A one-of-a-kind Ford GT40 is going to be sold at auction next month: the only GT Roadster to compete at Le Mans.

Unlike the familiar GT40 coupe that helped Ford dominate Le Mans in the late 1960s, the roadster version had a very limited ...

This roadster, along with five GT40 coupes, failed to finish Le Mans in 1965. Fortunately, things went better in '66.

is one of only two surviving roadster examples The car was the only roadster prototype to race at Le Mans, which it did in 1965 A rare opportunity to own one of the original Ford GT40 prototypes ...

This 1965 Ford GT40 ... through the rear wheels. Photo: Mecum Auctions It finished second in Class at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and was second to the 1966 Le Mans Winner and ...

the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours.” With the GT40’s potential now proven, the GT/109 roadster – identical to GT/108 bar only the GT/109’s removal rollover bar – was sent first to Ford’s ‘FAV ...

While Ferrari completed a clean sweep of the podium there were some positive signs for Ford – Phil Hill set a lap record and a GT40 ... a rear spoiler being hastily designed for the Le Mans ...

This Ford GT40 Roadster has been owned by the founder ... this is the only GT Roadster to ever compete at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, almost certainly cementing its place as one of the most ...

Classic vehicles such as the Ford GT ... the iconic GT40 that had the audacity to stop Ferrari's dominance in one the most challenging endurance races in the world, the French Le Mans.