The 427 motor used in these cars was detuned from NASCAR specification down to 500 horspower to assure they would last 24 hours, and the drivers were limited to 6000 rpm. Yes a lot of the chassis and other engineering came from UK, but the big FE motor was all American.
I thought Carroll Shelby built the winning GT40s Along with Holmon Moody and Henry Ford wanted to Beat Ferrari because Ferrari wouldnt sell out to Ford
What I would like to do is every year they have a Road Rally in Nova Scotia, not sure how many days it is but being on public streets it has been well received for years.
it don't matter if Ford is American or not.Lets not disregard the rally winning British Ford Escort RS of the 1970s when the American V8s became wimps!Also the German Touring Champion Capri and later the Japanese influenced Lynx RS 2.0. Henry himself had Irish roots! Ford is a global car company. Ford rules! From a Ford fan from the Philippines: Mike S Valderrama
@lsv1201 I had a German Capri and was it fast. A great road course car. Loved It! I painted it Black with Gold Accents, was that the John Player team colors?
Ford GT 40, Le Mans winner from 1966 until 1969 four times in a row, IS AMERICAN CAR !!! Ford is American company, based in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. It is irrelevant where the car is physically built. It is the same as the case of Red Bull, Renault or Honda in Formula One.
When Renault won the race /2005-2006/, ALWAYS the French national anthem was played on the podium, athough Renault built car in the UK.
Red Bull - austrian anthem, although based in the UK
Some great men in this race...caught some of the names: Dan Gurney, Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon, Ronnie Bucknum...and the incredible pit team of Holman & Moody.
The Shelby 427 did not need to rev past 6200 to win Le Mnas and the Shelby 427 was built to run at 7500 RPMs all day but Shelby said tot he drivers 6200 RPMs was good enough.
According to Ronnie Spains book Ford went for the 427 because it was reliable and available. Considering the last of the GT40 J cars in group 6 guise ended up with a 3 valve head all alloy 477, reliability and time required were the only reasons why they didn't develop a smaller V12 of their own instead.
Enigine size means nothing,it is all about design, yes Ferrari and Porche both had excellent engines that developed 400 + HP and were small. Ford's 427 was detuned to last 24 hrs and still put out over 500+. Now, add overhead cams and fuel injection like Ferrari and Porche had (Ford did this with the 427 SOHC engine) and the big Ford puts out 1100 HP....still wanna play catch scarecrow!!!!!!!
The Eric Broadly lola based small block GT40 was a failure. Henry Ford turned the program over to Carroll Shelby who developed both the big block GT40 and big Block 427 Cobra along with help from Fords Stock Car team Homan Moody Stroppe. The 66 cars used a detuned 427 side oiler from the nascar program. In 67 ford returned with a completely new car, the Monoqueco chassis MKIV. the MKIV came with the same basic motor , the 427 side oiler.
The Eric Broadly lola based small block GT40 was a failure. Henry Ford turned the program over to Carroll Shelby who developed both the big block GT40 and big Block 427 Cobra along with help from Fords Stock Car team Homan Moody Stroppe. The 66 cars used a detuned 427 side oiler from the nascar program. In 67 ford returned with a completely new car, the Monoqueco chassis MKIV. the MKIV came with the same basic motor , the 427 side oiler.
@aieljose ya that may b so but you have to think of wat they wer runnin for rmps the gt 40 red line was prolly 6000rpms while the ferrari v12 was sumwhere between 10000 d 20000 not sure on exact numbers so it made up the differance
@mountaincat1000 F1 cars arn't ROAD cars. Secondly it doesn't matter if the ferrari's were reving righer. They were still making less power than the GT40's and the same is true with the porsches ( which were using 2.0 L turbo)
@aieljose um yes rpm do matter Rpm = speed as long as the engine can pull it. and the gt40 only ran the 7L for a cpl years and only won once whith them the only gt40 that won more than once was a 4.9L and the ferriaris were makin just about as much or more then the 4.9L gt40s
that movie 'grand prix' 1966 with james garner featured those ford powered lotuses that constantly revved around 11000rpm, they where based off the early windsors 260 de-bored to 255 ci in, if i heard correctly. dad watched'em race in the usa back in the 60's, said they sounded absolutley wicked
British all the way. 90% British car and 10% American (engine). British and new zealand drivers win! God those brits done a good job whit american money. British engineering, best in the world!
@focker009 Um make sure you respond to the right person before you tell them to get your facts straight. I said "No, actually it wasn't 90% British. Fucking Moron." So, why are you questioning me? What the fuck dude??
And as far as Ford would have wanted to "continue the ass kicking". This was not possible as the GT40 was outdated and the rules of le-mans had changed by the 1970's.
Besides an even bigger Ferrari killer would soon enter the scene, one that would have Enzo concentrate more on F1 then LM 24hr racing...... Porsche!
Now i dare anyone to compare any other car companys LM record to Porsche. Im not a fan of the Stutgart company but they have my utmost respect. Their record speaks for itself.
This is why I would like a time-machine, to see the GT40s in all their glory. Just an amazing design/shape, totally awesome. As much as they were a beastly powerhouse, the design and beauty of this car is so captivating. The liveries adorning the GT40s also stood them out from the rest. The car leaves you speechless and mesmerised. Not many cars give off such a presence nowadays.
This is a bit late, but you do know that the cylinder heads, exhaust headers and pipes (that give the GT40 its distinctive snarl) were brought in by Weslake Engineering?
As far as I can gather, all that came from America was a bit of technical input (the design was already on paper as the Lola Mk.6) and a shitload of cash. Ford basically wanted the win at any cost, even if that meant selling out...
Apparently, you're not from the United States. Pal, you know it and you don't want to admit it, but Ford can walk all over British vehicles without even trying. The only reason they didn't race at Lemans again after 1969, was because Ford knew they were simply unbeatable. Don't even go there asshole, they ran 427's and it wasn't there best at the time either. So Ford knows what's best, you jealous dumbass!
Correct. Original Ford GT40 MK.I was designed & built in England. The MK.II saw the switch to the 427, which took the original car and in the USA Kar Kraft and Shelby developed the chassis and suspension in the car to run this engine. This car is the GT40 that started the winning ways for Ford. The MK.IV that won Le Mans in 67 was the home run ball for Ford, and it was completely designed and built in the USA by Kar Kraft. FAV that started the program, was sold to John Wyer at this point.
not so true. ford built the gt40 as a ferrari killin machine, and that it did. id say henry ford the second would have wanted to continue the ass kicking for as long as he could. i dont know exactly why they didnt race after 1969 but it deffinetly wasnt because they thought they were "unbeatable" and dont let a-holes like this get on your nerves. remember that the car has fords logo on it and not some british car company.
