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Tag: GT40
Jam Master J-12: Ford GT40 Mark IV Heading to Auction in Florida
– To the casual observer, Ford’s dominance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the late 1960s can seem almost monolithic. After all, the winning was all done by GT40s, wasn’t it? While the small-block Mark I cars that triumphed in 1968 and 1969 and the big-block Mark IIs—which brought Ford its first overall […]
Roy Lunn, celebrated engineer behind the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40, dies at 92
Roy Lunn, the engineer behind the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 sports car, the first Mustang concept and the forefather of the modern SUV and crossover thanks to his work developing the first unibody Jeep Cherokee, has died. He was 92. Lunn died in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Aug. 5 following a stroke, according to media […]
There’s One Surviving Ford GT40 Roadster, and It’s for Sale
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There’s One Surviving Ford GT40 Roadster, and It’s for Sale
– You’d be forgiven for not knowing that Ford built a handful of GT40s with roadster bodywork. Ford’s open-topped GT40s were only used as development prototypes, and of the six built, only one survives in original condition. That car, with chassis number GT/108, is listed for sale by U.K. dealer Girardo & Co. and will […]
Only surviving Ford GT40 Roadster is for sale
If you’ve got the funds, you could own the first and only remaining Ford GT40 Roadster ever built. This prototype, which finished construction in 1965, bears the chassis number GT/108, and is listed for sale on Classic Driver by Girardo & Co. It was one of just six GT40 Roadsters built when Ford was exploring […]
