This humongous V8 proved that American muscle was better than sophisticated Italian V12s on the biggest stage of them all: the 24-Hours of Le Mans. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24-hour ...

Ford officially withdrew from endurance racing after ending Ferrari's dominance at the 24-Hours of Le Mans by winning the legendary race two times in a row. However, its British division wanted to ...

The Ford GT40 Roadster is already a rare breed, and probably the rarest surviving example—the only one to compete in Le Mans—has hit the auction block. The GT40 coupe is a familiar Ford in racing ...

Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the endurance race run every year since 1923, except when strikes intervened in 1936 and from 1940-1948 during World War II and its ...

Ken Miles is one of the most important names in Ford's motorsports history. He piloted the Ford GT40 that he and Carroll Shelby engineered to second place in the 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le ...

On December 31, 1966, Ford paid severance to a stiff, tall man named John Wyer and his entire staff of Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, England, the British team that developed the GT40. This ...

Three of the most important race cars in endurance racing history will come together again in 2026 when the Ford GT40 trio that swept the podium at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans reunites at the ...

RM Sotheby’s will sell a Ford GT40 Mk II on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum at its upcoming Miami auction The car raced in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Ford famously triumphed ...

"I remember as a child seeing these cars driving around Slough and hearing their growl... you knew they were coming and you couldn't ignore them." It is 60 years since the Ford GT40 finished in all ...

You can buy a lot for $11 million. One could splash that kind of cash on a private jet, a mansion, or two Bugatti Tourbillons and still have some money left over. However, for purveyors of classic ...

It’s Ford v Everybody. The Dearborn automaker is taking on the world in international Le Mans-class Hypercar racing in 2027, and its program will be run entirely in-house. The announcement is a break ...