Ford Gt40 Mark 3. 1967 Ford GT40 Mark III is on display at the at the Petersen Automotive Museum Stock Photo Alamy The Ford GT40 is an American high-performance endurance racing car with the Mk I, Mk II, and Mk III model cars being based upon the British Lola Mk6, and were designed and built in England, while the GT40 Mk IV model was designed and built in the United States The range was powered by a series of American-designed and built engines modified for racing
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This victory cemented the GT40's legendary status and marked a defining moment in American motorsports history. This was virtually identical to the one used in the Shelby Mustang GT350 and produced just over 300 bhp.
The race was a tense battle, but ultimately, Ford achieved a historic 1-2-3 finish, finally breaking Ferrari's dominance and achieving sweet revenge This was virtually identical to the one used in the Shelby Mustang GT350 and produced just over 300 bhp. Somewhere in the murkiness of this dichotomy, we find the 1967 GT40 Mk III, the purpose-built, street-legal version of Ford's Le Mans-winning racer.
1967 1969 Ford GT40 Mk III Chassis M3/1105. The Ford GT40 is an American high-performance endurance racing car with the Mk I, Mk II, and Mk III model cars being based upon the British Lola Mk6, and were designed and built in England, while the GT40 Mk IV model was designed and built in the United States This rare street-legal example (serial #MK3 1105) was originally owned by well-known Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who drove it sparingly—and never in the rain
. Despite the split, Ford still had a desire to capitalise on their 1966 Le Mans victory The Mark III is different from the Mark I because it was built as a road car