RK Motors Revives The 1966 Le Mans Winning Ford GT40: Video - Top Speed
the only carmaker that had had the audacity to make a fool out of Henry Ford II. RK Motors Charlotte recently put together the first episode of an upcoming series that tries to tell the story behind the GT40 that won Le Mans in 1966 — the car’s... Henry Ford II had become infatuated with the Le Mans 24 Hours race was willing to sell its road-going cars division, Ford invested a large amount of money in auditing Ferrari’s factory assets and negotiating the sale. This angered Henry Ford II so much that he decided to create a car that would beat Ferrari fair and square at the Le Mans 24 Hours. Source: www.topspeed.com
