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Ford GT40: The Car the Blue Oval Built to Smash Ferrari

Barely a year after the call from the boss went out, the Mark I version of the Ford GT40 was entered into its first-ever race – the 1000kms of the Nurburgring in May 1964. The first two years of competition didn’t go very well, with the GT40s failing to make it to the race’s finish.

This Rarest-of-the-Rare Car Will Soon Be Auctioned Off

Welcome to the world's only Ford GT40 Roadster: Click on images to enlarge The Ford GT40 was a world-beating racing car in its 1960s heyday, wiping the floor with Ferrari’s entries at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for four years on the trot.

The 60s Had Some of the Most Beautiful Car Designs Ever

The Ford GT40 wouldn’t look out of place in a 2019 new model unveiling Source: More Cars 7. 1960 Buick Invicta. This thing looks like it can slice through wind Source: Sicnag 8. The Mustang. Absolutely timeless 9. 1961 Cadillac Series 62, simple and classy Source: MartinHansV 10.

'Rare & Expensive' Doesn't Do These Muscle Cars Justice

The car started off life as a demonstration vehicle for a tire company, but it got its Super Snake moniker after Carroll Shelby stuffed a 427-cubic-inch V8 from a Ford GT40 under the hood. It produces well over 500 horsepower and was clocked in period at over 170 mph.

"Rare & Expensive" Doesn't Do These Muscle Cars Justice...

The car started off life as a demonstration vehicle for a tire company, but it got its Super Snake moniker after Carroll Shelby stuffed a 427-cubic-inch V8 from a Ford GT40 under the hood. It produces well over 500 horsepower and was clocked in period at over 170 mph.

Check Out the Hottest Cars From the 2018 Monterey Auction

Just 90 Porsche 550 Spyders were ever built. 1966 Ford GT40 MkII Guide price: $9-12 million There had never been another automotive marque to dominate the Le Mans 24 Hours prior to Ford’s incredible run of four victories in a row at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the 1960s.

To Buy Any of These, You Need Tens of Millions of Dollars

Spyder: $8,250,000 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster: $9,680,000 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe: $9,800,000 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 999 Red Gold Dream: $10,000,000 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe: $10,340,000 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder: $10,900,000 1968 Ford GT40

These Enthusiast's Cars Will Be Enough to Make You Drool

Ford GT40 The Ford GT40 is a legendary race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four years in a row between 1966 and 1969. Seven original road cars were built, and they/'re known as MK IIIs.

Unbelievable! 12 Awesome Racing Cars with License Plates

Ford GT40 MkIII Source Number Built: 7 The GT40 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row in the mid-1960s, turning it into a legend.

The 10 Best Cars of the 2015 Detroit Auto Show!

It is the second generation of the Ford GT, marking 50 years since the GT40 won the 1966 Le Mans race. 3. Alfa Romeo 4C Spider With a price tag of $55,000-$60,000, this little coupe speedster is nothing less than a bargain.

Has There Ever Been a Greater Era For Beautiful Cars?

Ford GT This exercise in retro styling, paying tribute to the GT40 Le Mans car of the 1960s, went on sale for the 2005 model year. It has since been replaced by the second-generation Ford GT, but this is arguably the more beautiful car of the two.

Each of These Racing Cars is More Beautiful Than the Last

Ford GT40 This car was born after Henry Ford II failed to buy Ferrari in the early 1960s. Enraged, he ordered a car that would crush Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race to be built, and this led to victories four years in a row – from 1966 through to 1969.

These Incredible Racing Cars Take Me Way Back!

Ford GT40 This car was born after Henry Ford II failed to buy Ferrari in the early 1960s. Enraged, he ordered a car that would crush Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race to be built, and this led to victories four years in a row – from 1966 through to 1969.

These Cars Are So Obscure, Even We Didn't Know About Them!

Spectre R45 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Number Built: 2 The man who conceived Spectre achieved fame in the automotive world thanks to his incredibly accurate replica constructions of the Le Mans 24 Hour-winning Ford GT40 racing car, and in fact, the road cars he built share their dimensions with

These Pictures Prove That Cars Only Get Better With Age

The car in the picture has been reconstructed twice over the years to maintain its classic look that is considered rare because only 90 such cars have been produced in the history of Porsche. 1966 Ford GT40 Mk ll Estimated price: 9-12 million USD This car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 4 years in a row

These 12 Beautiful Cars Are Literally One of a Kind

However, by the time the prototype was complete, the 5.0L XJ13 had been usurped by Ford's 7.0L GT40, meaning no further versions of this beautiful car were ever made. [related_articles] 2.

15 of the World's Most Beautiful Historic Race Cars

The P4 raced in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, and finished first, second and third, ending a period of dominance at the race by Ford and its legendary GT40. 8.