Henry ford wanted to create a ferrari-killer but no one in the USA had the expertise to create such car so he approach a number of British car developers (fact)!
USA Indy cars are developed in Britain. The Shelby Cobra is based on a British AC chassis and USA's new Supercar the Saleen S7 is developed by Race Team Ray Mallock of the west Midlands. England.
it's good to be proud of your countries achievments but give credit where credits due. Ford GT40 anglo-american. Ford Gt 100% american.
the credit goes to the designers, builders, laborists who machined the parts, machines that made the parts, henry ford the second for wanting it in the first place, anyone who helped pay for it, and the drivers.
there now no credit is given to either usa r britain for building the gt40. whaddya say t that chachey?
Admit you don't know what your talking about! Nothing that you have stated in your previous posts are related to facts,
Oh by the way, Led Zeppelin is a british band. I guess I deserve credit for them because im british to. In the same way you feel you are superior to other people because the Ford GT40 in your mind is 100% american and that you to are american. Your narrow minded xenophobic way of thinking is niave at best at laughable at worst.
for some reason i knew you were the kind of person who would stoop to insults.
you have proven my faters timeless theory that if you cant exite them with your exelence, baffle them with bullshit.
go ahead and put whatever insulting reply you want to this. the fact is i commented on this video because i love this car not because i give a flying puck what you think.
Insults? You want to be childish and point fingers at who started it first. You forget that you called me an a-hole in one of your previous posts!
And as far as you "baffling me with your bullshit". You were posting BS comments on this video before I even posted a comment. Why? Because you have no knowledge about the subject and have nothing worthy of excellence to excite me with. If you can state facts to shut me up then please do. I like forward to your insight. But somehow I doubt it.
It wasnt just a British chassis, it was an Austin Healey that provided the basis for the cobra, This was a car with a great racing pedigree of its own and beautifully styled front to back. The Healey's body shape survived distinctly in the Cobra and is in no small way responsible for the overall beauty of the cobra's lines.
Personally i prefer a Shelby built Mustang to the GT ford, not by much though :)
Thats not quite correct. Ford wanted to compete in and win Lemans very quickly , as Lola already had a suitable chassis in production they used that as a starting point.
Although Ford undoubtably provided alot of technical input and their huge manufacturing resources their ultimate success was mainly due to Lola.
@cookedit Yeah, that is true. Isn't it true that the frame is British on the ac cobra? I thought Shelby said that in an interview. Hey, I don't have a problem giving the credit. The British also gave us the Merlin in WWII for arguably the greatest aircraft OF WWII. The jet of course from Germany overshadows it because of the mere invention of it. But as an aircraft that saw wide deployment the Mustang ruled. Others were great as well, but that thing was MEAN. USA/Britain. Friends I hope forever
Actually Fords factory effort ended after 1967. The 68 and 69 Le Mans winning cars where ran by John Wyer under the Sports 5000 class that was created for older 5L engine displacement and under prototypes in which 25 examples had been built. This is when the Prototypes engine limit was lowered to 3.0L. This class allowed the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512S to enter which completely outclassed the aging GT40s in '70-71. '72 Saw the end of the Sports 5000 category.
Ok, fair enough. I have several times represented it to youtube. Even for those not offended by it, it would be beneficial in that it would force posters to include substance in their posts. Half of the silly kids that post here would be speechless if YT installed a language filter. The guy above used a simply curse but I am more concerned with the dirty little maggots who post vile sexual obscenities & incestual references. Why are so many young guys so proud of their lowlife behaviour ?
@gcmc2 I sense you already know the answers to your own questions, but the fact is most of these kids don't really have a life to call their own; hence, the profanity. Something like, "damn you for your experiences," (whimper, whimper).
@oriskany Yes, thanks pal....exactly. I'd like to help them if I knew how because I despair for these kids. Their anger & aggression shows they're likely just lost in the various frustrations of modern young life. It has to be the times they are living in & I'm sorry if that's what we've committed them to. In the 70s girls started talking dirty & it seems that many family values evaporated at the same time.
@gcmc2 Some kids will never change all through their lives. My brother has the foulest mouth and it doesn't matter where he is or the company he is in. If he was in a room of monks he would still use his filthy mouth.
I also had a uncle like that, and his sister in law was a Nun and he was still foul mouthed around her
Now my son who was born in 1970 was brought up right, went to college, joined the Marines, doesn't smoke, drink, or swear. I guess that is why he is so successful. His Demeanor.
@sixtiesforever1966 Of course, there's always the applicable antithesis to my initial comment; "Time wounds all heels". But generalizations are dangerous; in your case your brother is a permanent reality, even when he's gone. You are bound to him forever................., I only wish I had a brother, if only to share my misery with after losing my firstborn son last year.
@gcmc2 If that isn't true. There is a guy with a Cobra on you tube and every word out of his mouth is F*** Everyone and the Country they are from and every other swear word imaginable. Of Course he is from the UK and he does no wrong. He just goes on and on. I had to block him from sending me trash which YouTube sent to my email and then to my home page. I think Dirty Little Maggot is too good for some people.
YouTube used to have a Language Filter but removed it when they upgraded. Thanks
I don't know why you got a "thumbs down" for this comment ? I've got plenty of the locknuts here with the hammer marks showing ! Some people just have funny kids I guess !
As with 4d4everandever, I don't know why you recieved a "thumbs down for this comment. Both fords are extremely appealing. There were actually 2 Mustangs built. They were truly quite special because they had genuine 427 side oiler nascar engines ( or at least 1 did ) Mcqueen himself laterly was sorry to have let them go and his son Chad was also very keen but all leads turned out to be nothing. He has resigned himself to the fact that the cars are gone forever.
Was this the race that took 13 GT-40's to Kill 2 or 3 Ferrari's? 12 broke down but the 13th won?? idr but i have a vid somewhere where this is so similar..
Poor misinformed little fella - let me help you out - see, the P3 ferraris didn't actually need beating - they all fell apart. ( Not that they ever looked like winning anyways )
I do like the car but I still prefer the winner(s) of the 65 le mans GT series. Look it up, it's where the heart of the famous GT40 is from. A big reason it is so famous. The GT40 was designed and built in Dearborn MI. BUT the original unibody design came from the Lola. The 427 motor the MK II ran was what caused a ban of all motors larger than 5.0L at the 1968 lemans. Oh and the prior car I mentioned also had to do with the height of Dan Gurney. Just Google CSX2299..... Good vid, Good car.
