Supercars: Ford GT40

The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969. It was built to win long-distance sports car races against Ferrari (who won at Le Mans six times in a row from 1960 to 1965).

The car was named the GT (for Grand Tourisme) with the 40 representing its overall height of 40 inches (1.02 m, measured at the windshield) as required by the rules. Large displacement Ford V8 engines (4.7 L and 7 L) were used, compared with the Ferrari V12 which displaced 3.0 L or 4.0 L.

Early cars were simply named "Ford GT". 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 LeMans. 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 through GT40-P-1145, were officially "GT40s". The name of Ford's project, and the serial numbers dispel the story that "GT40" was "only a nickname."

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[abanks1959]

@sn1py101 Wrong

[zerogravitybong]

i heard you are a retard...

[Sserpxes]

Ford's finest hour. Beat Ferraris, Porsches at LeMAns with a 1-2-3 win. This car is a legend

[sn1py101]

i heard this had really bad handling...

[Threeload]

Epic homage to the legendary Ford GT40, truly breathtaking. Another great tribute on a par with that of the Porsche 917 vid, look it up ;)

[heisan88]

the legendary gt40!! awesome...

[indigoblue555]

One of the most exciting cars ever....

and a true beauty as well.

[Eol1n]

freakin awesome! What's the name of the song?

[tocen]

!!!

[Pantera1117]

great video