new machine will reach the same heights as its legendary. The mk i was the original ford gt40. Entered by shelby american the ford gt40 mk. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966.

The original ford gt40 remains one of the most sought after cars and in 2012 a 1968 model was sold at a whopping 11 million. Propelled by the real life drama behind ford s historic 1 2 3 sweep at the 1966 24 hours of le mans the movie brings the adrenaline and danger of racing in the 1960s to life carefully weaving. It raced at le mans and now you can own it. 1968 ford gt40 mk1 le mans concerned by the high speeds seen during the 1967 24 hours of le mans for 1968 engine sizes were capped at 5 0 liters for cars in the sports class by the fia.

Five prototype models were built with roadster bodywork including the ford x 1. If you have about 10 million lying around that is. But before le mans came the daytona. This 1965 ford gt40 is one of just five ever built and one of just two still in existence today.

Not long ago in gardena california a rare occurrence took place when members of shelby american and the original venice crew brought together the ford gt40 that may or may not have won the 24. Early prototypes were powered by 4 2 l 255 cu in alloy v8 engines and production models were powered by 289 cu in 4 7 l engines as used in the ford mustang. This was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor. Together the team won the race for the.

To celebrate its 50 th anniversary of its memorable racing year ford is planning to release a new gt sportscar purely targeted to the track just like the gt40 of 1963.