GT40 Production at the Ford Advanced Vehicles Facility in Slough, UK, December 1966

01

Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's Advanced Vehicles Facility, located in the United Kingdom, built seven street-legal versions of the GT40 Mark I race car with the 289-cubic-inch V-8 engine. These vehicles were sent to dealers and auto shows around North America to promote Ford's victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 December 1966

Subject Date

21 December 1966

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.6788

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.625 in
Width: 8 in