The Ford That Beat Ferrari

When Ford's attempt to buy Ferrari fell through, the US car giant embarked on a programme to beat the famous Italian marque at the world's most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24 hours. It was quite a battle. Ford's challenger was the GT40, which placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. This classic book about the GT40 - fastest sports racing car of its day - has been redesigned, expanded and updated to meet pent-up demand that has pushed the value of the original 1985 edition to over GBP400.

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John Allen and Gordon Jones are both long-time sports car enthusiasts with an over-riding passion for the Ford GT40. They live respectively in Leeds and the Cognac area of France.

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John Wyer, Eric Broadley and Roy Lunn headed the project through a company called Ford Advanced Vehicles, based in England. The series of iconic sports cars, collectively know at the GT40, was powered by Ford V8 engines. Low and muscular - the '40' referrred to its height in inches - the GT40 uniquely achieved eight years of competive racing from one chassis design. Every GT40 chassis between 1964 and 1971 is chronicled in photographs. First sports racing car to exceed 2000mph on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans. Coverage includes private teams and entrants as well as works cars. Inspired the new Ford GT production supercar, launched in 2003 to make a golden era in Ford's history.

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