A shot of the No. 2 Ford GT40 Mk II piloted by Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren during the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 2 GT40 ended up winning the race, the first win in a four-year win streak ...

the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours.” With the GT40’s potential now proven, the GT/109 roadster – identical to GT/108 bar only the GT/109’s removal rollover bar – was sent first to Ford’s ‘FAV ...

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 ...

So what do we really know about the Ford GT40's historic 1960s racing victories at the Le Mans 24-hour race? Yes, Ford Motor set out to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, after being rebuffed in its 1963 ...

The 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car was expected to bring in a hefty sum even before it hit the auction block. The Gulf-liveried car was extremely successful in races ranging ...

RM Sotheby’s will sell a Ford GT40 Mk II on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum at its upcoming Miami auction The car raced in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Ford famously ...

In spite of almost 50 years passing since the 1-2-3 win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, the Ford GT40 remains one of the most legendary race cars. Ever. After six years of Ferrari dominance ...

He piloted the Ford GT40 that he and Carroll Shelby engineered to second place in the 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. That's an incredible feat by itself as the race is ...

Carroll Shelby took over the Ford racing program in 1965 and in its running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans the following year, the GT40 Mk II finished first, second, and third, beating out the ...