Mecum's upcoming Indianapolis auction will include the sale of one of the two surviving GT40 Roadster prototypes.

The Ford GT40, in any iteration, is something to behold. But this 1967 Ford GT40 G7A Mark IV Conversion is the real deal.

The 1967 Ford motor is one of just 12 J-car chassis ... from its early days in Can-Am racing to its stunning restoration into a Mark IV-style GT40.” The GT40’s development began in 1965 ...

However, another Ford car which suffered complete calamity at that Le Mans – after briefly being driven doggedly by American racer Mark Donohue – has now just sold for a staggering $13m (£10.1m), the ...

This was just the beginning. • 1967: The GT40 Mk IV, driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, won Le Mans, making Ford the first American manufacturer to win consecutively. • 1968 & 1969: The GT40 Mk I ...

A 1967 Ford GT40 is currently up for bid over at Bring a Trailer. The example is from the car’s fourth series, which tried to better the performance of the GT40 that broke through at the Le Mans one ...

It is one of the so-called “J-cars”, the successor to the original GT40. It combined the 7,0-liter V8 from the 1966 Le Mans winner with a new chassis and body developed by Ford’s Kar-Kraft division.