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  1. www.topgear.com › car-news › pioneersHere's the real story behind the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40

    Aug 17, 2017 · Ford assembled an army for Le Mans that year – 100 personnel, nine cars (including a spare), seven spare engines, and 21 tonnes of spare parts, all moved around in a giant truck too big to...

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  2. www.carandclassic.com › magazine › legend-of-le-mansLegend of Le Mans – Ford’s GT40 Turns 60 - Car and Classic

    Apr 15, 2024 · Ford was fuming and instructed his team of engineers – a group that included Donald Frey, Roy Lunn and Carroll Shelby – to build a car that he could take to Le Mans and kick Ferrari bottom and so a new advanced vehicle department was set up with the sole purpose of creating what would become the GT40.

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  3. www.themanual.com › auto › ford-gt40-historyA History of Ford’s Le Mans-Winning GT40 Race Car

    Jul 26, 2016 · The Ford GT40 was built in the mid 1960s to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. The race car went on to win four successful Le Mans championships.

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  4. www.motorsportmagazine.com › 62 › spirit-of-le-mansFord GT40: The spirit of Le Mans - Motor Sport Magazine

    Feb 28, 2020 · And that was that for chassis 1029. But the car’s identity lives on in this car, rebuilt using the original engine and gearbox around a repaired original GT40 tub, campaigned by owners and well-known historic racers Andrew Smith and James Cottingham.

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  5. corporate.ford.com › articles › historyFord GT40 Origins - Ford Corporate

    The GT40s entered in the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans. The flurry of negotiations between the companies had ended, but Ford’s desire to become a player in performance motorsports remained strong.

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  7. corporate.ford.com › articles › historyOrigins of Ford GT40 - Le Mans Committee Victory - Ford Corporate

    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 ...

  8. corporate.ford.com › articles › historyFord vs. Ferrari: The 427 GT40X - 1965 - Ford Corporate

    Ford Motor Company had been working to develop and perfect a 7-liter 427 cubic inch engine. Lunn and his team had worked an engineering marvel to fit the larger engine in the mid-engine car while retaining aerodynamic integrity.

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