When Enzo Ferrari refused to sell his company to Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford II unleashed his fury in a car called the GT40. Read all about the sports car that was built specifically to beat Ferrari at the classic Le Mans 24-hour race -- and win it did, scoring four consecutive victories from 1966 to 1969. Learn the details of how Ford expanded its horizons, and find out what became of the cars that were built to achieve that goal, including their race successes. The author also details the road-going version of the GT40. Featured are many new unpublished action photographs, a reproduction of the GT40 parts manual, and the histories of each of the chassis numbers.
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Ford Gt : Production and Racing history, individual Chassis Records,
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OK we are speaking GT-40 here! Any one who buys this book is certainly a die hard GT-40 enthusiast. The book being out of production is not inexpensive. However what you get from this publication by Trevor Legate is the evolution of the marque when Shelby was still building Cobra Roadsters. This is a serious publication that delivers a thorough documentation of the live of this machine that beat Ferrari
race cars that had dominated Le Mans and so many other sports car racing venues. You get individual chassis histories and the history of hard knocks learned by an American mind set of oval NASA car and drag strip racing to GT class racing in Europe. This was uncharted territory that took it time to develop, but like "The Moon Landing in 1969 " it was an historical event. There are many black and White and color period photos frozen in time. This publication also goes into the Road Cars and the present day Ford GT Cars. There is even seriously a parts break down in the back of this book. like I said this is speaking GT-40 for the serious Ford Enthusiast. Bob Geco ford Enthusiast
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Possibly the most remarkable aspect of the GT40 was that it ever saw the light of day. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
three other owners, rear bodywork, new lap record, testing accident, race programme, suspension failure, team colours, sports car racing, needle roller, team car, clutch release, chassis number, nose section, wire wheels, roll cage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shelby American, Holman Moody, Ken Miles, Alan Mann, Ford France, John Wyer, World Championship, Kar Kraft, Courtesy Peter Quinn, Essex Wire, Phil Hill, Brands Hatch, Henry Ford, Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, New York, Daytona Cobra, Gulf Oil, Leo Beebe, Chris Amon, George Stauffer, Harley Cluxton, Bob Bondurant, David Piper New!
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Possibly the most remarkable aspect of the GT40 was that it ever saw the light of day. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
three other owners, rear bodywork, new lap record, testing accident, race programme, suspension failure, team colours, sports car racing, needle roller, team car, clutch release, chassis number, nose section, wire wheels, roll cage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shelby American, Holman Moody, Ken Miles, Alan Mann, Ford France, John Wyer, World Championship, Kar Kraft, Courtesy Peter Quinn, Essex Wire, Phil Hill, Brands Hatch, Henry Ford, Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, New York, Daytona Cobra, Gulf Oil, Leo Beebe, Chris Amon, George Stauffer, Harley Cluxton, Bob Bondurant, David Piper New!
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- Great Lakes by Linda Thompson on page 182
- Henry Ford (People We Should Know) by Jonatha A. Brown on page 181
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