I at its first Le Mans, Ford yanked control over the GT40 to America. The Americans poured some $7 million into the 1966 campaign alone, securing no less than 13 entries for that famous ‘66
New Listing SCALEXTRIC C2529 FORD GT40 1966 LE MANS WINNERS COLLECTORS SET #1155/10,000 NEW. $325.00. 0 bids. $18.95 shipping. Ending Jan 9 at 8:41AM PST 6d 16h. orThe 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans also saw one of the sport's all-time greats make his debut. It was during this race that Jacky Ickx raced for the American team: Essex Wire Corporation. Although he did not finish the race, Jacky would eventually become one of the most successful drivers in Le Mans history (winning his first race in a Ford GT40 in And this is the car that earned Ford that first win back in 1966. Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon drove this black-and-silver GT40, chassis P/1046, to first place at Le Mans 50 years ago. The Ford GT40 history starts after Ford failed to acquire Ferrari, when angered Henry Ford II stated that he 'wanted to win Le Mans in 1966'. In order to achieve this goal Ford Advanced Vehicles has be formed with the task of creating a cutting-edge GT car - a highly aerodynamic mid-engine coupe built around the 1963 Indianapolis 4.2 liter engine. In the USA, Ford handed responsibility for the GT40 project to Shelby American with a clear instruction to turn the car into a winner, something that had eluded it since it was launched. Shelby decided the way to win Le Mans was to make use of a big-block V8 that could run for hours at low revs and less stress. The GT40 wins Le Mans in 1966 followed by two other GT40s | Ford archive “This car is the ‘66 Le Mans winner, the… car that beat Ferrari, and I think that pretty much sums it up,” said Jeff Spiegel, spokesman for RK Motors. “We’re basically taking it all the way back to 1966 to its full originality.” The Charlotte classic car 1967 Ford GT40 Mark IV In 1966, Ford achieved top honors in the field of international endurance racing. Despite growing costs, Ford decided to continue development of the GT40 for the 1967 season. This campaign was already the largest and most expensive American assault on the predominantly European series. While the 427-powered Mark II cars proved a remarkable success in 1966, their hefty MjCp.