The Ford GT40 is a high-performance mid-engined racing car originally designed and built for and by the Ford Motor Company to compete in 1960s European endurance racing. Its specific impetus was to best Scuderia Ferrari, which had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race for six years running from 1960 to 1965.

2019年11月15日 · Why did Ford campaign the big Mark II, rather than the lighter GT40 with the 289 engine or the more advanced "J" car? Why a slow-turning 7-liter engine instead of a lighter, high-output...

2016年6月17日 · In January 1966, Shelby American’s California shop took delivery of a bare chassis identified as P/1046—the 47th GT40 from Ford Advanced Vehicles’ 87-car production run. The Shelby crew...

Ford's first GT40, introduced in 1964, was powered by a 289-cubic-inch V-8 engine. After disappointing results, Ford switched to a modified version of its NASCAR-proven 427 V-8 and dubbed the new car GT40 Mark II. Ford started winning races, and no victory was sweeter than at Le Mans in 1966 when the company broke Ferrari's six-year winning streak.

One of just eight Ford GT40 Mk IIs built; a remarkable, competition-proven Mk II with known history from new 2nd-place finish at the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring as the #3 Holman-Moody entry driven by Walt Hansgen and Mark Donohue

5 天之前 · The GT40 Mk II’s success lay in Ford’s strategic decisions to prioritize power and durability. Rather than opting for a lighter, high-revving 289 engine, Ford went with a 7.0-liter V8 for the Mk II.

1965 Ford GT40 specs, 0-60, lap times, performance data, top speed, engine specifications, pictures, updated April 2025.

With the 1966 Manufacturers Championship in Ford hands, the GT40 project became one of the most influential projects in automobile racing. The GT40 Mark Two not only provided a major victory for American talent, it showed the world that a heavier, large-displacement car was an acceptable platform in the world of GT endurance racing.

For the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race, Ford – anxious to repeat its sensational 1-2-3 victory of 1966 – entered a six-car team. There were two Mk II-B GT40s – this car, which ran as No. 57, painted light blue, and No. 1047, which was painted gold and ran as No. 5 – and four of the new lighter and more aerodynamic Mk IV “J-cars” with ...

2023年4月1日 · The dry sump Ford SVO aluminum engine block in Trusty’s GT40 MK II displaces 416 cubic inches with a 9-1/2-in. deck, a steel crank, Oliver rods and Yates C3H heads.