Ford's GT40, built to win races above all else, has a famous history, but one part of its lore is largely unknown. What does ...

The build is a nod to the Ford GT40’s Le Mans wins, with the race car’s fourth victory in a row earned by drivers Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. A Porsche 917KH stole the win the following year ...

The GT40 coupe is a familiar Ford in racing circles ... 24 Hours of Le Mans. The year prior, Ford entered three vehicles but doubled that number for its 1965 effort. Of the six cars entered ...

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To see the car’s place in racing history, rewind to 1965 when Ford was fast-tracking its Le Mans-focused GT40 program. In preparation, its Ford Advanced Vehicles division—in the UK—had built ...

One of only five Ford GT Competition Prototype Roadsters every built, and the only example to ever race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1960s ... examples of the GT40 have recently sold at ...

The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic cars in motorsport history ... the only GT40 Roadster ever to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is heading to auction via Mecum. How’s that for rare?

While the Ford Motor Company ‘only won’ Le Mans four times on the trot from 1966-69 the brutally handsome engineered pushrod ...

After years of back and forth and CEO Jim Farley insisting that prototype racing doesn’t have the customer relatability that the Ford brand demands, Ford has finally confirmed it will return to ...

1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV The resulting Mk IV, or “J-car,” would prove itself to be another formidable race car. It was entered in two races in 1967, the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans, and ...

This Ford GT40 Roadster has been owned ... Aiming To Beat Ferrari Again French racing drivers Maurice Trintignant and Guy Ligier drove the car at Le Mans, but it had to be retired after the ...