Ford Gt40 Years Made - Since 1960, Henry Ford II needed to have a Ford race at Le Mans. After dealings with Ferrari failed to work out, Ford chose to create his own particular auto and started arrangements with Lola Cars director Eric Broadley. The assention between the two required a yearlong coordinated effort that incorporated the offer of two Lola MK 6 body to Ford. Not long after Ford contracted ex-Aston Martin group director John Wyer to work with Ford Motor Co. engineer Roy Lunn on what was to turn into the Ford GT.
The first GT40 and MK1, composed by Lunn, was readied at the exceptionally settled, Ford Advanced Vehicles in the UK. Monastery Panels developed the propelled monocoque frame and the drive prepare at long last picked was the 289 Ford V8 mated to a Coletti transaxle. Amid the GT40's dashing history a mixed bag of Ford motors and even a ZF transaxle were utilized.
The Ford GT made its introduction at Nurburgring in May 1964 and caught up the appearance with 24 Hours of Le Mans. The autos neglected to complete both races – an overwhelming hit to Team Ford. Despite the fact that they were not effective at LeMans in 64 or 65, their conspicuous potential drove Ford to keep dashing them and in 1966 Ford and the MKII made American hustling history with a ruling one, two, and three completion over Ferrari at Le Mans.
The autos readied for the 1966 Le Mans win were the American added to MK11's which were fitted with the 427 cu ins FE engine and Ford manufactured T44 transaxle.
After Ford quit hustling privateer groups kept dashing and winning with GT 40's everywhere throughout the world including two more LeMans occasions in 1998 and 1999.
The first GT40 and MK1, composed by Lunn, was readied at the exceptionally settled, Ford Advanced Vehicles in the UK. Monastery Panels developed the propelled monocoque frame and the drive prepare at long last picked was the 289 Ford V8 mated to a Coletti transaxle. Amid the GT40's dashing history a mixed bag of Ford motors and even a ZF transaxle were utilized.
The Ford GT made its introduction at Nurburgring in May 1964 and caught up the appearance with 24 Hours of Le Mans. The autos neglected to complete both races – an overwhelming hit to Team Ford. Despite the fact that they were not effective at LeMans in 64 or 65, their conspicuous potential drove Ford to keep dashing them and in 1966 Ford and the MKII made American hustling history with a ruling one, two, and three completion over Ferrari at Le Mans.
The autos readied for the 1966 Le Mans win were the American added to MK11's which were fitted with the 427 cu ins FE engine and Ford manufactured T44 transaxle.
After Ford quit hustling privateer groups kept dashing and winning with GT 40's everywhere throughout the world including two more LeMans occasions in 1998 and 1999.