Ford GT Sports Car Cutaway, 2005

Summary

Ford continued to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an updated version of the company's acclaimed GT sports car. The 2005 Ford GT recalled the look of the original GT40, which beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, but its chassis and supercharged V-8 were entirely new. Ford displayed this elaborate cutaway at major auto shows during the GT's two-year production run.

Ford continued to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an updated version of the company's acclaimed GT sports car. The 2005 Ford GT recalled the look of the original GT40, which beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, but its chassis and supercharged V-8 were entirely new. Ford displayed this elaborate cutaway at major auto shows during the GT's two-year production run.

Artifact

Cutaway (Model)

Date Made

2005

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.45.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Performance Motorsports.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Glass (Material)
Leather
Rubber (Material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 43.75 in  (Driver's side)

Width: 36 in  (Driver's side)

Length: 173.5 in  (Driver's side)

Height: 43.5 in  (Passenger's side)

Width: 39 in  (Passenger's side)

Length: 177.5 in  (Passenger's side)

Inscriptions

on door step on driver's side: Ford [logo] on steering wheel: FORD GT on tire on back left side of driver's side: GOODYEAR on front of hood of passenger's side: Fo [logo] on door of passenger's side: FORD GT on tire on front right side of passenger's side: GOODYEAR

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