FORD GT40 CONTINUATION BY SUPERFORMANCE

1965 Ford Other Description

This is a continuation car by Superformance, Not a replica. Car has A/C and a heater. Ford Racing 427 racing crate engine with FAST velocity 8 stack electronic fuel injection system. Quaife racing 5 speed manual transmission. Wilwood brakes all around. Coil overs. Snake headers with straight through pipes. This car is as close to the originals as you can get, both in appearance and driving. Made for the real enthusiast. Engine was dynode at 570 at the crank, 467HP at the rear wheels. All this on a car weighing in at 2500 lbs. Wheels are the original style "wine glass" Halibrands. (named due to the shape you see on the wheel openings). Tires copied after the original Good Year blue streak racing tires used in the mid 60's. The paint scheme, sponsors and number and copied after the car raced by Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren at the 1965 Sebring endurance race, where they finished 2nd overall. This car has been featured in an ABC spot done on the release date of Ford v Ferrari movie, as well as the subject of a Bloomberg report on the GT40 by editor Hannah Elliot . It has appeared at numerous car shows including the Peterson museum event honoring Shelby cars in Los Angeles, and Shelby events at the headquarters here in Los Angeles. It has also been pictured in Car and Driver and Motor trend on line magazine articles. Buy, drive, race, and exhibit a piece of history. This is the closest you can get at a reasonable price.