Car Online | News (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
some text here Which decade produced the best supercar? ( polls) Make and model Year Price Engine 0-60mph Top speed Ford GT40 1965 £6700 4763cc V8, 306bhp, 329lb ft 4.0sec 154mph For: Do you really care that it was a...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
In our third installment detailing the 50 landmarks of automotive engineering and styling that you should try and drive before your licence expires, Peter Hall describes his chilhood dream car - the Ford GT40.
Automobile (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Shelby Brands a GT40 For 85th Birthday The word "replicar" and "Carroll Shelby" seem to go together as well as a Cobra and a wet hairpin curve, but the legendary snake charmer has agreed to lend his name to a host of commemorative Ford GT40 reproductions in honor of his 85th birthday. Based on the replica built by Superformance, the Shelby cars are trimmed to simulate the triad of GT40s that finished...
Cobb (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
Damn. Too bad my portfolio is all locked up... Since the legendary Ford GT40 racecars placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans back in 1966, there have been several replicas and reproductions of the original Lola-inspired design. The latest comes from Carroll...
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Celebrating Carroll Shelby's 85th birthday, Shelby Distribution USA under license from Shelby Licensing and in partnership with Shelby Automobiles Inc. will build a limited run of replicas based on the original Ford GT40 race cars that dominated the... Visit Carscoop for the full story, other content, and more...
Winding Road (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Looking for the experience of driving a legendary racecar, but don't quite have the budget to pull off the real thing? This Ford GT40 replica looks to provide automotive champagne on a beer (ok, maybe just slightly cheaper champagne) budget. While this replica race car may not have all the moxie of a real sixties GT40, it's likely to be a much more livable proposition. The car is built around a modern,...
The Garage (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Our second installment of our weekly review of C. Van Tune’s video archives. This week, Van tells a bit of Ford GT40 history and then puts a tungsten Ford GT through it’s paces. After the break of course Related Post1, 2, 3, Ford. Recreating Ford's Le Mans win.Welcome to The Garage: C. Van TuneIntroducing: Vanderbilt Cup RacesAnother [...]
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 24/03/2008
After building just over 4,000 copies of its rejuvenated GT, Ford decided to end production of the iconic supercar at the height of its popularity back in 2006. Here was a car from the Blue Oval capable of keeping up with Ferraris and Lamborghinis with styling equally as flamboyant to the Italian thoroughbreds, [...]
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 17/03/2008
Filed under: Coupes , Supercars , Shelby Click above for high-res gallery of the Superformance MkII GT40 Perhaps the greatest achievement of Americans in motorsports is winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ford and Shelby brought home not only the overall victory, but the Ford GT40 captured the top three spots. It was a resounding victory for an American team with an American car. Those wanting to...
Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | 17/01/2008
With 170bhp and the Ford GT40-inspired paintjob, this Hayabusa should be plenty fast. We don't like the spoked wheel and the tubular swingarm though... After 20 years of building hot rods, Hank Young decided to try his hand at bikes, and Hank Young Choppers was set up in the year 2001. And even with motorcycles, Mr Young apparently wasn't happy doing only cruisers, which is probably why he
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Thanks to the Gulf Oil Ford GT40 MKII's historic triumph at the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans we'll probably forever pay tribute to the light blue and orange colors. First it was the GT40 replicar paying homage and now, 40 years after the initial victory, the 2008 Aston Martin DBR9 will carry the Gulf Oil livery into battle once more to vanquish any foes trying to recapture the GT1 title at this year's...
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Hot on the heels of the Gulf Oil Ford GT40 comes news from Aston Martin that they will be racing their GT1 Le Mans cars in the distinctive orange and blue colours. Two DBR9s will be painted to celebrate Gulf Oil's first victory at the 24 hour race 40 years on. The two Aston Martin DBR9s [...]
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Filed under: Time Warp , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Ford The Gulf Oil paint scheme was immortalized in motorsports history when the the '68-'69 Ford GT40 capped off four straight victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Later cars such as the Porsche 917 have also featured the unique livery, but it's the Ford GT40 that first comes to mind when you think of the light blue and orange paint. Auto Futura, the...
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 03/01/2008
Posted on 01.3.2008 15:37 by Simona Alina Filed in: | Supercars / Exotic cars | Ford GT | car tuning The 2008 CAV GT Gulf Oil Edition is a car made by and for the fans, inspired by the mythical Ford GT40. It comes to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of his biggest conquest, the victory at the 24h Le Mans race against the powerful Ferrari. The CAV GT is powered by a 5.6 liters small block Ford...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 08/11/2007
Ford has announced the launch of its limited edition Focus ST500 in the UK. With a limited run of only 500 examples, the Focus ST500 was designed to echo the Ford GT40s that swept Le Mans in 1966. The ST500 option is more of a visual package than anything else, but builds on [...]
