A solid piece of American racing lore is set to cross the auction block in Florida this weekend, and the collector car world is buzzing. A 1965 Ford GT40 MkI, one of the most significant examples ever ...

The Ford GT40 is the most American race car story of all time. It’s red, white, and V8 thunder, built out of vengeance, rivalry, and more cash than sense. It’s the car that dethroned Ferrari at Le ...

To see the car’s place in racing history, rewind to 1965 when Ford was fast-tracking its Le Mans-focused GT40 program. In preparation, its Ford Advanced Vehicles division—in the UK—had built a total ...