During the GT40’s early life as a true Prototype-class racing car, Ford built a small batch of Roadsters for use in some of 1965’s biggest races. One such example was chassis GT/109 which is heading to…
Read MoreIn order to get the GT40 homologated into the new-for-1966 Group 4 Sports car class, Ford had to complete a minimum of 50 copies. Without sufficient demand for that number of racing variants, the…
Read MoreHaving run a pair of experimental Ford GT40 Prototypes with enormous seven-litre engines at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1965, Ford was convinced that, although neither car completed the distance, this…
Read MoreWhen they FIA announced that a new regularity framework would come into effect for the 1966 season, Ford spotted an opportunity to recoup some cash from the expensive GT40 programme and…
Read MoreAlthough the Lamborghini Miura and De Tomaso Mangusta are frequently cited as pioneers of the large displacement mid-engined supercar, Ford started building GT40s for road use back in early…
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