Ford Gt40 Mk2 Le Mans 1966, Gt40 Mkii Poster

Ii p1046 won the 24 hours of le mans the first for the blue oval and for america itself.

Ford bronco ii eddie bauer. There were two mk ii b gt40s this car which ran as no. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 world sportscar championship seasonthis was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor. After development with the 47 liter engine and the t 44 gearbox they perfected the gt40 and the new ford team now headed by john wyer.

Replica automobiles in new britain ct the spyder is a mk2 canadian american can am racing replica. Even with big block cars the 1965 le mans was a failure for the ford team. 5 and four of the new lighter and more aerodynamic mk iv j cars with.

Moreover ford entered a total of eight mk iis in the 1966 24 hours of le mans including three from shelby american three from holman moody and two from uk development partner alan mann racing. 57 painted light blue and no. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers.

Original spec rear body clamshell sourced from a original 1966 gt40 mkii. It has been more than 50 years since the ford gt40 mk. Ford gt40 mkii continuation.

As the legend goes henry ford once tried to buy ferrari but the deal never shook out. When the sophisticated engine was delayed an alloy version of the push rod small block v8 was used. 1047 which was painted gold and ran as no.

For the 1967 le mans 24 hour race ford anxious to repeat its sensational 1 2 3 victory of 1966 entered a six car team. Gt40 spyder united states. Gt40 mark ii won third at le mans in 1966 and can still manufacture a holman gt from 1966 blueprints.

When ford embarked on the ambitious project to end ferraris dominance at le mans the original engine envisioned to power the gt later gt40 was the all alloy twin cam v8 which was already under development for use in the indy 500. The 1966 ford gt40 mk. In addition five privateer teams campaigned ford gt40 mk is in the event giving the automaker 13 cars in a 55 car field or nearly 24 percent of the.

These new cars called mark iis were ready for the 1966 le mans in which fight were entered by three different private teams. With the 1966 gt40 mk ii henry ford iis quest to beat ferrari at le mans was complete. Correct gt40 mkii spec 427ci side oiler v 8 producing 540hp.

Henri pescarolo who went. Ii p1046 won le mans for ford and america by elizabeth puckett nov 07 2019 handpicked shop sports by elizabeth puckett nov 07 2019 the ford that dethroned ferrari.