Car Tales - Paolo Lekai
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The GT40 was originally produced as the tool Henry Ford II would use to bring Ford to the top of the charts in motorsport, bringing Ferrari and other European manufacturers to their knees in their own game, specifically at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1964 the Ford GT40 would make its debut at the 24 hours of Le Mans with the No. 12 car of Richard Attwood catching fire mid-way through the race. Piloting the other GT40 was former F1 Champion Phil Hill had a poor start in 32nd place before breaking into the top 3 overnight and establishing a lap record at 131.373mph. Unfortunately a gearbox failure would lead Ford to retire their second and only car left in the race. In 1965 Ford was back at Le Mans with their GT40s but was met with more misfortunes, making Ford go back to the drawing board.
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In 1966 the Mk II was introduced with very similar appearances to the Mk I but featured an upgrade 7.0L engine from the Ford Galaxie, which was also used in NASCAR at the time. The cars chassis was more or less the same but required modifications from Carroll Shelby's workshop to handle the heavier 7.0L engine, including a new Kar Kraft-built 4 speed transmission. The new upgrades allowed the Mk II to destroy the competition at Le Mans in 1966 taking a 1-2-3 finish and would remain undefeated until 1970. @car.tales
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