RM Sotheby’s will sell a Ford GT40 Mk II on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum at its upcoming Miami auction The car raced in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Ford famously ...

The original Ford GT40 was the sports car that etched itself into the collective memory of motorsport enthusiasts with its epic triple win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Its legend was ...

In March 2013, it will be 50 years since Ford instituted the GT40 ... d at Le Mans (September 8, 1968), which was the last race of the season that year, again with Hawkins and Hobbs driving.

Doing so will lead to Ford returning to Le Mans in the same year to celebrate its class wins with the legendary GT40 and the GTLM ... to 67 horsepower and only driving the rear wheels.

Photo: 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 a six-hour relay race at ...

Meanwhile the Ford ... driving. In the GTE Pro Class, Ford had reason to celebrate: the #68 Ford GT campaigned by Chip Ganassi Racing took a class win 50 years after Ford's 1-2-3 GT40 Le Mans ...

Check out the Pierce Arrow Museum’s latest acquisition – an exact duplicate of Steve McQueen’s GULF Ford GT40. Back in 2012 ... used in the racing film “Le Mans”.