The Ford GT is off to Le Mans. Here's who's driving it Top Gear
The Ford GT, also known as the GT40, first won Le Mans in 1966. The mid-engine V8 supercar went on to win the world's most prestigious race three more times, putting Ferrari down while.
Here's the real story behind the Le Manswinning Ford GT40 Top Gear
Le Mans Trials, April 1966 Slide (Photograph) Anxious to stay ahead of the competition, Ford planned to compete in 1967 with the "J-Car," designed to comply with Appendix J of the Le Mans rulebook. It was leaner and lighter than the GT40, but aerodynamically the J-Car was a disaster.
A 1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 is up for auction. For 12 million Top Gear
Hop in a true 1966 Ford GT40 for a lap around the 24h of Le Mans circuit by night. Recorded during Le Mans Classic 2022 second race, this ford gt40 made it t.
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Toyota falls to Porsche in wild prototype finish, and Ford takes the GT checkered flag. On the 50th anniversary of Ford Motor Company's historic Le Mans victory in 1966, a Ford GT in the hands.
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In fact, it was an expat Brit called Roy Lunn - who sadly passed away earlier this month - who had been involved with Aston Martin's 1949 Le Mans effort and was running Ford's advanced.
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The 85th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 85 e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for 60 teams of three. Ford took the GT World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship lead from Ferrari with six races left in the season. Race results. The minimum number of laps for classification (70 per cent of the overall winning car's.
FORD GT40s LEGENDS OF LE MANS! Car Guy Chronicles
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 3, 2022 - Honoring America's only Le Mans-winning supercar that includes wins in 2016 and the historic 1-2-3 podium sweep in 1966, the 2022 Ford GT LM Edition celebrates Ford GT's global race-winning success.
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50 years to the day following the historic podium sweep at the Le Mans 24 Hours by the Ford GT40, the new Ford GT returned to Le Mans and claimed the GTE Pro.
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Ford The release of Ford v. Ferrari, which tells the story of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and Ford's quest for Le Mans glory has us going through the archives. From the October 1966 issue.
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The Ford GT40 is a high-performance endurance racing car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company. It grew out of the "Ford GT" (for Grand Touring) project, an effort to compete in European long-distance sports car races, against Ferrari, who had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race from 1960 to 1965.
Here's the real story behind the Le Manswinning Ford GT40 Top Gear
Jun 9, 2023 | Le Mans, France Ford Mustang officially joins FIA GT3 category with new Mustang Dark Horse-based race car, set to compete globally starting in 2024 Mustang GT3 boasts bold, exciting new race livery and Ford Performance logo from renowned motorsports designer Troy Lee
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The first GT40 models were powered by a 289 cubic inch V8 borrowed from the Fairlane, but all three cars Ford sent to Le Mans in 1964 broke down, and Ferrari took its fourth straight Le Mans win.
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Jun 19, 2016 How do you celebrate the 50-year anniversary of kicking Ferrari's butt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans? By doing it again, of course. The No. 68 Ford GT, piloted by Joey Hand,.
After 50 Years, the ’66 Le Mans Winning Ford GT40 is Reborn
Ford GT40: The spirit of Le Mans April 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine Home » Issues » April 2020 » Ford GT40: The spirit of Le Mans Ford GT40: The spirit of Le Mans Fifty years split the original Ford GT and the latest version, and both were created with one goal: to win the Le Mans 24 Hours.
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The eventual GT40 that won in the 1966 Le Mans was driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, who were both racing legends from New Zealand. As we all know, Bruce McLaren was the founder of McLaren cars, and Amon was one of the fastest guys in Formula One in the 60s and 70s. Not to mention, Ken Miles' teammate Denny Hulme won the Formula 1 title.
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Today, we're with Steve Volk at the Shelby American Museum talking about the Le Mans Winning Ken Miles @ford GT40! In September 1965, two new Mk. I chassis,.