Ultimate Ford GT40 – The Definitive History (Volume 2)

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Everything needed to make a confident decision.

Large-format 576-page book illustrated with over 1,000 period photographs and documents. The origins of the GT40, including Ford’s failed plan to buy Ferrari, the Lola Mk6, and the initial prototypes. The setting up of Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, the introduction of Shelby American to the Ford GT project, and the arrival of the GT40 Mark II. Every race in the 1964 and early 1965 racing programme. Biographies of drivers and important personalities involved in the GT40 programme. Previously unpublished interviews with key personnel. A treasure-trove of previously unpublished documents and photographs, throwing new light on every aspect of the GT40 story. The GT40 is the Ford that beat Ferrari, recording four consecutive Le Mans victories between 1966 and 1969. The early history of the car is covered in unprecedented detail in this second volume of a landmark four-volume series which