Yes, it was Dan Gurney. Since it has been called the Gurney bubble. The 40 in the name is due to the car being 40 inches from the ground to the top of the car.
I went to Le Mans in 1981/2 not sure which. Alan Lake (Diana Dors's husband) camped next to us. He rocked up with a GT40, a Wendy house and a crate of beer. What a guy and what a weekend. It was such good fun. I always wanted a GT40 after that. Still do. Still trying. Maybe one day!
Speaking of the a spare. The space for the spare wheel in the front of the GT40 was too small to carry a full size spare so they had smaller one that was of no use at all but did fit. They changed the regulations so that a team had to use the spare at some point in the race to make teams carry a full size spare. Even after this the GT40 Gulf team didn't have a full size wheel. When they pitted they just bounced the wheels around to confuse the officials into thinking they fitted the spare!
Whew! It's been a long, long time since I last saw these. Regulations required this category to carry a spare AND have room for a suitcase (can't remember dimensions).
I've read somewhere the GT40 was built on a Lola chassis which Eric Broadley had started working on but had no money or resources to finish. Enter a group of english and american engineers and finally in 1966 the car was a winner. Ferrari was never a winner at Le Mans again. So much for the greatness of Ferrari. Chris Amon drove the winning car with Bruce McLaren. All Kiwi driver line up.
No, way off. the t70 lola was Broadley's own lola project after the earlier lola design was sold to Ford. Last I heard lola was still based in the Slough factory that Ford had moved him into.
Yes, the #2 car of Chris Amon & Bruce McLaren was awarded the win, but Denis Hulme (another Kiwi) in the #1 car should really have won. The Team asked Denis to slow down while leading on the final lap, to achieve a 'photo opportunity' with both cars crossing the finish line together. Denis did, but then the #2 car was awarded the win because it had started further back on the grid. Denis was furious!
The legend tells the driver who had to back off was not Denny Hulme but Ken Miles. What made it especially bitter was the Miles was to loose his life shortly afterwards
Not strictly true. The GT was co-designed by cheif Lola (british) designer, Ex-works Aston Martin designer (british) and the head of Ford perfomance (USA). But the point is, it was a great collabaration of Anglo-American design and engineering to dominate all the competition.
the deesign and development of the Gt40 was all american but it was fords UK based factory that built and refined the chassis on european soil to compete and crush the ferraris at le mans.the Gt40 owned ferrari for three years in a row at le mans
Actually, The GT's that were part of the English team were sent to Shelby with orders to turn it into a winner. Shelby had 8 weeks to do the job and the Fords won at Daytona
for their first win of the '66 season. The GT 40 was a hell of a car and still has a place in the hearts of those of us who were around at that great time of motor racing history.
The GT40 did kill Ferrari's overall win history at Le Mans, but it only won one world sportscar championship. That was one of Ford's major goals for the car, and Ford was infuriated (a second time at Ferrari) after Ferrari won back the title with the P4. Ford would never again win the title, and Ferrari went on to have other successes, albeit not at Le Mans, with such epic cars as the 312PB.
I should clarify - the GT40 won Le Mans in those years - they lost the world championship in the top prototype class in '67 when Ferrari debuted the 330 P4, having overthrown the prancing horse both at the 24 hours and the world championship in '66.
My first comment ("I stand corrected") was written in a state of confusion - I thought you were referring to Le Mans wins and I had forgotten the context of my comment. Of course they won Le Mans in those years. My point was regarding the world championship for prototypes in the premier class, not Le Mans. Le Mans is not the same as the world title, of course.
Vas est laus? Ist der Americanish whoopen der tarr oot uf der Francois, der Sauerkrautten, und aul uv der Europeans! Ist FoMoCo farten, firen und der takken off! Zoomen! Zoomen! Der poor Ferrari. Yikens! Wachen oot fer der farten, firen Fords!
Where a GT40 (40" high) was built depends on the MK number. The MK I 289 was built by Lola for 1965. The MK II 427 was built by Shelby American and Holman Moody for 1966 and 1967. The MK III 305 was limited production which led to the 1967 thru 1969 entries by John Wyer, winning in 1968 and 1969, with the famous 1969 finish by J. Ickx. The Mark IV 427 was derived from the J-Car, built in Detroit, highly unstable, it killed Ken Miles, Shelby American redesigned and renamed it the MK IV for 1967.
I have studied the entire history of Shelby's Cobras (inc the King Cobras), but not the GT40's yet, and am of the understanding that the cars (after the MK1 which was just known as the Ford GT then)were built in Slough, England. Why do you think that the best motorsport teams of the world (inc F1)often build their cars in the UK?
the glory days of racing! 1965 GT-40'S WERE 100% American made, they weren't built in britian, they were built here, carrol shelby and ford "kit bashed" their designs and came up with that sleek body. the motor was a 289 hipo v8 with webbers carburators, it was the 1965 gran prix that ford came in 1st;2nd;3rd and 4th over ferarri which had dominated the gran prix since the early 1950's.
Correction: Henry Ford clearly ordered his British Division to build the GT40 because he was furious with Enzo Ferrari, who had turned down the deal in which Henry Ford was to buy Ferrari. But, whatever nationality it is, I love the GT40!
It is my understanding the 427 7liter motor were built by the Holman and Moody shop Dan Gurney and A J Floyt drove the winning car.Shelby obviously had a hand in the deal as he and Henry Ford II very close Shelby called him "The Duce".A great car and a wonderful eara of raceing .
The Ford GT was based on the Lola GT, designed and built in 1963 by Eric Broadley in England. Ford needed a mid engine endurance racer design and the Lola, with Ford V8, fit the bill. Ford modified and improved the Lola design and introduced it at LeMans in 1964. Orignally intended to use the Ford 4 cam Indianapolis engine but that proved to be too fragile and underpowered.
The 1964 cars had a 289 but it took until 1966 (and a switch to 427 engines) before it finally won at LeMans.
