Ford GT40

Ford GT40

Official: Ford will build the gt40. You can't wait for this web equalizer, Ford SVT chief engineer John colet a photo retrospective and engineering, Vice President of North American product development Chris Theodore, GT40 Designer Camilo Pardo and the design Vice - President J Mays.

This has been attempted in the times, we tend to find we all need a hero. Automotive. Like the heroes of the car, Ford's GT40 endurance, he can kick a race on the European side of it was Gen. George Patton - rough, confident, and effective.

The year was 1963. Henry Ford ii, the famous Le Mans 24-hour endurance race I decided that I should win. That in the month of March began negotiations to join forces with Ferrari, but Enzo Ferrari on May 21, the negotiations suddenly stopped. If you disagree with this Henry himself decided to beat Enzo. Lola that was built with the help of the funds the UK's Yank-powered GT was allocated to build a car. In 1966, the dream is Le Mans one-two-three who completed the gt40 was performed. Ferrari withdrew from the series in 1969, and during this time Ford's winning line was reached. Ford's living legends Studio, T-bird and forty-nine designs with a reincarnation of the legendary gt40 to follow isn't it amazing?

Of course, this is Ford's first GT40-esteem. That bowed at the Detroit show in 1995, angular, geometric, completely modern gt90 and do you remember (C / D, January 1995)? The existence of the vehicle, Cougar, focus, and others followed by the "new edge" designs was to prepare the people for. GT90, obviously something which is not possible - it was incredibly low, incredibly expensive and often extreme. To be able to see this limited production, fast, comfortable, street-legal car was designed as. Therefore, the mission is well-heeled to exhibitors a $ 100,000 question to ask is: Can you live without?

According to the requirement of legality, comfort and gt40 Mark I, has led to a 10 percent increase in the total size of the new car. Tensed almost a month until the wheelbase, height 40.5 inches (a figure rounded the vehicle named in the original 40) came up three inches 43.5 inches. The original total length of 164.5% from 17.1 inches longer. The passenger compartment was placed a little beyond to prevent the dismantling of the front wheel wells wheelbase. Seats, original gas tank fuel cell Shroud the interior of their hosts instead of a large spine with two giant were placed outside of the structure. Input / output for another great concession, traditional doors, ceiling-hugging shape, such as original doors.

Design boss J Mays, near the center of the bumper can be opened to reveal a car's mechanical systems menteselenen wide front and rear access panels, on one of the original design elements was insistent. This requirement of special vehicle engineering chief, John of him made an important contribution to the todo list. Colet was the show of the tool out of the treadmill was tasked with assigning to the world an ugly, half-baked or poorly designed hardware I didn't have a reception. Therefore, the basics of the car Detroit show geometrically realistic and functional.