Ford Gt40 Le Mans Picture

The highlight of the photo is the presence of the ford gt40 mk iv winner in 1967 with dan gurney and a j.

Ford gt40 le mans picture. In order to achieve this goal ford advanced vehicles has be formed with the task of creating a cutting edge gt car a highly aerodynamic mid engine coupe built around the 1963 indianapolis 4 2 liter engine. Empty handed on his return to detroit ford s point man don frey was told by henry ford ii to go to le mans and beat his ass or so the legend goes. After 50 years the 66 le mans winning ford gt40 is reborn 4 photos it was in 1966 when ford had a feud with ferrari after a failed attempt to buy the italian racing empire. The ford gt40 that won the 1966 24 hours of le mans was fully restored in time for the 50th anniversary of its legendary victory.

With the 1966 gt40 mk ii henry ford ii s quest to beat ferrari at le mans was complete. For the october 1966 issue we took a deep dive into the car. Watch the bittersweet story behind the ford gt40 s 1966 le mans photo finish petersen automotive museum s new film 8 meters chronicles the final moments of the famed race. The story of the ford gt40 told by 25 rare photos.

The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. British driver harry tincknell 25 years old could barely contain his excitement. You have three gt40s crossing the finish line to claim a 1 2 3 finish at le mans accomplishing ford s and shelby s dream of. Ford dominated the le mans 24 hours race in 1966 winning it for the first time and taking all the podium places with its updated mkii and stellar driver line up but instead of euphoria on the podium chris amon and bruce mclaren who were classified first were strangely subdued.

The gt40 broke ferrari s streak in 1966 and went on to win the next three annual races. The last time we saw this car on the track at le mans was in 1967 for the win now it s back never restored and in the same condition as when it finished the race.