To ribbonboy, I'll have to research that. It's always been my understanding that they were built in Dearborn, Michigan, by Ford & Carroll Shelby's engineers. Shelby's production facility was in Venice Beach California (near LAX) in the 60's. Carroll did have a relationship with AC cars in England during that time. I will call him and ask him, and let you know.
now that's american power
TecZero1000 3 weeks ago
You can still buy a real GT40 MkII with a 427 Roush 500 hp motor. They are built by Superformance under license.
dirac33 1 month ago
because race car
ps2knutz 4 months ago
listen that american heart mmmm sweeet
HawK271080 5 months ago
Ford finishes
1
2
and 3
FE = First Everytime
chucknarok 8 months ago
@chucknarok the ford finished first for the next 4 years, this one being the first
stampede122 7 months ago
The 427 motor used in these cars was detuned from NASCAR specification down to 500 horspower to assure they would last 24 hours, and the drivers were limited to 6000 rpm. Yes a lot of the chassis and other engineering came from UK, but the big FE motor was all American.
chriscraftnut 9 months ago
Who else loves seeing an American car beat the shit out of Ferrari's at their race on their turf? Lord knows i do.
astar334 10 months ago
@astar334 me me me me me !!!!!!!
latenightpilgrim 8 months ago
I thought Carroll Shelby built the winning GT40s Along with Holmon Moody and Henry Ford wanted to Beat Ferrari because Ferrari wouldnt sell out to Ford
cmjmkcapbpjhdsatjx 11 months ago 2
What I would like to do is every year they have a Road Rally in Nova Scotia, not sure how many days it is but being on public streets it has been well received for years.
Need to build a car.
sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
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sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
it don't matter if Ford is American or not.Lets not disregard the rally winning British Ford Escort RS of the 1970s when the American V8s became wimps!Also the German Touring Champion Capri and later the Japanese influenced Lynx RS 2.0. Henry himself had Irish roots! Ford is a global car company. Ford rules! From a Ford fan from the Philippines: Mike S Valderrama
lsv1201 1 year ago
@lsv1201 I had a German Capri and was it fast. A great road course car. Loved It! I painted it Black with Gold Accents, was that the John Player team colors?
sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
Ford GT 40, Le Mans winner from 1966 until 1969 four times in a row, IS AMERICAN CAR !!! Ford is American company, based in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. It is irrelevant where the car is physically built. It is the same as the case of Red Bull, Renault or Honda in Formula One.
When Renault won the race /2005-2006/, ALWAYS the French national anthem was played on the podium, athough Renault built car in the UK.
Red Bull - austrian anthem, although based in the UK
LOTOSLINCOLN 1 year ago 2
Some great men in this race...caught some of the names: Dan Gurney, Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon, Ronnie Bucknum...and the incredible pit team of Holman & Moody.
JeffW77 1 year ago
@JeffW77 Holmon & Moody were the best Like the WOOD Brothers were in Nascar.
sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
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sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
The Shelby 427 did not need to rev past 6200 to win Le Mnas and the Shelby 427 was built to run at 7500 RPMs all day but Shelby said tot he drivers 6200 RPMs was good enough.
DoveManufacturing 1 year ago
According to Ronnie Spains book Ford went for the 427 because it was reliable and available. Considering the last of the GT40 J cars in group 6 guise ended up with a 3 valve head all alloy 477, reliability and time required were the only reasons why they didn't develop a smaller V12 of their own instead.
aventino68 1 year ago
I remember as a lad in the sixties someone had a GT40 at the BBC in Alexandra palace it used to be in the car park ..lucky sod
bmwnasher 1 year ago
The big 427 won in 66 and again in 67. I believe if you check the stats Foyt/Gurney's 67 record has only been beaten 3 times since
TheTulsaBoyz 1 year ago
Enigine size means nothing,it is all about design, yes Ferrari and Porche both had excellent engines that developed 400 + HP and were small. Ford's 427 was detuned to last 24 hrs and still put out over 500+. Now, add overhead cams and fuel injection like Ferrari and Porche had (Ford did this with the 427 SOHC engine) and the big Ford puts out 1100 HP....still wanna play catch scarecrow!!!!!!!
TheTulsaBoyz 1 year ago
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The Eric Broadly lola based small block GT40 was a failure. Henry Ford turned the program over to Carroll Shelby who developed both the big block GT40 and big Block 427 Cobra along with help from Fords Stock Car team Homan Moody Stroppe. The 66 cars used a detuned 427 side oiler from the nascar program. In 67 ford returned with a completely new car, the Monoqueco chassis MKIV. the MKIV came with the same basic motor , the 427 side oiler.
TheTulsaBoyz 1 year ago
The Eric Broadly lola based small block GT40 was a failure. Henry Ford turned the program over to Carroll Shelby who developed both the big block GT40 and big Block 427 Cobra along with help from Fords Stock Car team Homan Moody Stroppe. The 66 cars used a detuned 427 side oiler from the nascar program. In 67 ford returned with a completely new car, the Monoqueco chassis MKIV. the MKIV came with the same basic motor , the 427 side oiler.
TheTulsaBoyz 1 year ago
The Gt 40 engine was built in America, but the engine was tuned in england for the best performance..
kinkaid25 1 year ago
Ummm.. the ford gt40 had a 7L engine while porsche used a 2L . Next biggest was ferrari v12 at 3.3L. Not really much of an achievment if you ask me.
aieljose 1 year ago
@aieljose , Incorrect, the MK II had the 7L, the GT 40 had a 289ci, I'm in the last 2 chapters of "Go Like Hell".
K2SKIER112 1 year ago
@K2SKIER112 Your wrong. The car that won lemans in 1966 had a 7L engine. Im positive about this. The production road version had the 289ci .
aieljose 1 year ago
@aieljose ya that may b so but you have to think of wat they wer runnin for rmps the gt 40 red line was prolly 6000rpms while the ferrari v12 was sumwhere between 10000 d 20000 not sure on exact numbers so it made up the differance
mountaincat1000 1 year ago
@mountaincat1000 lol 20000 rpm's? Really? I didn't know that was possible in road cars.....
aieljose 1 year ago
@aieljose the lemans cars are limited to 10500 so high rpm are possible nd f1 cars product 19000+ rpms
mountaincat1000 1 year ago
@mountaincat1000 F1 cars arn't ROAD cars. Secondly it doesn't matter if the ferrari's were reving righer. They were still making less power than the GT40's and the same is true with the porsches ( which were using 2.0 L turbo)
aieljose 1 year ago
@aieljose um yes rpm do matter Rpm = speed as long as the engine can pull it. and the gt40 only ran the 7L for a cpl years and only won once whith them the only gt40 that won more than once was a 4.9L and the ferriaris were makin just about as much or more then the 4.9L gt40s
mountaincat1000 1 year ago
that movie 'grand prix' 1966 with james garner featured those ford powered lotuses that constantly revved around 11000rpm, they where based off the early windsors 260 de-bored to 255 ci in, if i heard correctly. dad watched'em race in the usa back in the 60's, said they sounded absolutley wicked
devja71 1 year ago
What was the power, torque and weight of these 1966 GT40's?
How many revs did they go to?
What was their top speed at Le Mans and acceleration from 0 to 60mph?
