In the 1960s the Ford Motor Company decided to enter the arena of sports car racing and challenge the European manufacturers, specifically Ferrari, for supremacy. The result was the GT40, and by the mid-1960s the car was posting victories at the most prestigious sports car endurance racing events around the world. In this comprehensive history of Ford's GT40, Ronnie Spain describes the development of the marque and features chassis records and photos of each and every car built.Comprehensive race records provide a year-by-year account, from the GT40's first ventures in 1964 through 1970.Original 1986 hardcover edition ISBN 1-85532-268-4
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Great Everything u want to know!!,
This review is from: GT40: An Individual History and Race Record (Paperback)
Well i first ordered this book after a while of looking at everything about the GT40. It was a great choice. This book tells u everything, it has pages of race records and chassis records that are easy to understand, it has a whole lot of history and it is just a well written book. Enjoy!
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A very detailed reivew of the cars history....a bit dry for those not really into the GT history. But for those car buffs....a great resource
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Jordan Jordan, Trim Black, Ford France, Tyres Goodyear, Wheels Borrani, Kar Kraft, Fry Fry, Essex Wire, Alan Mann, Brands Hatch, Los Angeles, Nelson Nelson, Webers Transmission, Ken Miles, New York, Date Event, Configuration Road, Mark Ils, Cobra Transmission, Hawkins Hawkins, Rubery Owen Mag, Sadler Sadler, Sutcliffe Sutcliffe, Paul Hawkins, Customer Ford Division New!
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Jordan Jordan, Trim Black, Ford France, Tyres Goodyear, Wheels Borrani, Kar Kraft, Fry Fry, Essex Wire, Alan Mann, Brands Hatch, Los Angeles, Nelson Nelson, Webers Transmission, Ken Miles, New York, Date Event, Configuration Road, Mark Ils, Cobra Transmission, Hawkins Hawkins, Rubery Owen Mag, Sadler Sadler, Sutcliffe Sutcliffe, Paul Hawkins, Customer Ford Division New!
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