The first two Ford GT40 prototypes were completed in Slough, England, in the spring of 1964, labeled as chassis GT/101 and GT/102. The 24 Hours of Le Mans being just weeks away, the cars were. The star car of the film Ford v. Ferrari is the GT40 Mk II. Back in 1966, we did a deep dive into the car after it won Le Mans.. Ferrari, which tells the story of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and.
CARROLL SHELBY & THE FORD GT40 FOUR YRS OF DOMINATION AT LE MANS The Selvedge Yard
Details & History. The first of only four roadsters ever to be built, GT/108 would feature the steel chassis and Ford's 289 cubic-inch V8, the same specified for the Cobra. There would be some subtle differences that would mark the roadster from other GT40 prototypes. From its redesigned nose to its slightly-higher intakes at the rear, it was. 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.Ford succeeded with the GT40, winning the 1966 through 1969 races. Shelby's engineers made changes to the GT40's aerodynamics and lightened the body a bit, and those adjustments brought Ford its first endurance race win at Daytona in February of 1965. Carroll Shelby was an accomplished car driver, but a heart condition took him out of the driver's seat, so he built race cars instead — including the Shelby Cobra. Played by Matt Damon in "Ford v Ferrari," Carroll Shelby built the iconic Ford Mustang GT40 that dethroned Ferrari at Le Mans.
1964 Ford GT40 GT/104 Shelby American Collection
First place was captured again at Le Mans the following year with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt taking turns behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 Mk IV (the opening image shows Carroll Shelby by that very car). Here's the true story behind Ford v Ferrari. Carroll Shelby wore many hats, among them designing legendary automobiles. Miles led in a Ford GT40 MkII at the end of the race, with two other. The longest-known and most cherished story of endurance racing here in America has to be the one of Carroll Shelby and Ford, and the legend of how the combined forces fused together to beat Maranello's best. This factory-run prototype is one of five GT40 prototypes assembled in the UK for the 1964 racing season and the first to run a 289-cubic-inch V-8, rather than a 256-cu-in Indy block. Ford hadn't yet enlisted Carroll Shelby to further develop its racing program, so it was up to Ford Advanced Engineering to hew out the prototypes' body work.
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DubiCars Persona Of The Month — Carroll Hall Shelby. He is one of the most influential personalities in the history of the automotive industry, Caroll Shelby. Carroll Shelby was vital to Ford Motor Company's success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His Shelby American racing team fielded the winning GT40 Mark II in 1966, and the winning Mark IV in 1967. The latter triumph was especially sweet. An American team, an American car, and American drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt meant an all-American victory.
And now this 1966 Ford GT40 built by Superformance has surfaced on Hemmings, where it is currently for sale. But this particular reproduction model features a pretty stellar extra: Carroll Shelby signed it. It's especially fitting that Shelby's signature is adorned to any 1966 GT40, let alone a reproduction model, given his part in the GT40. This is a Ford GT40 race car at the Carroll Shelby American Museum in Las Vegas, NV. This model was produced from 1964 to 1969.
Ken Miles GT40 from Ford V Ferrari to be auctioned… Rare Car Network
The book covers the GT40's mixed results in 1964 and 1965. For 1966, Ford turned to legendary stock car racing team, Holman-Moody, to field a team of GT40s alongside the Carroll Shelby-run team. You can find the rest of the story in HOLMAN-MOODY: The Legendary Race Team by Al Pearce and Tom Cotter. The No. 5 Holman-Moody GT40 comes in for a. The Ford GT40 is another famous Carroll Shelby-made race car with a cool backstory. The GT40 story started when Ford tried to buy Ferrari, but the deal fell through. Ford was upset, especially.