2175Wook 1 year ago
with
sorry my mistake
lomjams 2 years ago
British all the way. 90% British car and 10% American (engine). British and new zealand drivers win! God those brits done a good job whit american money. British engineering, best in the world!
lomjams 2 years ago
No, actually it wasn't 90% British. Fucking Moron.
dalejrfan800 1 year ago
@dalejrfan800 really!!! 90% britt??? omg!!! get your facts strait!!! this beast would not of happen had it not been for ford motor!!!
focker009 1 year ago
@focker009 Um make sure you respond to the right person before you tell them to get your facts straight. I said "No, actually it wasn't 90% British. Fucking Moron." So, why are you questioning me? What the fuck dude??
dalejrfan800 1 year ago
Britain CANNOT take any credit for the GT-40 wins. It was Ford V8 power that did it.
RikterZilla 2 years ago
...and Carrol Shelby who made the chassis, and suspension a winner.
ytykg 2 years ago
i wish we still starty off like that
djb71bigpond 2 years ago
what the lemans start? thing if u did it exactly, the drivers probaly wont get the belts on immedately
stampede122 2 years ago
And as far as Ford would have wanted to "continue the ass kicking". This was not possible as the GT40 was outdated and the rules of le-mans had changed by the 1970's.
Besides an even bigger Ferrari killer would soon enter the scene, one that would have Enzo concentrate more on F1 then LM 24hr racing...... Porsche!
Now i dare anyone to compare any other car companys LM record to Porsche. Im not a fan of the Stutgart company but they have my utmost respect. Their record speaks for itself.
cookedit 2 years ago 3
ford gt40 lola chassis american 427 motor
brakeexpress 2 years ago
I saw this actual Le mans winning GT40 today at the concours d'elegance at Thanksgiving point, Lehi Utah.
Ferrari328gtsi 2 years ago
And designed by a Brit
read32758 2 years ago
it was a joint op actualy
xlcxyay 2 years ago
The original Ford GT40 ran 427s and came in 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place the first year at Le Mans. Every year Ford goes back, nobody can beat them.
rocknrails 2 years ago
Actually they DNFd nearly every race the first year. Thats why the project was turned over to Shelby-American.
vapornet12345 2 years ago
1966 # 1, # 2 & #3 FORD GT 40
eddietxone 2 years ago 2
This is why I would like a time-machine, to see the GT40s in all their glory. Just an amazing design/shape, totally awesome. As much as they were a beastly powerhouse, the design and beauty of this car is so captivating. The liveries adorning the GT40s also stood them out from the rest. The car leaves you speechless and mesmerised. Not many cars give off such a presence nowadays.
RetroSmooveHouse 2 years ago 7
my favourite car
bobymcwogy 2 years ago
the GT-40 was BRITISH it just had a ford badge and americans cant build cars esspecially to go round corners! so never
warhammer66666 2 years ago
The sound of the Gt40 was just as famous as the look of it, and the engine was American.
frosticle123 2 years ago
This is a bit late, but you do know that the cylinder heads, exhaust headers and pipes (that give the GT40 its distinctive snarl) were brought in by Weslake Engineering?
As far as I can gather, all that came from America was a bit of technical input (the design was already on paper as the Lola Mk.6) and a shitload of cash. Ford basically wanted the win at any cost, even if that meant selling out...
identiticrisis 2 years ago
Just because it was British doesn't mean that there wasn't any American involvement during the production.
TruenoandLevin86 2 years ago 3
the designers who built the gt40 in all forms were american. just because something was built in britain does not make it british.
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
I salute you man! That's the dang truth!
rocknrails 2 years ago
;D high five
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
and besides that, you won't find a metric bolt on the gt40.
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
And just because the engine was made in america doesn't make it completley american.
The Ford Gt 40's are Anglo-American!
cookedit 2 years ago
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rocknrails 2 years ago
Apparently, you're not from the United States. Pal, you know it and you don't want to admit it, but Ford can walk all over British vehicles without even trying. The only reason they didn't race at Lemans again after 1969, was because Ford knew they were simply unbeatable. Don't even go there asshole, they ran 427's and it wasn't there best at the time either. So Ford knows what's best, you jealous dumbass!
rocknrails 2 years ago
you must be belgian
Bolinas1971 2 years ago
No, I am from the US, the best!
rocknrails 2 years ago
That' s why the Ford GT40 MKI, II, and III where made in Britain. Hmmmm.
cookedit 2 years ago
What?!
rocknrails 2 years ago
What do you mean what? Do your homework before you make statments.
The Ford GT40 was developed by Ford advanced vehicles in Slough, Berkshire, England.
cookedit 2 years ago
Go your own fucking way.
rocknrails 2 years ago
Can't make a decent argument of it, so you resort to bad language.
Internet warrior!
cookedit 2 years ago
Correct. Original Ford GT40 MK.I was designed & built in England. The MK.II saw the switch to the 427, which took the original car and in the USA Kar Kraft and Shelby developed the chassis and suspension in the car to run this engine. This car is the GT40 that started the winning ways for Ford. The MK.IV that won Le Mans in 67 was the home run ball for Ford, and it was completely designed and built in the USA by Kar Kraft. FAV that started the program, was sold to John Wyer at this point.
bdrws6 2 years ago
not so true. ford built the gt40 as a ferrari killin machine, and that it did. id say henry ford the second would have wanted to continue the ass kicking for as long as he could. i dont know exactly why they didnt race after 1969 but it deffinetly wasnt because they thought they were "unbeatable" and dont let a-holes like this get on your nerves. remember that the car has fords logo on it and not some british car company.
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
Henry ford wanted to create a ferrari-killer but no one in the USA had the expertise to create such car so he approach a number of British car developers (fact)!
USA Indy cars are developed in Britain. The Shelby Cobra is based on a British AC chassis and USA's new Supercar the Saleen S7 is developed by Race Team Ray Mallock of the west Midlands. England.
it's good to be proud of your countries achievments but give credit where credits due. Ford GT40 anglo-american. Ford Gt 100% american.
cookedit 2 years ago 22
you want credit where credit is due? fine.
the credit goes to the designers, builders, laborists who machined the parts, machines that made the parts, henry ford the second for wanting it in the first place, anyone who helped pay for it, and the drivers.
there now no credit is given to either usa r britain for building the gt40. whaddya say t that chachey?
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
You deserve credit for wasting my time.
