One of the most exciting new cars of 2004 is profiled in this beautiful book. The Ford GT is the modern version of the incredible GT40, a car created by Ford in the 1960s to beat the Ferraris at Le Mans-which they did! The success of the original GT40, coupled with its great looks, made it one of the most popular cars in automotive racing history. Ford has revived the spirit of the original race car with perhaps its most exciting new car in 30 years-the Ford GT. The new car has lines taken straight off the original GT40 and power supplied by a 500-hp V-8. Three Ford GTs will be built in 2003 to commemorate the 1-2-3 victory at Le Mans in 1966, and the car will see limited regular production beginning in June 2004. This book includes an in-depth analysis of how the car came to be, complete with original interviews with Ford execs and engineers as well as drawings of concept cars. Also included is a short chapter summing up the origins and race history of the GT40. Also a section discussing the concepts for GT40 revivals. Many of these cars have not been revealed in publications previously.
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Larry Edsall was snatched away from a career as a daily newspaper sports editor to become motorsports editor at AutoWeek magazine. Before long, he was its automotive industry news and motorsports editor, and for most of his 12 years he served as the magazine’s managing editor. Edsall left
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book detailing the development of the new Ford GT,
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The other reviewer complains that this book doesn't cover the original 1960's Ford GT-40, but nobody said it did!
This book covers the development of the new 2005-2006 Ford GT.
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Nice coffee table book about the GT,
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I enjoyed this book. It has some great images and a nice dialog. I haven't read any other books on the GT so have no reference for comparison, but thought it was worthy if your a GT enthusiast.
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A great book....much better than expected. Very good history of the development, the designers and the resulting historic race machine.
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To design and develop a GT prototype vehicle from which could be derived a team of race cars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Roy Lunn, Camilo Pardo, Chris Theodore, Randy Leffingwell, David Newhardt, Peter Watkins, Split Image, Bill Ford, Dan Gurney, Fred Goodnow, Mike Teske, Formula One, Aston Martin, Carroll Shelby, Ford Motor Company, Neil Hannemann, Richard Parry-Jones, Curt Hill, Huibert Mees, North American International Auto Show, Ford's Special Vehicles Team, John Coletti, Kar Kraft, Kent Harrison, Neil Ressler New!
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To design and develop a GT prototype vehicle from which could be derived a team of race cars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
concept car Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roy Lunn, Camilo Pardo, Chris Theodore, Randy Leffingwell, David Newhardt, Peter Watkins, Split Image, Bill Ford, Dan Gurney, Fred Goodnow, Mike Teske, Formula One, Aston Martin, Carroll Shelby, Ford Motor Company, Neil Hannemann, Richard Parry-Jones, Curt Hill, Huibert Mees, North American International Auto Show, Ford's Special Vehicles Team, John Coletti, Kar Kraft, Kent Harrison, Neil Ressler New!
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- Complete Book Of Collectible Cars 1940-1980 by Richard M. Langworth in Back Matter
- Collectible Cars by Richard M. Langworth in Back Matter
- The Auction Block by Rex Beach on page 130
- American Cars by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Dream Cars by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
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