Ford GT40 #GT/105
Der Vater des Erfolgs Die Geschichte des Ford GT40, wie er entstand und wie er dann auch tatsächlich bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans gewinnen konnte, haben wir in einer mehrteiligen Serie schon aufgea...
Der Vater des Erfolgs Die Geschichte des Ford GT40, wie er entstand und wie er dann auch tatsächlich bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans gewinnen konnte, haben wir in einer mehrteiligen Serie schon aufgea...
Rückblick Ja, es ist uns absolut bewusst, dass wir da schon einige wunderbare Privilegien haben. Ford hat «radical» nach Los Angeles eingeladen, um den ganz neuen Ford Mustang Mach E im Detail kennen...
Photo credit: Fox Entertainment Group Does America champion the underdog? The pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps tales of the little guy making it big, the evergreen story of heart and determination...
Ford v Ferrari is a story that’s been a long time coming—in fact, it’s been over 53 years since Ford beat Ferrari at Le Mans. It took that long to take the bones of that story and bring it to the big...
When I met Brian Winer, who was driving a Lotus Esprit at the time, I was surprised when he said his favorite car was the Ford GT40. This was back in the ‘70s. I thought he was a furrin’ car guy. Tur...
Keine Offenbarung Nachdem die Ford GT40 1964 trotz gigantischem Aufwand (siehe auch: Zusammenhänge ) nicht einmal in die Nähe des Gewinns wenigstens eines Blumentopfs gekommen waren bei den 24 Stunde...
As the 24 Hours of Daytona approaches in a few short months, along with the Daytona 500 — the first race of the annual NASCAR season — chances are you might have wondered, from time to time, how the ...
Shelby in ’66. Painting by Wallace A. Wyss. There have been Hollywood films about automakers, say Preston Tucker. And there have been Hollywood films about race-car builders. It is now confirmed that...
1966 Shelby G.T. 350H; all images by the author. It’s presale estimate was set at $150,000 – $200,000. Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine print cycles have dictated that we bid farewell to the 2018 Sc...
Rennflunder Francesco Zefferino Sbarro, geboren 1939 im süditalienischen Lecce, wollte eigentlich Literatur studieren. Doch dann war seine Leidenschaft für alles Automobile doch grösser – und er nahm...
Photos courtesy Automotive Hall of Fame archives. The man behind some of the most noteworthy successes in a wide variety of segments of the auto industry will, for the first time, get an exhibit dedi...
Geheimwaffe, again Vielleicht wäre es das wahrhafte Gerät gewesen, damals, 1964. Vielleicht hätte das Daytona Coupé mit dem grossen Motor damals tatsächlich eine Chance gehabt, in Le Mans zu gewinnen...
Roy Lunn, at a December 2015 Sarasota Cafe Racers lunch. Photo by Gary Jean. Roy Lunn, the “Godfather of the Ford GT40,” passed away on August 5th, 2017 after suffering a catastrophic stroke at the a...
Photo courtesy BMW AG. A poll by British motoring magazine Auto Express to determine the 50 best British cars of all time has put the classic 1959-2000 Mini in the number one spot, edging out the Jag...
With auctions, seminars, tours, test drives and car shows leading up to the main event, there is no shortage of activities on Amelia Island in the days before Sunday’s concours d’elegance, this year ...
Sebring 1966: Big Ed, driven by Ken Miles and LLoyd Ruby, makes a night pit stop. Images courtesy of Ford Motorsport History. Ford’s GT40 coupes were once the scourge of racing circuits across the Un...
Ford GT40s finish 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A half-century after the Ford Motor Company shocked the world by sweeping the podium at the 24 Hou...
Adam Carolla’s documentary on the Ford-Ferrari rivalry of the Sixties, “The 24-Hour War,” will be out soon. Here’s the trailer. * Robert Merz takes us for a Sunday drive in the 1925 Ford Model T that...
Chris Amon (R) with Jim Clark at Indianapolis in 1967. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Best remembered for his win in the Ford GT40 Mk IIA with co-driver Bruce McLaren in the 1966 24 Hour...
Photo via Roy Lunn Archives, Car Guy Chronicles. To different groups of car enthusiasts, Roy Lunn represents vastly different accomplishments. There are Ford’s GT40 wins at Le Mans, for which he’s pe...
Ford GT40 (6) Einen haben wir noch. So zum Abschluss unserer Serie zum Ford GT40. Es ist dies ein wunderbarer 66er GT40, Chassisnummer P/1057, gebaut 1966. Es heisst, dass P/1057 von Nero viele Jahre...
Leo Beebe at Le Mans in 1966. All photos courtesy of Ford Motorsport. Editor’s note: This piece comes to us from Hemmings reader and contributor Frank Comstock, a friend of the late Leo Beebe. “Comin...
1957 Maserati 250F, the fifth work in the Disintegrating II series. Photos courtesy Studio Oefner. Swiss artist Fabian Oefner sees things differently than the rest of us. Not content to view cars (or...
According to the Showvans blog, the recent Cleveland Autorama’s show-within-a-show dedicated to custom vans was the largest indoor van show in more than 30 years. Also shows how far custom vanning ha...
As Ford GT40 replicas go, this 1987 Fordiero GT for sale on Hemmings.com won’t fool anybody into thinking they’re buying a P or J chassis – nobody’s trying to say it’s anything more than what it is –...