Admit you don't know what your talking about! Nothing that you have stated in your previous posts are related to facts,
Oh by the way, Led Zeppelin is a british band. I guess I deserve credit for them because im british to. In the same way you feel you are superior to other people because the Ford GT40 in your mind is 100% american and that you to are american. Your narrow minded xenophobic way of thinking is niave at best at laughable at worst.
cookedit 2 years ago
for some reason i knew you were the kind of person who would stoop to insults.
you have proven my faters timeless theory that if you cant exite them with your exelence, baffle them with bullshit.
go ahead and put whatever insulting reply you want to this. the fact is i commented on this video because i love this car not because i give a flying puck what you think.
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
Insults? You want to be childish and point fingers at who started it first. You forget that you called me an a-hole in one of your previous posts!
And as far as you "baffling me with your bullshit". You were posting BS comments on this video before I even posted a comment. Why? Because you have no knowledge about the subject and have nothing worthy of excellence to excite me with. If you can state facts to shut me up then please do. I like forward to your insight. But somehow I doubt it.
cookedit 2 years ago
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PandaTrueno2 2 years ago
Huh? Why?
I can't it's still in ledzeppelin27's mouth!
cookedit 2 years ago
@cookedit
It wasnt just a British chassis, it was an Austin Healey that provided the basis for the cobra, This was a car with a great racing pedigree of its own and beautifully styled front to back. The Healey's body shape survived distinctly in the Cobra and is in no small way responsible for the overall beauty of the cobra's lines.
Personally i prefer a Shelby built Mustang to the GT ford, not by much though :)
gordongate 1 year ago
@gordongate Do some research! Austin Healy had NOTHING to do with the Shelby Cobras! (Hint: Try AC Cars Ltd. )
JGMagoo 1 year ago
@cookedit
Thats not quite correct. Ford wanted to compete in and win Lemans very quickly , as Lola already had a suitable chassis in production they used that as a starting point.
Although Ford undoubtably provided alot of technical input and their huge manufacturing resources their ultimate success was mainly due to Lola.
turboslag 1 year ago
@cookedit ford gt isnt 100% american it uses parts from european cars and it was set up by lotus, just the engine is american
09Holdin 1 year ago
@09Holdin please dont say you got that information from watching top gear.
racoonpooon 1 year ago
@09Holdin
09Holdin: "I don't know anything about the Ford GT."
Good job, moron.
Idoloish 1 year ago
@cookedit 2 and 4 were all american, 1 and 3 were co-ops with uk/us
USAFSmiley87 1 year ago
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letsride84 7 months ago
@cookedit Yeah, that is true. Isn't it true that the frame is British on the ac cobra? I thought Shelby said that in an interview. Hey, I don't have a problem giving the credit. The British also gave us the Merlin in WWII for arguably the greatest aircraft OF WWII. The jet of course from Germany overshadows it because of the mere invention of it. But as an aircraft that saw wide deployment the Mustang ruled. Others were great as well, but that thing was MEAN. USA/Britain. Friends I hope forever
ghfakar 6 months ago
@cookedit
Ford Mk IV 1967 winner 100% American also.
USAmerican100 5 months ago
@cookedit except they went to lotus for the chassis design. And it has a truck engine. Still a amazing car none the less
audiford10 4 months ago
Actually Fords factory effort ended after 1967. The 68 and 69 Le Mans winning cars where ran by John Wyer under the Sports 5000 class that was created for older 5L engine displacement and under prototypes in which 25 examples had been built. This is when the Prototypes engine limit was lowered to 3.0L. This class allowed the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512S to enter which completely outclassed the aging GT40s in '70-71. '72 Saw the end of the Sports 5000 category.
bdrws6 2 years ago
the more I know. thank you my friend, cant find that on wikipedia
ledzeppelin27 2 years ago
When will an American team win the overall race once again...Corvette is good and all...but we need a Top car, drivers, and Team to take on the race.
TruenoandLevin86 2 years ago
Fun Fact :D Last Driver who entry to car Wins First place in race :D
pawel1818 2 years ago
the F-word is an adjective, and a verb, and a noun
smallfrye182 2 years ago
who are you? the fucking youtube language police?
toniminbikfaya 2 years ago
Ok, fair enough. I have several times represented it to youtube. Even for those not offended by it, it would be beneficial in that it would force posters to include substance in their posts. Half of the silly kids that post here would be speechless if YT installed a language filter. The guy above used a simply curse but I am more concerned with the dirty little maggots who post vile sexual obscenities & incestual references. Why are so many young guys so proud of their lowlife behaviour ?
gcmc2 2 years ago 9
gcmc2
I see allot of profanity on some of the post, I guess they were never taught right from wrong. Thank You!
sixtiesforever1966 2 years ago
@gcmc2 I sense you already know the answers to your own questions, but the fact is most of these kids don't really have a life to call their own; hence, the profanity. Something like, "damn you for your experiences," (whimper, whimper).
oriskany 1 year ago
@oriskany Yes, thanks pal....exactly. I'd like to help them if I knew how because I despair for these kids. Their anger & aggression shows they're likely just lost in the various frustrations of modern young life. It has to be the times they are living in & I'm sorry if that's what we've committed them to. In the 70s girls started talking dirty & it seems that many family values evaporated at the same time.
gcmc2 1 year ago
@gcmc2 Some kids will never change all through their lives. My brother has the foulest mouth and it doesn't matter where he is or the company he is in. If he was in a room of monks he would still use his filthy mouth.
I also had a uncle like that, and his sister in law was a Nun and he was still foul mouthed around her
Now my son who was born in 1970 was brought up right, went to college, joined the Marines, doesn't smoke, drink, or swear. I guess that is why he is so successful. His Demeanor.
sixtiesforever1966 8 months ago
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sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
@sixtiesforever1966 Of course, there's always the applicable antithesis to my initial comment; "Time wounds all heels". But generalizations are dangerous; in your case your brother is a permanent reality, even when he's gone. You are bound to him forever................., I only wish I had a brother, if only to share my misery with after losing my firstborn son last year.
oriskany 11 months ago
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sixtiesforever1966 11 months ago
@gcmc2 If that isn't true. There is a guy with a Cobra on you tube and every word out of his mouth is F*** Everyone and the Country they are from and every other swear word imaginable. Of Course he is from the UK and he does no wrong. He just goes on and on. I had to block him from sending me trash which YouTube sent to my email and then to my home page. I think Dirty Little Maggot is too good for some people.
YouTube used to have a Language Filter but removed it when they upgraded. Thanks
sixtiesforever1966 8 months ago
boy, the GT40s were WAAAY ahead of it's time, there was no SuperCars in 1966 'cept the Ferraris & the Ford GT40s
frankisfunny2007 2 years ago
coolest fucking lug nuts ever! a star you bang with a hammer!!!
