Determined to defeat the Italian marque after several failed attempts in the years prior, Ford developed the GT40 and, ...
This historic 1966 Ford GT40 MkII made its racing debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring. It also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans of the same year but had to retire after 12 laps. Indianapolis’s ...
A rare 1966 Ford GT40 ... Mecum Auctions He joined the GT40 Owners Club, took the Ford to the track, and raced it in the early 1970s. He participated in the Le Mans pre-race parade and ran ...
After the 1960s, Ford exited from the top-tier prototype class and competed in production-focused class racing around the ...
Its ancestor, the GT40 Mk.II, won the first official 24 Hours of Daytona back in 1966, and then went on to stun the world with the incredible podium sweep at Le Mans. Ford won at Daytona six more ...
In March 2013, it will be 50 years since Ford instituted the GT40 program ... with four straight victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race between 1966 and '69. In 1966 alone, it finished ...
Ford is making a full-factory return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2027, with a new LMDh prototype competing in the FIA World ...
The Blue Oval brand will field a full factory FIA WEC team to try and capture its first outright win in nearly six decades.