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

Read the full story on Modern Car Collector A rare and storied piece of Ford’s racing heritage is set to command attention at Mecum’s upcoming Indy 2025 auction, as the 1965 Ford GT/109 Competition ...

The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic cars in motorsport history, and among its family tree, the roadster variants are ...

Offered through Mecum Auctions on May 17, this example is one of two in existence and the only one to compete at Le Mans.

Five of those prototypes were roadsters, and GT/109 is the only roadster to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It competed ... been rebuilt and includes a Ford/Shelby experimental intake manifold ...

The model was delivered to Shelby in March 1965 for the ... III to concours standards in the original Le Mans livery. Serial number GT/109, this Ford is now powered by a rebuilt HiPo 289-cubic ...

This specific model, known as GT/109, was delivered to Shelby in March 1965 for ... It was one of five Ford GTs to race at Le Mans in 1965, equipped with a Cobra-spec 289 cubic-inch V8 and a ...

A new Shelby Mustang GT500 is expected for the 2026 model year, according to a leaked union document and confirmed by a ...

Switzerland-based motorsport team that was founded in 2006 by one Martin Bartek with the stated goal of taking on Le Mans using Ford vehicles. Not just any Ford vehicle, but the mighty GT that was ...

Work on Ford’s Le Mans challenger began in the ... and tested 380bhp 4.7-litre Ford V8 from the Shelby American Cobras providing the power, the GT40 would take its firstrace win at the Daytona ...