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The Shelby American Collection stands as Colorado’s most extraordinary tribute to American racing prowess and engineering genius. Whether you’re coming from Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, or ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Ford GT40 Roadster is already a rare breed, and probably the rarest surviving example—the only one to compete in Le Mans—has hit the auction block. The GT40 coupe is a familiar Ford in ...
The 1967 Ford GT40, particularly the J cars, embodies a rich tapestry of automotive history, innovation, and a great story. Born from Ford's ambitious quest to dominate international motorsport ...
As documented in countless books and the movie Ford v Ferrari, the GT40 was developed with the sole purpose of ending Ferrari‘s dominance of endurance racing. And in 1966, after a couple of ...
It was a historic night: the first victory for the Ford GT40, the Ford that beat Ferrari. It was the debut of the Shelby American Ford racing team. It was also the first time an American car had ...
Emelia Hartford bought the Ford GT40 project car a year ago and was planning to fix it and return it to the road, but she was simply forced to shelve the project. The original owner bought it with ...
Ford continued the GT40 racing program for the better part of the ensuing decade, developing various builds of its celebrated racer through 1969. After the GT40 dethroned Ferrari at Le Mans ...
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.
What to know about the exhibition. The exhibit’s highlight is the 1967 Ford GT40 Mark III, one of only seven ever constructed, on loan from the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Collection at the ...
(Motor Authority) — The Ford GT40 famously beat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (eventually), but it was also intended as a road car. One of those rare roadgoing examples is now up for sale i ...