Ford GT 40 (1966)

The Ford GT40 (1966) history begins after Ford failed to amass Ferrari, when angered Henry Ford II acknowledged that he ‘wished to win Le Mans in 1966′. With a view to achieve this objective Ford Advanced Automobiles has be shaped with the duty of creating a reducing-edge GT automotive – a extremely aerodynamic mid-engine coupe built around the 1963 Indianapolis 4.2 liter engine. First prototypes of the automobile were launched in April 1964 and named GT40 because of the reality the automobile was forty inches high. Three Ford GT40s compete on the 1964 Le Mans and even though none of them finished the race a brand new race lap report was set of 3:49.four (131.7 mph).