Ford gt le mans car race cars. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 world sportscar championship season. Heres the real story behind the le mans winning ford gt40. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. With the 24 hours of le mans right around the corner ford debuted the four cars its sending to the legendary race.
Competition makes everyone stronger. The first 12 prototype vehicles carried serial numbers gt 101 through gt 112. And since that sort of thing winds up in the rest of our vehicles we win races off the track as well. There will be the likes of ferrari 458 italia gt2 which is the car to beat.
Factory built lightweight race car great period history including le mans fully documented since new excellent entry ticket for any event gt40 p1079 was delivered new from ford advanced vehicles fav as one of the few privately entered factory built. The 2019 24 hours of le mans is right around the corner. Both the production car and race car will arrive in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of ford gt race cars placing 1 2 3 at the 1966 24 hours of le mans. From the listing for this 60s ford gt40 le mans race car.
Unlike the sixties where it used to dominate the races the 2016 ford gt le mans racer will meet other great race cars in its new lm gte category. In fact it was the 2014 champion in this class at the 24 hours of le mans. It just revealed. This was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor.
First unveiled to the media at le mans last year the ford gts le mans victory comes 395 days after the car turned a wheel for the first time on may 20 2015 at calabogie motorsports park in canada. To design numerous f1 cars and the le mans winning jaguar. A herculean effort from the ford chip ganassi team has transformed the car into a le mans winner in just over one year. The ford gt is feared on the track thanks to wins all the way to le mans.
The name gt40 was the name of fords project to prepare the cars for the international endurance racing circuit and the quest to win the 24 hours of le mans.