Ford Gt Le Mans Livery

The photo shows the livery as used at le mans in 1966.

Ford gt le mans livery. Joe willis chicagoland petrolheads and car spotters a second special ford chip ganassi racing livery for next month s 24 hours of le mans has been spotted in what appears to be a potential. The 2021 ford gt heritage edition is festooned in retro livery including frozen white paint and a contrasting carbon fiber hood exposed carbon fiber panels signature 98 roundel graphics and. Drivers ben keating jeroen bleekemolen and felipe fraga will be representing its title sponsor wynn s with a bright. The ford gt40 that dan gurney and a j.

This heritage edition is the first to feature a livery famous for a race other than le mans. Ford will pay homage to a pair of its outright le mans 24 hours winners from the 1960s with retro liveries on its factory gte pro contenders in this year s race. Ii the ford gt40 is an american high performance endurance racing car. As with that le mans winner the gulf livery heritage edition wears 9 on its door.

The mk i mk ii and mk iii variants were designed and built in england based upon the british lola mk6. Just 50 gt heritage edition cars will be available globally of which less than 10 are likely to. After seeing gulf s mid century corporate colors grace everything from tata nanos to bicycles it s nice seeing it on something at least related to the original. The range was powered by a series of american built ford v8.

Only the mk iv model was designed and built in the united states. Serial number gt 40 p 1015 mk. Foyt drove to victory at le mans in 1967 is remembered in the new livery of the 67 ford gt raced by andy priaulx gb harry tincknell gb and jonathan bomarito usa. The gt heritage edition is the first gt to feature a livery famous for a race other than le mans.