Each January, Mecum’s Kissimmee auction transforms Florida into the center of the automotive universe. For 2026, one standout ...

Four owners over the years included one ex-Ferrari works driver who drove the MkI GT40 race car at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans. Over the nearly 58 years of its life, these owners combined to put ...

To see the car’s place in racing history, rewind to 1965 when Ford was fast-tracking its Le Mans-focused GT40 program. In preparation, its Ford Advanced Vehicles division—in the UK—had built a total ...

In 1957, the Automotive Manufacturers Association (AMA) proclaimed that high performance and racing in car advertisements would not be the main argument for boosting sales. Naturally, members of the ...

Born out of a feud between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, the GT40 is America's most successful outright Le Mans winner, having won the 24-hour race four times from 1966 to 1969. And not only did it ...

New Zealand-born racecar drivers Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon piloted the No. 2 meatball-filled, silver-stripes-over-black Ford GT40 Mk II to victory in 1966 at Le Mans, with MK IIs capturing second ...

Iconic 1966 Ford GT40 MkI, the first road car sold to a private owner, to be auctioned in Kissimmee, January 2025. The legendary 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car, a hallmark of automotive history, will ...

Auto collectors and enthusiasts are revved up over an extremely rare street model of one of America’s most legendary race cars. The sleek, metallic dark blue 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car, with black ...

While still a teenager, he had the opportunity to ride shotgun in someone's genuine Ford GT40 Mk I. Dennis remembers that time as being when the proverbial seed was planted to one day own a GT40. That ...

An extraordinarily rare, original 1966 Ford GT40 MkI road car will cross the auction block next month and seems bound to sell for a staggering sum. Ford famously built the original GT40 to beat ...