OVERVIEW: NEW FORD GT40 CONCEPT JOINS ‘LIVING LEGENDS’ CAR LINEUP ...
*Innes, Ireland, Ford GT40, Le Mans '65: The very first GT40 to carry the definitive bodywork with the much-modified nose, it also has wire-spoke wheels, a feature of the European-built series production cars.
Ford Division President Jim O'Connor announces Ford GT40 production plans.
Ford GT40
Backtrack to the early '60s and it appeared likely that Ford would acquire a sizable stake in Ferrari. Ultimately, the Detroit giant was snubbed at the altar and this unlikely union never happened.
In pictures: Ford GT40 to GT
Pink hair, pink lipstick, pink eyeshadow, pink earrings, pink dress, pink gloves, pink socks, pink shoes and probably pink pants, too. That's electric fuchsia pink, pulling in your gaze like a Vulcan tractor beam.
1967 Ford GT40 Mark IV
1967 Ford GT40 Mirage Superlightweight
1967 Ford Holman Moody Honker II
1967 Ford Mustang
1967 Ford Shelby Mustang GT 350
1967 Ford Shelby Mustang GT 500
1967 Ford Shelby Mustang GT-500 Prototype ...
In 1969, it changed the rules to allow smaller engines into the World Sports Car Championship (up until then, cars like the Ford GT40 with its massive V8 were the kings) and attract new teams to the grid. But the cars also had to be homologated.
Did you know the Ford GT40 was built because Henry Ford II just had to beat the Ferrari at racing? It's an extremely comprehensive book, with every era and every inch of supercars detailed (from horsepower increases to brake size).
Today, for the first time, a group of automotive journalists were invited to drive the initial, production-representative examples of the 2005 Ford GT; the sports car that takes its styling cues from the famous Ford GT40 race cars that dominated the ...
It recalls a golden age in which the badge was exclusively reserved for the finest motoring machines ever built - all-time classics such as the Ferrari 250GT, Maserati 3500GT, Ford GT40 and Alfa Romeo's own Giulia Sprint GT.
The six-speed manual transmission comes from the Texas firm RBT, also the source of gearchange hardware for the Italian exotic Pagani Zonda (October 2001) and the Ford GT40 concept.
And we know what you’re thinking - it won against old HR Holdens, Anglias and Minis. Wrong! This machine has snatched glory from hairy-chested monsters such as replica Ford GT40s - get the picture?! ...
 See also: Ford GT, Ford, Ferrari, Mazda, Porsche
  
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