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2005 Ford GT Prototype PB1-3 For Sale at $399,988
2005 Ford GT Prototype PB1-3 For Sale at $399,988

25 Apr 2014, 16:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Produced between 2004 and 2006 in just 4,038 units, the Ford GT is one of the most rare and revered sports cars not only in the U.S., but the entire world. For a "mere" $399,988, you can b...

 
Second Oldest Ford GT40 Auctioned for $7 Million <span>· Video</span>
Second Oldest Ford GT40 Auctioned for $7 Million · Video

15 Apr 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As we're sure you know, the GT40 was Ford's first model ever to win the challenging 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was born from the ambition of Henry Ford II to do one thing only: utterly destro...

 
Happy 10th Anniversary, Ford GT!
Happy 10th Anniversary, Ford GT!

11 Apr 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ten years ago, an American sports car legend was reborn in Michigan. Of course, we're talking about the Ford GT, the modern interpretation of Ford's four-time Le Mans-winning racer, the GT...

 
1964 Ford GT40 Prototype Going Under the Hammer Next Month
1964 Ford GT40 Prototype Going Under the Hammer Next Month

18 Mar 2014, 12:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to race cars, America was the birth place for an array of awesome machines, including the Cobra Daytona, the Corvette Grand Sport, the Scarab Sports Roadster and Jim Hall’s Chapa...

 
1966 Ford GT40 Barn Find Surfaces in California
1966 Ford GT40 Barn Find Surfaces in California

21 Feb 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A rare 1966 Ford GT40 race was recently found in a California garage. Discovered in a pile of junk and boxes by Tom Shaughnessy, the GT40 turned out to be chassis P/1067, the last vehicle to be prod...

 
Ford GT40 Hits the Track, Delivers V8 Symphony
Ford GT40 Hits the Track, Delivers V8 Symphony

12 Dec 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed in the early 1960s by Ford Advanced Vehicles, John Wyer Automotive Engineering and Shelby American, the Ford GT40 went on to win four consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans races, becoming the mo...

 
Tom Cruise to Play Carroll Shelby in Go Like Hell Movie
Tom Cruise to Play Carroll Shelby in Go Like Hell Movie

25 Oct 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it Tom Cruise will be playing automotive and racing legend Carroll Shelby in the upcoming “Go Like Hell” movie, that’s being develop by 20th Century Fox and “Oblivio...

 
Goodwood Revival Hosts Largest Ford GT40 Gathering Ever
Goodwood Revival Hosts Largest Ford GT40 Gathering Ever

24 Oct 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This year’s Goodwood Revival hosted the largest ever single make race for the iconic Ford GT40, probably the most coveted American race car ever built (we know it was built in Britain, but shu...

 
The Most Expensive Cars Ever Auctioned
The Most Expensive Cars Ever Auctioned

28 Apr 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The automobile has been around for more than 100 years. Gasoline powered vehicles showed up near the end of the 19th century, but it's enough to look back to when the Ford Model T started rolli...

 
Pure Vision Previews Wicked Ford GT40-Inspired Mustang
Pure Vision Previews Wicked Ford GT40-Inspired Mustang

19 Mar 2013, 17:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / For those of you who haven't heard about Pure Vision Designs yet, they're responsible for building some of the most exquisite classic Ford Mustangs. There's nothing these guy won&#...

 
This is the Most Insulting Ford GT40 Replica Ever Made
This is the Most Insulting Ford GT40 Replica Ever Made

27 Feb 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We've shown you all kinds of unfortunate famous car replicas lately, including the weird Suzuki-based Bugatti Veyron or the utterly ugly Gallardo. Well, none of them were quite insulting, but w...

 
Rare Pine Greeen 1965 Ford GT Up for Auction
Rare Pine Greeen 1965 Ford GT Up for Auction

7 Dec 2012, 14:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not to be confused with the modern lazybody, the old GT40 is a legend of the track and as a result, American buyers gobble them up whenever one hits the auction block. This 1965 example has been res...

 
Ford Celebrates 50 Years of Cortina at Goodwood Revival
Ford Celebrates 50 Years of Cortina at Goodwood Revival

12 Sep 2012, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford will celebrate 50 years since the launch o the Mark I Cortina at this year’s Goodwood Revival show. This was their best selling car in Britain for 10 of the 20 years it was sold, and a to...

 
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Auctioned for a Record $11 Million
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Auctioned for a Record $11 Million

20 Aug 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re imagining that, if you’re a 1931 Dusenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe, you pride is at least 10 times as long as your name, especially since you hold the record for the most expe...

 
Two Ford GT40s Heading to Auction
Two Ford GT40s Heading to Auction

19 Jun 2012, 15:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The big story today on the auction scene is that not one but two Ford GT40s will be sold at the upcoming Monterey RM Auctions event on August 17-18th, 2012. The first car is the 1968 Ford GT40 Gu...

 
Legendary Carroll Shelby Dies at Age 89
Legendary Carroll Shelby Dies at Age 89

12 May 2012, 09:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you are like us, than probably a good few days if not weeks of your life were spent listening to the legendary Carroll Shelby talk about his performance cars or his racing history. But today i...

 
Yellow Ford GT40: American Muscle in London
Yellow Ford GT40: American Muscle in London

1 Feb 2012, 17:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Britain’s sportscar industry isn’t what it used to, but there’s still some strength in the Nobles, McLarens or Caterhams made there. But some people still fancy a good import, and ...

 
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster to Be Auctioned Off
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster to Be Auctioned Off

4 Apr 2011, 09:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A very rare and very green 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster will go under the hammer at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Cernobbio, Italy, on May 21, according to a recent Top Gear post. Whi...

 
1965 Ford GT40 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
1965 Ford GT40 at Goodwood Festival of Speed

24 Jun 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the founding sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled to take place on July 3, in Sussex, Bonhams will line up a great selection of sports, competition and collectors’ cars, as...