Ford GT40

Ford GT40, Ford
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A low racing car that Ford built to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, which it did four years running.

Henry Ford II wanted to buy Ferrari but was turned down and decided to beat the marque at Le Mans. The GT40 won in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

Materials: Steel monocoque, glass-fibre body; V8 engine

Manufacture: Developed in England and the United States; the name comes from its height, forty inches.

The very low body, only 40 inches high.

The doors that cut into the roof.