the GT40 Mk II did just that, finishing 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, just as it had at Daytona and Sebring earlier in the year. Reaching the summit of the sport wasn’t enough for Ford and the car ...

Carroll Shelby, though. They decided to rework the car’s chassis and bodywork—while leaving its 7.0-liter V-8 untouched—in an attempt to improve its aerodynamics. 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV Bring ...

GT/109’ Ford Competition Prototype Roadster is one of only two existing convertible GT40s, and raced once at Le Mans.

Ford Mk IV was originally raced in Can-Am as an open-top car, and later converted to replicate the 1967 Le Mans-winning GT40.

However, it paved the way for a victory that came in 1967, when the GT40 Mk IV car became the only car ... The model was delivered to Shelby in March 1965 for the final preparations before the ...

Shelby’s involvement in the Ford GT40 program diverted his attention away from the Mangusta ... a subtle nod to the rivalry between the Cobra and the Mangusta. The Shelby Mk V Prototype remains a ...

The Mustang is an American legend, having sold well over ten million units since its 1964 debut, and it remains pretty much ...

It would be to Shelby and Miles that Ford turned to knock the GT40 into shape to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. The Cobra was the warm up act. It was fast down the straights, but virtually undrivable. The ...

Ford GT40 Mk II chassis P/1032 was auctioned at RM Sotheby’s 2025 ... Le Mans ’66 as Ford broached an all-out La Sarthe assault. Three cars were run by the Shelby American team, another trio by Holman ...

The only other surviving GT40 Roadster Prototype, GT/108, was sold at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in 2019 for a cool $7.65 ...

Mecum's upcoming Indianapolis auction will include the sale of one of the two surviving GT40 Roadster prototypes.