4d4everandever 3 years ago
I don't know why you got a "thumbs down" for this comment ? I've got plenty of the locknuts here with the hammer marks showing ! Some people just have funny kids I guess !
gcmc2 2 years ago
lol, they're probably chevy fans or ferrari fans. you know, losers.
4d4everandever 2 years ago
i dont like ford im a dodge boy but there are 2 Fords i would give anything for The Steve McQueen Mustang in Bullitt and an original GT40 Le Mans
jfkdjfd 3 years ago
agreed...I'm Mopar to the core, but I'd do anything for a Ford GT40
Zando24 3 years ago
As with 4d4everandever, I don't know why you recieved a "thumbs down for this comment. Both fords are extremely appealing. There were actually 2 Mustangs built. They were truly quite special because they had genuine 427 side oiler nascar engines ( or at least 1 did ) Mcqueen himself laterly was sorry to have let them go and his son Chad was also very keen but all leads turned out to be nothing. He has resigned himself to the fact that the cars are gone forever.
gcmc2 2 years ago
id give nything to go back in time and race in that race.......ford rules ford rules!
shelbycobra1968 3 years ago
xD too fun !! lets chat c my profile! 1
bloodfangz 3 years ago
Anyone know where an English version of this film is?...there's a shorter version narrated by an American on here, but its been chopped.
analogkid66 3 years ago
Thanks to Carroll Shelby and Shelby America Inc. Henry Ford II has his victory over Enzo Ferrari and his Ferrari's.
bigboss2015 3 years ago
Ford GT40, named because it's 40 inches high, is the best supercar ever! Great Ford rebuilt it for its 100th anniversary!
FiliberkeNys 3 years ago
thank u someone with sense!!
triffic92 3 years ago
Was this the race that took 13 GT-40's to Kill 2 or 3 Ferrari's? 12 broke down but the 13th won?? idr but i have a vid somewhere where this is so similar..
BattleBornJackalope 3 years ago
na there where three, and they won 1,2,3.
gearhead2k6 3 years ago
Poor misinformed little fella - let me help you out - see, the P3 ferraris didn't actually need beating - they all fell apart. ( Not that they ever looked like winning anyways )
gcmc2 3 years ago
impresionante el mata ferraris
orrendoso 3 years ago
I do like the car but I still prefer the winner(s) of the 65 le mans GT series. Look it up, it's where the heart of the famous GT40 is from. A big reason it is so famous. The GT40 was designed and built in Dearborn MI. BUT the original unibody design came from the Lola. The 427 motor the MK II ran was what caused a ban of all motors larger than 5.0L at the 1968 lemans. Oh and the prior car I mentioned also had to do with the height of Dan Gurney. Just Google CSX2299..... Good vid, Good car.
ckthecerealkiller 3 years ago
Designed and built at Dearborn ? what a load of crap. The cars were never near dearborn. Designed and built at Slough, england.
gcmc2 3 years ago 2
Right, it was the Mk IV that was designed and built in Dearborn.
speed220mph 3 years ago
the GT40 was so low they had to cut a bubble for one of the drivers head to fit(dont remember guys name)
crazyphysco10 3 years ago
Dan Gurney, I believe.
trickyhors 3 years ago
Plossible cuz it's really a known thing in the GT40, they f*cking own every car back in days.
Dunno wich of the one I like the most
GT40 or the Ford GT
ecchibanzaii 3 years ago
Yes, it was Dan Gurney. Since it has been called the Gurney bubble. The 40 in the name is due to the car being 40 inches from the ground to the top of the car.
fox1612 3 years ago
I went to Le Mans in 1981/2 not sure which. Alan Lake (Diana Dors's husband) camped next to us. He rocked up with a GT40, a Wendy house and a crate of beer. What a guy and what a weekend. It was such good fun. I always wanted a GT40 after that. Still do. Still trying. Maybe one day!
rev426 3 years ago
was this the year when Pedro Rodriguez won for ford???
lecheparavaka 3 years ago
1968 mate.
meepmeepjeep 3 years ago
Hell yeah! Thanks for posting this! The Ford GT 40! Ken Miles...Llyod (sp?) Ruby! My era!
MGBguy72 4 years ago
Speaking of the a spare. The space for the spare wheel in the front of the GT40 was too small to carry a full size spare so they had smaller one that was of no use at all but did fit. They changed the regulations so that a team had to use the spare at some point in the race to make teams carry a full size spare. Even after this the GT40 Gulf team didn't have a full size wheel. When they pitted they just bounced the wheels around to confuse the officials into thinking they fitted the spare!
dunkdrag 4 years ago
What on earth is the spare tire for (shown at 3:42)? Does the driver have to change it if he has a flat? Does he carry a jack?
Layne205 4 years ago
Whew! It's been a long, long time since I last saw these. Regulations required this category to carry a spare AND have room for a suitcase (can't remember dimensions).
BisonBooger 4 years ago
What on earth is the spare tire for
BECUSE LA MANS IS OVER 8 MILES LONG...THINK YOU ARE GOING TO DRIVE 8 MILES ON A FLAT?
Avatarblackwolf 3 years ago
great comments from everyone we need to post enlightening and positive comments like these more often
marvinbenz 4 years ago 2
I've read somewhere the GT40 was built on a Lola chassis which Eric Broadley had started working on but had no money or resources to finish. Enter a group of english and american engineers and finally in 1966 the car was a winner. Ferrari was never a winner at Le Mans again. So much for the greatness of Ferrari. Chris Amon drove the winning car with Bruce McLaren. All Kiwi driver line up.
McLarenMercedes 4 years ago 2
it was sort of vaguely based on the Lola T70 originally
but then it was highly modified by Shelby American to become the GT40 we see here
iainthornton 3 years ago
No, way off. the t70 lola was Broadley's own lola project after the earlier lola design was sold to Ford. Last I heard lola was still based in the Slough factory that Ford had moved him into.
gcmc2 3 years ago
Hang on, I've just checked the book I've got it from and you're right, it wasn't the T70
and the GT40 wasn't touched by Shelby until Series IV (apart from the 427 engines)
sorry, my mistake
iainthornton 3 years ago
Yes, the #2 car of Chris Amon & Bruce McLaren was awarded the win, but Denis Hulme (another Kiwi) in the #1 car should really have won. The Team asked Denis to slow down while leading on the final lap, to achieve a 'photo opportunity' with both cars crossing the finish line together. Denis did, but then the #2 car was awarded the win because it had started further back on the grid. Denis was furious!
almacsabre 2 years ago
The video at 6'15" - 6'35" seems to disprove this.
zakzakit 2 years ago
The legend tells the driver who had to back off was not Denny Hulme but Ken Miles. What made it especially bitter was the Miles was to loose his life shortly afterwards
Apexjuha 2 years ago 2
and he had won daytona and sebring that year as well. he's the only man close to winning all 3 races in the same year
xSoccerxCorex 2 years ago
Not strictly true. The GT was co-designed by cheif Lola (british) designer, Ex-works Aston Martin designer (british) and the head of Ford perfomance (USA). But the point is, it was a great collabaration of Anglo-American design and engineering to dominate all the competition.
