Ford GT News
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Ford's whizz-bang technological breakthrough GT may be too complicated for the automaker to train all of its dealers to service, according to newly leaked documents. Intended only for the automaker's retailers, the documents posted to AllFordMustangs.com reveal that Ford dealers will need to meet a number of extensive requirements to service what is undoubtedly the most complicated vehicle to ever wear the blue oval. Dealers will need to be prepared to spend about $30,000 on special equipment if they want to be certified for GT service. Here's a look at some of the requirements: Dealers will...
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Ford details how it wind tunnel tested its new GT
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is hoping to deliver its first GT supercars to consumers by the end of the year, but the Michigan automaker says it isn't quite done fine-tuning the aerodynamics. In this new video, Ford shows us how it utilizes Wind Tunnel 8 at its Allen Park, Michigan, engineering...
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Ford lights up HQ to celebrate Le Mans win... again
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] claimed victory at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTE Pro class. This win comes 50 years after the Blue Oval pulled off a one-two-three finish at the iconic French race using its iconic GT40. To celebrate the win made by the modern GT, Ford lit up its headquarters...
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Ford lays out some of the options available to GT buyers
Among the options announced by Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] today for its upcoming GT supercar is a choice of five shades for the vehicle's Brembo brake calipers. That degree of customizability is a new high for Ford, but then again the GT shares little with the rest of the automaker's lineup. Ford...
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Ford GT to continue racing through 2019
Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar will keep racing through the 2019 motorsport season in both the World Endurance Championship and the United SportsCar Championship. The automaker confirmed the extended motorsport program for the GT on Saturday, explaining that the program is...
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2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition to commemorate 1966 Le Mans win
Everything is coming up Le Mans for the forthcoming 2017 Ford GT supercar. Just a couple weeks ago, Ford returned to Le Mans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of it legendary 1-2-3 finish with the GT40. The return was a success as the reborn Ford GT won its class and, in fact, took a 1-2-4...
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Four a couple months now, we've been following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II, chassis P1046, that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was purchased in 2014 by Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte. While it was in pretty good shape, Kaufman felt it needed to look like it did when it won Le Mans, so he enlisted the services of Rare Drive, Inc. of East Kingston, New Hampshire, to restore this legendary race car. The car is now complete and it made its public debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. Here we see pictures of...
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2017 Ford GT in production guise surprises at Le Mans
There’s an assortment of cars racing around the Circuit de la Sarthe in this weekend’s 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, which at the time of writing is led by Toyota and one of its TS050 Hybrid LMP1s, but one car in particular is creating plenty of excitement off the track. Ford Motor Company...
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Lego Ford GT on display at Le Mans
Ford thinks it has all the pieces together to dominate the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, but the automaker's racing car isn't quite put together the same way as the 4,000-piece Lego model it is displaying on the sidelines of the grueling race in France. Rendered in 1/3 scale, the Lego version of...
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Ford GT documentary parts four and five: The racers and Le Mans
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Performance has released the fourth and fifth installments in a series of videos on the development of the revived Ford GT. Part four details the process that Ford and Chip Ganassi Racing used to pick the drivers and part five delves into the racing results along the way...
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Ford, Porsche secure pole for 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
This is the moment Blue Oval fans around the world have been waiting years for: Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] imminent return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And the American automaker is off to a solid start for this weekend’s race, the highlight of the 2016 World Endurance Championship...
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Ford GT’s twin-turbocharged V-6 may end up as crate engine
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has developed a special twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 for use in its new GT supercar starting deliveries later this year. The engine, based on the unit originally developed for Ford’s Daytona Prototype, is already in use in racing versions of the GT competing in...
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Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Performance has released the third in a series of videos on the development of the revived Ford GT. Chapter one detailed Ford's decision to build this race car/supercar. Chapter two examined the challenges and advantages involved in engineering a road car and race car simultaneously. And now chapter three takes a look at the shakedown testing of the race car and its first race in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Watch the video and you will see that Ford was pleased with the results of the GT's first shakedown session, but the first race brought disappointment as...
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Close look at Ford GT’s carbon fiber wheels
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally confirmed its new GT supercar will be coming with carbon fiber wheels. However, they won’t be standard like on the Mustang Shelby GT350R. Instead, the GT will come with forged aluminum wheels standard and the carbon fiber set available as an option. The...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part four: attention to detail
A few weeks ago, we began following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car in 2014. While the GT40 was in pretty good shape, it wasn't in the same...
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Ford GT application videos start hitting the web
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] last month started taking applications for its new GT supercar. We’re not talking orders here but simply an application that signals one’s interest in owning the car. ALSO SEE: Pagani Huayra BC lands in U.S., sounds mean Each application is to be vetted by...
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Ford GT crashes hard in 2016 WEC’s 6 Hours of Spa
Spa-Francorchamps’ infamous Eau Rouge corner claimed another victim in the form of the number 66 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT in yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa, the second race of the 2016 World Endurance Championship. The car, one of two GTs fielded by Ford in partnership with Chip...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part three: technology
A couple weeks ago, we started following the restoration of the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car, chassis number P1046, in 2014 and enlisted the services of Rare Drive, Inc. of East Kingston, New...
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Last week we learned that Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. While chassis number P1046 was in perfectly good shape, it wasn't outfitted as it was when it won Le Mans. It had done time as a transmission test mule and had changed hands several times over the years, with untold changes and updates along the way. Given that P1046 posted what was arguably the most important race win in Ford history, Kaufman decided it should be restored to the configuration of its greatest achievement. ALSO SEE: Ford...
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Ford GT racks up more than 7,000 applications
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] last week fired up the ordering process for its new GT supercar. The process involves filling out a lengthy online application form at the website www.FordGT.com, which Ford will then vet to determine who the limited run of GTs to be produced will end up with. ALSO SEE...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part one
If it's not the most important race car in Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] history, it's in the top three. Ford GT40 Mk. II chassis number P1046 was the car that officially won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. It was the culmination of Ford's effort to beat Ferrari at its own game, and not only did...
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Ford GT documentary part two: The Cutting Edge
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has dropped the second in a series of videos on the development of the revived Ford GT. Built as a tribute to the GT40 that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with a 1-2-3 finish, the next-generation GT is being developed as both a street car and a race car. In fact, the...
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Ford loses out to Ferrari in World Endurance Championship debut
Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar failed to shine in its second major motorsport debut, the past weekend’s season-opener for the 2016 World Endurance Championship at the legendary Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. The two GTs entered in the 6 Hours of Silverstone...
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Here's what Ford is asking GT applicants
The order books are open for Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] reborn supercar, the GT, but getting on the list isn't quite as simple as walking down to your local showroom and picking out the options you want. With a list price beginning in the mid-$400,000s, the GT isn't for everyone. And Ford knows...
Andrew Ganz