The new Group 4 class was also an attractive proposition as, with the proven 4.7-litre GT40 platform, Ford felt they could easily reach the 50 car production requirement for 1966. Until 1966 though, these early 4.7-litre GT40 Mk1 production cars would still have to race in the Prototype category. The Ford GT40 won Le Mans four years straight. From 1966 to 1969, Ford ruled the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the historic endurance race competition that takes place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, in France. As for the other Ford GT40 roadsters, chassis GT/108 was the prototype, and never raced in period. Perhaps the most original example, it sold at a 2014 RM Sotheby’s auction for $6.93 million . Chassis GT/109, the sister car to 108, was prepared for the 1965 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by Shelby American, and during the race it was 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II #2 Le Mans Winner in 1:18 Scale by Shelby Collectibles by Shelby Collectibles. Shelby - 1966 Ford GT-40 MK II Hardtop #2. Winner Le Mans 1:18 scale diecast collectible model car. Three iterations of the GT40 won over those four years—the Mk II in 1966, Mk IV in 1967, and Mk I in 1968 and 1969. The gallery features photos from the Ford’s 1960s Le Mans run. 24 Hours of Tracking down the 1966 GT40 Mk II on the eve of "Ford v Ferrari". The Ford GT40 Mk II No. 2 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. We all know the story of Ford shocking the world and beating Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Well, even if you don’t, you’re about to learn courtesy of the new film Ford v Ferrari, starring Christian Jacky Ickx nonchalantly walks toward his Ford GT40 at the start in 1969 in protest at the traditional Le Mans starting proceedure, which he deemed dangerous. Jackie Oliver praises the well-proven GT40, which broke the Ferrari stranglehold at Le Mans in 1966-67. He describes it as easy to drive, stable, and reliable. The GT40 Mark Two not only provided a major victory for American talent, it showed the world that a heavier, large-displacement car was an acceptable platform in the world of GT endurance racing. 24 Hours of LeMans, LeMans, France, 1966. Mario Andretti/Lucien Bianchi Holman Moody Ford Mark II. CD#0554-3252-2890-8. .

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