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The first GT40 models were powered by a 289 cubic inch V8 borrowed from the Fairlane, but all three cars Ford sent to Le Mans in 1964 broke down, and Ferrari took its fourth straight Le Mans win.


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Honouring Ford GT Le Mans efforts, Ford v. Ferrari 50 years later The 2022 Ford GT LM Edition pays tribute to the third-generation supercar's overall win and the No. 68 Ford GT of Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Joey Hand (US) and Dirk Müller (GER) who crossed the finish line at the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours.


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Empty-handed on his return to Detroit, Ford's point man, Don Frey, was told by Henry Ford II to 'go to Le Mans, and beat his ass.' Or so the legend goes. The result was the GT40, a car that.


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The Ford GT is set to finish its production run at Multimatic at the end of 2022, and with that comes the end of Ford's reborn GT. Honoring the 2016 Le Mans class win, Ford is sending its GT off.


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The origins of the Ford GT40 and the victory at Le Mans in 1966. A sparsely worded newswire release was issued on May 22, 1963 noting, "Ford Motor Company and Ferrari wish to indicate, with reference to recent reports of their negotiations toward a possible collaboration that such negotiations have been suspended by mutual agreement."


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Before it takes to the Le Mans track in 2024, the Mustang GT3 will compete in various GT3 series worldwide, namely in the FIA World Endurance Championship beginning in 2024 where Proton.


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LE MANS, France -- The No. 68 Ford GT of Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Joey Hand (US) and Dirk Müller (GER) crossed the finish line at Le Mans at three o'clock on Sunday, as the overall GT winner of the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours. The No. 69 Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe (AUS), Scott Dixon (NZ) and Richard Westbrook (GB) joined the winners on the podium after scoring third place.


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Ford's most recent triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was in 2016 with the Ford GT. "Ford and Le Mans are bound together by history. And now we're coming back to the most dramatic, most rewarding and most important race in the world," said Jim Farley, CEO, Ford Motor Company. "It is not Ford versus Ferrari anymore.


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The origins of the Ford GT40 and the victory at Le Mans in 1966. One of the first changes made for the 1966 racing season was the establishment of the Le Mans Committee, which was comprised of the heads of a number of Ford divisions involved, including the Engine and Foundry, General Parts, and also expanded the role of the Dearborn Motorsports and Styling and Engineering teams.


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The restored GT40 Chassis P/1046 was in attendance in 2016 Le Mans when Ford won the title again. It also made a red-carpet appearance together with the stars of 'Ford v Ferrari', celebrating the.


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They'd flown to France to witness the 24 Hours of Le Mans race debut of the new Ford GT, the supercar scheduled to start from the GTE Pro class pole in less than four hours.


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Honoring Ford GT Le Mans efforts, Ford v. Ferrari 50 years later The 2022 Ford GT LM Edition pays tribute to the third-generation supercar's overall win and the No. 68 Ford GT of Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Joey Hand (US) and Dirk Müller (GER) who crossed the finish line at the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours.


Here's the real story behind the Le Manswinning Ford GT40 Top Gear

The Ford GT is feared on the track thanks to wins all the way to Le Mans. And since that sort of thing winds up in the rest of our vehicles, we win races off the track as well. Welcome to the Family


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Fehan insists he's delighted that Ford is back in GT racing and downplays the implications of the Rolex 24 for Ford's Le Mans ambitions. "Testing and racing are different animals," he says.


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50 years to the day following the historic podium sweep at the Le Mans 24 Hours by the Ford GT40, the new Ford GT returned to Le Mans and claimed the GTE Pro.


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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.Ford succeeded with the GT40, winning the 1966 through 1969 races.