50 years after the marque's first win at Le Mans in 1966 with the GT40 in the battle chronicled in the movie "Ford v Ferrari," where he and teammates Dirk Müller from Germany and hometown hero ...
Their win was the last overall for Ferrari at Le Mans, until the automaker returned ... with over the coming year include a 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II, a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP64, a ...
In the GTE Pro Class, Ford had reason to celebrate: the #68 Ford GT campaigned by Chip Ganassi Racing took a class win 50 years after Ford's 1-2-3 GT40 Le Mans win in 1966. For the full list of ...
The first GT40 models were powered by a 289 cubic inch V8 borrowed from the Fairlane, but all three cars Ford sent to Le Mans ...
Famous Gulf camera car used in the epic Steve McQueen film, Le Mans • Distinguished ... with his Cobras-taking over the GT40 MK II program. He delivered a win at Daytona with Ken Miles and ...
The Imola city center and circuit were draped in Ferrari colours this weekend as the fabled Italian brand hosted its annual ...
The MkIV GT40 remains the only American-designed-and-built car ever to win a Le Mans title, thanks in no small part to the colossal 7-litre V8 engine lurking beneath the car's slinky bodywork.
If you love collecting cars and money is no object, it's hard to imagine any decade's vehicles are worth obsessing over more ...
In 1966, Ford finished 1-2-3 at Le Mans, triumphing over Ferrari and making the original Ford GT40 an automotive icon ... car that Ganassi Racing used to win the Rolex 24 in 2015 (Ganassi at ...
On the racing front, Ferrari is still at the top of its game. The company's Formula One team — still called Scuderia Ferrari — has won eight world championships since Enzo's death. With its ...
Like the GT40 of the same era ... Stroppe had his hands in everything from hot rods and NASCAR to Le Mans and Pikes Peak racers, but he’s best remembered today for his efforts in the dirt.
Driving many of the most renowned cars of his era — Ferrari, Maserati, Mercedes, Corvette, Lotus, Jaguar, Chaparral, Lola, McLaren, Shelby Cobra, Ford GT40 ... the 24hrs of Le Mans twice ...