Ford GT40 - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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. Around 100 cars have been ...
Ford GT40s for Sale - Hemmings
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1964 Ford GT40 prototype history: How Carroll Shelby and ... - Autoweek
WEBNov 18, 2019 · This Ford GT40 Prototype Played a Key Role in Shelby and Ford’s Le Mans Program. The second-oldest GT40 in existence had an eventful life, helping put Ford's Le Mans effort back on track....
1966 FORD GT40 p/1015 - Shelby American Collection
WEBTop speed: 210 (estimate) Horsepower: 485. In September 1965, two new Mk. I chassis, P/1015 and its sister car, P/1016, were flown from FAV in Slough, England, to Shelby American to be built up there as team cars for the 1966 Daytona race.
Ford GT40 Mk II History and Technical Analysis — Ford v. Ferrari
WEBNov 15, 2019 · Why did Ford campaign the big Mark II, rather than the lighter GT40 with the 289 engine or the more advanced "J" car? Why a slow-turning 7-liter engine instead of a lighter, high-output unit...
GT40s - Shelby American Collection
WEBGT40s & Ford GTs. From the oldest surviving GT40s, two of the 1966 Le Mans winners, 1967 Ford MK IV GTs to the Ford GTs of the mid-2000s and the 2017 - 2022 era Ford GTs are on display at the Shelby American Collection.
1964 FORD GT40 GT/103 - Shelby American Collection
WEBCompleted in June 1964, this Ford GT40 prototype is the earliest known GT40 chassis in existence. At the end of the 1964 season, after months of development and disappointing race results at Le Mans, Reims and later Nassau Speed Week, the third and fourth GT40 prototypes (GT/103 and GT/104) were sent to Carroll Shelby for further tuning and ...
Ford GT40 – review, history, prices and specs | Evo
WEBDec 26, 2019 · With Shelby now in charge of the racing programme, and the tried and tested 380bhp 4.7-litre Ford V8 from the Shelby American Cobras providing the power, the GT40 would take its firstrace win...
The Life and Times of the 1966 Le Mans–Winning Ford GT40 MkII
WEBJun 17, 2016 · In January 1966, Shelby American’s California shop took delivery of a bare chassis identified as P/1046—the 47th GT40 from Ford Advanced Vehicles’ 87-car production run. The Shelby crew...
Ford GT40 Market - CLASSIC.COM
WEBThe Ford GT40 is an American high-performance endurance racing car with the Mk I, Mk II, and Mk III model cars being based upon the British Lola Mk6, and were designed and built in England, while the GT40 Mk IV model was designed and built in the United States.