The plan was to create two companies—Ford-Ferrari ... "we'll go out and whip his ass." The Ford GT40—so-called because it stood 40 inches high—was the product of the Deuce's pique.

the GT40 may never have existed at all. Ford had decided it wanted to enter GT racing in the early '60s, and initially, the company's plan was to partner with an existing successful racing outfit.

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 Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic cars in motorsport history, and among its family tree, the roadster variants are easily the rarest. Honestly, talking about the roadsters in that way makes ...

A new fuel pump and individual throttle bodies are also part of the plan. Once they connect everything, the engine fires right up. Emelia goes for a ride in her newly fixed Ford GT40. "It's a ...

Amalgam says that the Ford GT40 model requires some 400 man hours ... While the models have yet to reach the livery stage, the plan is to have the cars ready to roll (or sit in your favorite ...

The sleek, metallic dark blue 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car, with black interior and right-hand drive, was listed by Mecum Auctions on Jan. 2, 2024, with one estimate placing its value at $7 million.

Few race cars command such respect as the Ford GT40. It was hard-won, with the vehicle becoming the first American-made car to win the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and then not just once ...

Classic car electric vehicle conversion specialist Everrati announced in 2021 that it planned to bring out an electric version of the Ford GT40 ... The plan is to give the GT40 800 horsepower ...

It's well-documented that Ford dominated the 1966 Le Mans endurance race with their now-iconic trio of GT40 race cars. Wind the clock back a few short years from that all-important victory ...

Opportunities to purchase a genuine Ford GT40 don’t come up that often. Ford built just over 100 examples of the iconic sports racer across its four iterations, with the majority serving as ...