You can buy a lot for $11 million. One could splash that kind of cash on a private jet, a mansion, or two Bugatti Tourbillons and still have some money left over. However, for purveyors of classic ...
RM Sotheby’s will sell a Ford GT40 Mk II on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum at its upcoming Miami auction The car raced in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Ford famously triumphed ...
Ford’s is keeping nostalgia alive for its 56-year-old Le Mans victory. with a new, limited-edition GT Heritage Edition. The GT will be displayed at the New York auto show next week alongside one of ...
Le Mans is for many the most prestigious race of any kind in the history of the world. The French track is where, for the past 100+ years, the best drivers and cars in the world have gathered to prove ...
"I remember as a child seeing these cars driving around Slough and hearing their growl... you knew they were coming and you couldn't ignore them." It is 60 years since the Ford GT40 finished in all ...
It’s hard to believe that a company born during the Industrial Revolution’s earliest days and with a founder blessed with more foresight than any of his peers, the Ford Motor Company has a blotchy ...
The Ford GT40 Roadster is already a rare breed, and probably the rarest surviving example—the only one to compete in Le Mans—has hit the auction block. The GT40 coupe is a familiar Ford in racing ...
In 1957, the Automotive Manufacturers Association (AMA) proclaimed that high performance and racing in car advertisements would not be the main argument for boosting sales. Naturally, members of the ...
The recent class win by the new Ford GT at the 2016 24 Hour of Le Mans brought many Ford enthusiasts to their feet as history was repeated fifty years later. Many of us watched the race or listened to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sitting just 40 inches above the ground, the GT40 feels impossibly low upon entry. But slither over the sill-mounted shifter, ...
In the 24-hour 1966 Le Mans race, Ford famously swept the contest, claiming all three podium positions. The unprecedented victories reestablished respect for the American automotive industry which was ...