The GT40 is the Ford that beat Ferrari, recording four consecutive Le Mans victories between 1966 and 1969. The early history of the car is covered in unprecedented detail in this second volume of a landmark four-volume series which has been years in the making.
With unique access to thousands of pages of original documentation produced by Ford, Ford Advanced Vehicles and Shelby American, and previously unpublished interviews with many of those involved with the GT40 in period, the authors provide new insight and analysis of this iconic sports-racing car.
In Ultimate Ford GT40: The Definitive History (Volume 2) you will find more than 1,000 illustrations include previously unseen period photographs from the archives of Ford Motor Company and numerous photographers and agencies.
Main contents:
- Large-format 576-page book illustrated with over 1,000 period photographs and documents.
- The origins of the GT40, including Ford’s failed plan to buy Ferrari, the Lola Mk6, and the initial prototypes.
- The setting up of Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, the introduction of Shelby American to the Ford GT project, and the arrival of the GT40 Mark II.
- Every race in the 1964 and early 1965 racing programme.
- Biographies of drivers and important personalities involved in the GT40 programme.
- Previously unpublished interviews with key personnel.
- A treasure-trove of previously unpublished documents and photographs, throwing new light on every aspect of the GT40 story.
- Limited to 750 copies.
- Text in English.
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