This Right-Hand Drive 1966 Ford GT40 Is One of Only Seven Models Sent to America
And one of only 31 ever built for the street in the first place.
Ford’s GT40 was originally designed and built in England using American engines specifically with the 24 Hours of Le Mans in mind and the vehicle did its job, winning the marathon race four consecutive times between 1966 and 1969. Henry Ford II himself was in attendance at the 1966 win, which also marked the first European Le Mans win for the American auto-manufacturer. This 1966 Ford GT40 is one of only 31 ever built for the street and one of the scant seven sent across the pond for retail. When restoration junkie Robert Ash bought the car in 1984, he completely redid the supercar from the inside out: starting with the 400+ hp V8 engine all the way through to the exhaust and piping before finishing it off with a candy-apple red paint job and a murdered-out black interior.
You can register to bid on this piece of automotive history at Sotheby’s now.
