Ford GT Designer Camilo Pardo Sells Limited-Edition 'Her Targets' Artwork

Camilo Pardo, the man behind the bullet-like design of the Ford GT40 supercar, has created a limited edition batch of prints that, unlike most of his work, is sold online at surprisingly affordable prices. The 'Her Targets' collection comprises of 45 unique prints that sell for as little as $80 each.

Each race-inspired print is hand signed by the artist himself and numbered and features a well-delineated beauty in the foreground and a kaleidoscope of varied designs in the background. Each print is unique, boasting a different background motif painted by Camillo.

Pardo, the head of Ford's "Living Legends" studio, is credited as the Chief Designer of the Ford GT and drew his inspiration from Ford's classic GT40 race cars of the 1960s under the guidance of J Mays, Ford's Chief Creative Officer. Because of the nearly identical styling, the new Ford GT is sometimes mistaken for its 1960s counterpart, which is probably what Pardo had intended.

The art that Camilo Pardo created over the years is all over Detroit, with a considerable amount of it present on American freeways at any given moment of the day. Most recognized for the design of Ford's two-seated supercar, Pardo reminded us that a car's first internal combustion takes place in an artist's mind. That mind is not drained of creativity, it carried on, even if it's no longer completely devoted to the auto industry.

Camilo Pardo was born in Manhattan, the first American of a Columbian family. He lived in Queens most of his formative years.

“It was in the 60s so I was surrounded by pop art and bad a** cars," recalls the artist. "I always had the latest race tracks and slot cars; Johnny Lightning, AFX. My favorites were a gulf Porsche with headlights that worked and a blue Super bird with a flat black hood. It was number seven.”