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.

With a 7-liter 500-horsepower Ford V-8 and a chassis of honeycombed aluminum, the Mark IV reached incredible speeds over 200 miles per hour in ‘67. The fourth iteration of Ford’s GT40 race cars, the Mark IV was extensively tested in wind tunnels …

Our car ran at Le Mans in 1967, the only race in its competition history, and then outlawed. This car is in unrestored, original, as-raced condition. The Mark IV was the ultimate evolution of the GT40 series and was replete with a variety of outstanding technological features.

2018年3月13日 · The Mark IV was a new car, using a chassis and V-8 engine designed and built in America, and driven by American drivers A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney. In 1967, the GT40 …

During this transformation the J-Cars officially became known as the GT40 Mark IV. With the promising results attained during testing, Ford debuted the Mark IV GT40, specifically J-4, at Sebring. From the start, J-4 led the race, ahead of Jim Hall’s Chapparal 2F. It took victory with McLaren and Andretti behind the wheel.

This 1967 Ford GT40 is one of 12 J-car chassis constructed by Kar Kraft in Detroit and is among two that were adapted for Group 7 competition with spyder bodywork after FIA prototype rule changes precluded Ford’s use of the Mark IV in international racing.

The Mk I Ford GT40, the original iteration of this legendary race car, was a raw and powerful machine born from Ford's ambition to conquer Le Mans. Its sleek, aerodynamic design, characterized by its low-slung profile and prominent nose, was a radical departure from the more traditional sports cars of the era.

Assembled by Ford in Dearborn, the GT40 evolution was clothed in a tightly wrapped fiberglass body with a high rear deck and an aggressively cut-off 'Kamm' tail. Considered an experimental car, the new racer was simply known as the 'J-car', referring to the Appendix J of the regulations to which the car was constructed.

Simeone’s blue J-8 was the last Mark IV built at Kar-Kraft, with the final four chassis set aside for other projects. The Mark IV platform was all-new, constructed of lightweight honeycomb aluminum in place of sheet steel and aluminum. This Mark IV was raced at Le Mans in 1967 by Holman & Moody, but did not finish the race.