Ford GT40
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An original Ford GT40 once owned by Italian racing driver Umberto Maglioli is coming up for sale.
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Original Ford GT40 press car listed for sale
This GT40 Mk 1 was originally a press fleet test car, and it's one of the very few roadgoing GT40s ever built.
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Everrati's Ford GT40 electric conversion packs 800 hp
Thanks to Everrati, you can now order a Superformance Ford GT40 replica powered by batteries.
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2022 Ford GT Holman-Moody Heritage Edition revealed at New York auto show
The latest GT Heritage Edition honors the team that helped achieve Ford's 1-2-3 finish at the 1966 Le Mans race.
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2022 Ford GT Heritage Edition honors Alan Mann Racing and its lightweight GT40s
Ford's GT supercar receives a new Heritage Edition for its final year.
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1966 RCR Ford GT40 replica stunt car from "Ford v. Ferrari" heads to auction
A chance to own a little piece of automotive movie history is coming up.
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Everrati has teamed up with replica builder Superformance to deliver electric versions of some much-loved classics.
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One-make race series for the Ford GT40 starts in 2021
Owners of the Ford GT40 will soon have a venue to the drive the cars the way they were meant to be driven.
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Ford's new CEO races a 1966 Ford GT40 as his form of yoga
Ford CEO Jim Farley finds relaxation in racing.
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Ford unearths early GT40 design sketches
The Ford GT40 made history by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four years straight, but it could have looked much different.
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Ford's first GT40 Roadster brings $7.6M at auction
A Ford GT40 Roadster prototype, the only one in original condition, was sold at a 2019 Monterey Car Week auction.
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Superformance's Le Mans-winning Gulf Ford GT40 replica is ready to join your car collection
Superformance is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Gulf Ford GT40 P/1075’s second-consecutive victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, by releasing a limited edition replica of the famed race car. Known as a toolroom copy, Superformance’s version of the P/1075 is a near carbon copy of...
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The 2019 edition of Mecum's Kissimmee, Florida, auction will be filled with thousands of collector cars, but two, in particular, will grab the attention of enthusiasts. The auction will sell off a 1965 Ford GT40 Competition Prototype Roadster, one of two that survives today, and a 2016 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta. The GT40 prototype is the only roadster version of the Ford icon that competed at Le Mans and foreshadowed the automaker's stunning 1-2-3 finish at the historic French race in 1966. It was originally one of 12 cars (and five roadsters) Ford of England built as prototypes in the...
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Superformance embraces the EcoBoost with Future Forty GT40
The folks at Superformance have paired history with modern high performance. Usually, when you see a Superformance GT40 replicas, it roars with old-school V-8 fury. This one here however, dubbed the Future Forty and unveiled Tuesday at the 2018 SEMA show, is powered by a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged...
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1966 Ford GT40 that placed 3rd at Le Mans heads to auction
The story of Ford versus Ferrari is one that resonates with anyone interested in racing. Ferrari was the big bad bully on the block while Ford looked to make a splash on the global racing scene. To do so, the Blue Oval brand needed a win at the highest level. In 1966, Ford got that win with a 1-2-3...
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The first Ford GT40 Roadster is up for sale
When it comes to rare cars, it doesn’t get much rarer than a Ford GT40 prototype, as just 12 were built. But even rarer still is a prototype for the Ford GT40 Roadster, of which just four were built and only one remains in its original condition. That one prototype, the 1965 Ford GT40...
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Ford GT40 teaches Dodge Hellcat a thing or two about racing
Though a Ford GT40 replica isn't exactly the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat's grandfather, the stately elder and the rorty modern muscle machine recently met. If only the two cars could actually talk to one another. The meet-n-greet was captured by the folks at 1320video on YouTube. This latest video is...
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Before the Manhattan V16, Godsil planned a Ford GT40 successor with an X-16 engine
On Monday, we brought you the first images of the Manhattan V16, a luxurious grand tourer proposed by American startup Godsil Motorcars. But long before Godsil founder and namesake Jason Godsil dreamed of reviving America’s once proud ultra-luxury automotive sector, he hoped to build a...
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The various events held on the grounds surrounding Goodwood House in the United Kingdom are some of the greatest motorsport outings around, simply because it’s often a chance to see racing machines of yesteryear find their way back to where they belong: the race track. But, drivers risk these incredible machines by taking them to the starting grid, and as we know, accidents do happen. In the Surtees Trophy race during last month’s 2017 Goodwood Members’ Meeting, which celebrates V-8 racers prior to 1966, one driver ended up off the track in a nasty spin. Thankfully, he was...
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Restored Le Mans-winning 1966 Ford GT40 unveiled at Le Mans
Four a couple months now, we've been following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II, chassis P1046, that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was purchased in 2014 by Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte. While it was in pretty good shape...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part four: attention to detail
A few weeks ago, we began following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car in 2014. While the GT40 was in pretty good shape, it wasn't in the same...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part three: technology
A couple weeks ago, we started following the restoration of the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car, chassis number P1046, in 2014 and enlisted the services of Rare Drive, Inc. of East Kingston, New...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part two: disassembly
Last week we learned that Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. While chassis number P1046 was in perfectly good shape, it wasn't outfitted as it was when it won Le Mans. It had done time as a transmission...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part one
If it's not the most important race car in Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] history, it's in the top three. Ford GT40 Mk. II chassis number P1046 was the car that officially won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. It was the culmination of Ford's effort to beat Ferrari at its own game, and not only did...
Kirk Bell