New Paint Scheme Highlights GT Design Elements
Ford has a lot of reasons to be proud of its GT40 race car, a vehicle that swept the competition off its feet and won the
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SVT drew on the original GT40's uncompromising performance for the modern interpretation. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
While the construction and engineering of yesteryear's machines were farmed out to various entities in the racing industry, Ford's 21st century interpretation was put
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The turnaround time for the GT project, from concept to production road car, was just fifteen months. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
Announced as a concept in 2002, the GT was ushered into production by CEO and President Bill Ford for the company's Centennial celebration. The turnaround time for the project, from concept to production road car, would be just fifteen months.