Ford GT Construction, Testing and Development, December 1964-February 1965
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Ford created all-new GT race cars to challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After disappointing results with the company's Britain-based Advanced Vehicles Facility, Ford shifted racing responsibilities to Carroll Shelby in California. His Shelby American team reworked the cars and Ford won Le Mans with a GT40 Mark II in 1966, and with a Mark IV in 1967.
Ford created all-new GT race cars to challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After disappointing results with the company's Britain-based Advanced Vehicles Facility, Ford shifted racing responsibilities to Carroll Shelby in California. His Shelby American team reworked the cars and Ford won Le Mans with a GT40 Mark II in 1966, and with a Mark IV in 1967.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
December 1964-February 1965
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.5978.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
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