The stakes have rarely been higher in a motor race than they were for Ford ahead of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Having thrown a substantial proportion of the company’s budget at the development of the ...
The Ford GT40 Roadster is already a rare breed, and probably the rarest surviving example—the only one to compete in Le Mans—has hit the auction block. The GT40 coupe is a familiar Ford in racing ...
This GT40 Mk II was a spare car that never raced. It's also got more original parts than any other in existence.
Ford officially withdrew from endurance racing after ending Ferrari's dominance at the 24-Hours of Le Mans by winning the legendary race two times in a row. However, its British division wanted to ...
You can buy a lot for $11 million. One could splash that kind of cash on a private jet, a mansion, or two Bugatti Tourbillons and still have some money left over. However, for purveyors of classic ...
Auto collectors and enthusiasts are revved up over an extremely rare street model of one of America’s most legendary race cars. The sleek, metallic dark blue 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car, with black ...
Le Mans, France – Ford Archivist Ted Ryan on the 1966-69 Ford GT40’s enduring fame at Le Mans. It is (along with Ferraris) the most popular racer in the Le Mans Museum. And Ford is coming back to Le ...
Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving the automaker toward an electric future, but he still likes driving its old-school cars. Farley is an avid collector of vintage racers that he regularly enters in ...
It’s hard to believe that a company born during the Industrial Revolution’s earliest days and with a founder blessed with more foresight than any of his peers, the Ford Motor Company has a blotchy ...
It didn’t finish the race, but it’s a champion today. A Ford GT40 Mk II that competed in the historic 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans has been auctioned for $13,205,000 at the RM Sotheby’s event in Miami, ...