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- - - bugs had been ironed out: The GT40 returned to Daytona and swept
THIS EXAMPLE (LOT #1417) OF A ’66 HERITAGE the top three spots. Then came the sensational win at Le Mans. With
the Ford family in attendance, Ford’s campaign to vanquish Ferrari
EDITION WEARS SHADOW BLACK PAINT WITH came to fruition.
SILVER STRIPES AND FROZEN WHITE NO. 2 When the checkered flag fell on June 19, 1966, all three GT40s under

GRAPHICS ON THE HOOD AND DOORS, JUST the Shelby American banner crossed the finish in formation, with the
LIKE THE LE MANS-WINNER. car piloted by Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren (yes, that McLaren)
taking the victory. For 24 hours the pair of New Zealanders masterfully
- - - piloted their GT40, lapping the circuit De La Sarthe 360 times and
covering a distance of 3,009.3 miles and marking the first victory of
Ford’s sportscar dynasty and four consecutive victories at Le Mans.
Five decades later, Ford Motor Company returned to the famed French
endurance race in 2016 with the all-new GT. “Celebrating the anniversary
of Ford’s historic victories at Le Mans has always been a part of the
return of the Ford GT,” said Raj Nair, Ford’s executive vice president,
product development, and chief technical officer at the time. The GT was
engineered concurrently as a racer fixated on winning again at Le Mans
and a road car ready to tame any circuit. Ford went to great lengths to craft
a descendant that honors their winning heritage. Now you can take home
a piece of that heritage, too.

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