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With the 1966 GT40 Mk II, Henry Ford II's quest to beat Ferrari at Le Mans was complete. For the October 1966 issue, we took a deep dive into the car. The release of Ford v. Ferrari, which tells.

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The GT40's prototype was made by Roy Lunn, who took the Lola Mk6, put a Ford V8 in it, and hired Aston Martin's ex-team boss John Wyer to further it. Later, Lola's owner clashed with Lunn while at the same time Ford wanted everything built to their specifications, which is not how it worked for formula cars.

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How many GT40s did Ford make? Eric Schad · Updated on Mar 20, 2023 Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent. You're right! Ford made only 84 GT40s in 1966, which definitely makes it one of the rarest Ford production models.

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The enhanced Ford GT40 made it's debut in the Daytona Continental Race in February 1965 taking first and third place. Unfortunately none of the cars managed to complete the Le Mans the year. By mid-1965 Ford GT40 has reached sufficient level of development to be produced in greater numbers.

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The name "GT40" was the name of Ford's project to prepare the cars for the international endurance racing circuit, and the quest to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first 12 "prototype" vehicles carried serial numbers GT-101 through GT-112. The "production" began and the subsequent cars, the MkI, MkIIs, MkIIIs, and MkVs, numbered GT40-P-1000.

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N Jul 19, 2002 #2 Re: How many gt40\'s were produced? Wayne, Thats a pretty tough question to answer, because it depends as little upon what you call a GT40, and also a number of cars appeared in different guises.. but.. There were 12 of the original GT's. numbered GT/101 to GT/112 (are these a 40 or not?)

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In total, Ford produced six versions of the Ford GT40, which were named MK I to V with the two exceptions of the X-1 Roadster that was completed in 1965 and the J-Car that was completed in 1966. Each one was a refinement on its predecessors that made use of ever-improving techniques and technologies while still remaining true to their core concept.

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In total, Ford produced six versions of the Ford GT40, which were named MK I to V with the two exceptions of the X-1 Roadster that was completed in 1965 and the J-Car that was completed in 1966..

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Answer: The one you found. With that out of the way, we can probably agree that the rarer the car, the longer it's been packed away, and the better its condition upon rescue, the cooler a find it.

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It was effectively a prototype GT40 in all but name. Lunn bought two, squirrelled away $1.7m from the Dearborn bean counters, hired ex-Aston Martin team boss John Wyer, and got to work. The Ford.

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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.

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The company sells replacement parts for the 160 GT40s built from 1964 to 1969.. bought the rights to the GT40 name to set its vehicles apart from other replicas that were being made of the race.

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There were 10 various GT40s at Le Mans in June of 1967, with four of them Mk IVs entered by Shelby and Holman & Moody.. There were many challenges as a slightly taller nose made it difficult to get four headlamps to legal height. The back of the vehicle was enlarged in an attempt to include luggage space, and the shift lever was located in.

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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.

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