In the 1960s the Ford Motor Company decided to enter the arena of sports car racing and challenge the European manufacturers, specifically Ferrari, for supremacy. The result was the GT40, and by the mid-1960s the car was posting victories at the most prestigious sports car endurance racing events around the world. In this comprehensive history of Ford's GT40, Ronnie Spain describes the development of the marque and features chassis records and photos of each and every car built.
From the back cover:
Ford's four victories at Le Mans assured the GT40 of immortality in the minds of motorsports enthusiasts worldwide. From the mid-to-late 1960s, Ferrari, Chevrolet, Lola, and other companies that had come to expect to win in sports-car racing learned to treat the slim-silhouetted GT40 with the utmost respect.
Author Ronnie Spain took over a decade to research the history of every GT40 chassis, their racing histories, and their owners. No more complete mass of data concerning the fascinating GT40 is available in one volume.
From
its initial design study stages in 1964 to its final competition form for the
1970 season, the GT40 was subjected to major body changes and detailed
modification. Ronnie Spain has traced the evolution of each chassis. He has
also noted the drivers' reactions to their machines, the handling
characteristics, the notable incidents, and much more in his dense, richly
packed narrative.
