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Only a limited number of road going gts will be produced and ford already says they are oversubscribed.

2020 ford tremor f350. 68 ford gt of sebastien bourdais fra joey hand us and dirk mueller ger crossed the finish line at le mans at three oclock on sunday as the overall gt winner of the 2016 le mans 24 hours. Back in 1966 ford did the seemingly impossible when they took a 1 2 3 victory at le mans with the ford gt40. Ford gt40 mk ii front.

Unlike its ancestors the new ford gt will compete in the lm gte pro class. 69 ford gt of ryan briscoe aus scott dixon nz and richard westbrook gb joined the winners on the podium. Both the production car and race car will arrive in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of ford gt race cars placing 1 2 3 at the 1966 24 hours of le mans.

Paired with a lego version of the 2016 le mans winning ford gt the classic 1966 gt40 also comes with a retro driver minifigure. It also made a red carpet appearance together with the stars of ford v ferrari celebrating the. Not only did ford win the 24 hours of le mans but took the first three finishing positions.

Ford went on to repeat its victory at le. Their stellar victory came at the expense of ferrari a company which henry ford ii had tried to purchase but was rebuffed by enzo ferrari thus sparking a racing rivalry between the two companies. Actually only 250 units will be produced per year.

To celebrate that win a half century ago the 2016 pebble beach concours delegance gathered 17 gt40s. The racing gt will compete at le mans in 2016 to mark the 50 th anniversary of the fords gt clean podium swoop in the 1966 race. The 84th 24 hours of le mans french.

Ford is again returning to le mans with the ford gt following victory in 2016 exactly 50 years after a 1 2 3 victory at the 1966 le mans 24 hours. Le mans france the no. The restored gt40 chassis p1046 was in attendance in 2016 le mans when ford won the title again.

84 e 24 heures du mans was an automobile endurance racing event held for le mans prototype and le mans grand touring endurance cars from 15 to 19 june 2016 at the circuit de la sarthe le mans franceit was the 84th running of the 24 hour race organised by the automobile club de louest aco as well as the third and flagship round of the 2016 fia world.