Because an original 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I—one of only 31 road-going examples ever built—will be up for grabs and is likely to fetch bids in the millions. According to the listing, the car ...

Iconic 1966 Ford GT40 MkI, the first road car sold to a private owner, to be auctioned in Kissimmee, January 2025. The legendary 1966 Ford GT40 MkI Road Car, a hallmark of automotive history ...

And while the characters behind the GT40 are well known, such as Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, less so are the cars themselves, whose official production spanned a mere six years, from 1964 through ...

To meet the speed requirements for a pace car, it was fitted with a detuned engine from the Mark I Ford GT40 race car. The ...

But it didn’t stop there – a MkIII fitted with the 4.7-litre V8 was built as a short-lived road car (just seven were made), but to continue the GT40’s success an all-new MkIV was built ...