Fingerebob 4 years ago
the deesign and development of the Gt40 was all american but it was fords UK based factory that built and refined the chassis on european soil to compete and crush the ferraris at le mans.the Gt40 owned ferrari for three years in a row at le mans
marvinbenz 4 years ago
Actually, The GT's that were part of the English team were sent to Shelby with orders to turn it into a winner. Shelby had 8 weeks to do the job and the Fords won at Daytona
for their first win of the '66 season. The GT 40 was a hell of a car and still has a place in the hearts of those of us who were around at that great time of motor racing history.
rwmatfl 4 years ago 2
The GT40 did kill Ferrari's overall win history at Le Mans, but it only won one world sportscar championship. That was one of Ford's major goals for the car, and Ford was infuriated (a second time at Ferrari) after Ferrari won back the title with the P4. Ford would never again win the title, and Ferrari went on to have other successes, albeit not at Le Mans, with such epic cars as the 312PB.
the5thdominion 4 years ago
It did win that championship over and over again. After coming in 1st, 2nd, & 3rd at Le Mans in '66, the GT40 won in '67, '68, & '69.
mwagne16 4 years ago
I stand corrected; my mistake. I should've said it won a string of titles once. You're right. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that.
I didn't state what I did to discredit the GT40 either - it was indeed an epic machine.
the5thdominion 4 years ago
I should clarify - the GT40 won Le Mans in those years - they lost the world championship in the top prototype class in '67 when Ferrari debuted the 330 P4, having overthrown the prancing horse both at the 24 hours and the world championship in '66.
the5thdominion 4 years ago
My first comment ("I stand corrected") was written in a state of confusion - I thought you were referring to Le Mans wins and I had forgotten the context of my comment. Of course they won Le Mans in those years. My point was regarding the world championship for prototypes in the premier class, not Le Mans. Le Mans is not the same as the world title, of course.
the5thdominion 4 years ago
wish the video was in english
alexander1485 4 years ago
Vas est laus? Ist der Americanish whoopen der tarr oot uf der Francois, der Sauerkrautten, und aul uv der Europeans! Ist FoMoCo farten, firen und der takken off! Zoomen! Zoomen! Der poor Ferrari. Yikens! Wachen oot fer der farten, firen Fords!
pootahyt 4 years ago
Where a GT40 (40" high) was built depends on the MK number. The MK I 289 was built by Lola for 1965. The MK II 427 was built by Shelby American and Holman Moody for 1966 and 1967. The MK III 305 was limited production which led to the 1967 thru 1969 entries by John Wyer, winning in 1968 and 1969, with the famous 1969 finish by J. Ickx. The Mark IV 427 was derived from the J-Car, built in Detroit, highly unstable, it killed Ken Miles, Shelby American redesigned and renamed it the MK IV for 1967.
davsto 4 years ago
I have studied the entire history of Shelby's Cobras (inc the King Cobras), but not the GT40's yet, and am of the understanding that the cars (after the MK1 which was just known as the Ford GT then)were built in Slough, England. Why do you think that the best motorsport teams of the world (inc F1)often build their cars in the UK?
ThadYaltis 4 years ago
the glory days of racing! 1965 GT-40'S WERE 100% American made, they weren't built in britian, they were built here, carrol shelby and ford "kit bashed" their designs and came up with that sleek body. the motor was a 289 hipo v8 with webbers carburators, it was the 1965 gran prix that ford came in 1st;2nd;3rd and 4th over ferarri which had dominated the gran prix since the early 1950's.
kingkobra
kuhfkjg 4 years ago
Correction: Henry Ford clearly ordered his British Division to build the GT40 because he was furious with Enzo Ferrari, who had turned down the deal in which Henry Ford was to buy Ferrari. But, whatever nationality it is, I love the GT40!
MaxHusky 4 years ago
It is my understanding the 427 7liter motor were built by the Holman and Moody shop Dan Gurney and A J Floyt drove the winning car.Shelby obviously had a hand in the deal as he and Henry Ford II very close Shelby called him "The Duce".A great car and a wonderful eara of raceing .
Mr911Carrera 4 years ago
The Ford GT was based on the Lola GT, designed and built in 1963 by Eric Broadley in England. Ford needed a mid engine endurance racer design and the Lola, with Ford V8, fit the bill. Ford modified and improved the Lola design and introduced it at LeMans in 1964. Orignally intended to use the Ford 4 cam Indianapolis engine but that proved to be too fragile and underpowered.
The 1964 cars had a 289 but it took until 1966 (and a switch to 427 engines) before it finally won at LeMans.
PWhelan 4 years ago
These are Ford Mk2's with the 7 liter engine, the original GT40 had a smaller engine. and a different profile.
Bmants 4 years ago
I'll translate for you. He said, holy shit the Americans are kicking our asses with that GT-40!
MRK4JC 4 years ago
the american gt40 was designed and built in england. tool.
ribbonboy 4 years ago
To ribbonboy, I'll have to research that. It's always been my understanding that they were built in Dearborn, Michigan, by Ford & Carroll Shelby's engineers. Shelby's production facility was in Venice Beach California (near LAX) in the 60's. Carroll did have a relationship with AC cars in England during that time. I will call him and ask him, and let you know.
MRK4JC 4 years ago
american engine and the rest of the car was designed and built in england.
ribbonboy 4 years ago
you're both right and wrong. The final Mk IV GT40 was entirely American.
PukaMan 4 years ago
common mistake there but u got most of it right. it was american DESIGNED in yes the Dearborn studios
MaxHusky 4 years ago
Built by Lola! Good call buddy. Lola cars saved Ford's ass.
VonVoltage 4 years ago
Super Video! Danke für´s posten!
donky7 4 years ago
Super Video, aber da soll noch mal einer sagen, das es in der "guten, alten Zeit" keine Sportpolitik gab...
Fatman86 4 years ago
I didn't understand a word, but I enjoyed the vid immensely! My favorite type of racing from the year I was born :)
mercoid 5 years ago