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Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious

As much as we enjoy piloting modern machinery, there's something special about vintage vehicles, and that something is the pure, unvarnished connection between man and machine. But it's not always good. Things get dicey when the driving experience is a little too vintage. Despite our supreme adoration of the racing greats of yesteryear, clawing at the wheel, pulverizing the brake pedal, dumping buckets of sweat onto the leather seat and having our sphincter perform kegels isn't always our preferred flavor of fun. Some days, we're just not ... Read more →

New trio of Superformance MkII GT40s celebrates Shelby and 1966 Le Mans victory Drew Phillips

Click above for high-res gallery of the Superformance MkII GT40 Perhaps the greatest achievement of Americans in motorsports is winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ford and Shelby brought home not ...

All we want for Christmas is a Ford GT Dan Roth

The Ford GT has always been badass. When it went into production in 2003, all of those kit cars from back in the day suddenly paled in comparison to a genuine GT40-inspired supercar. It was a ...

Autoblog Night Watch: The trials of supercar ownership, By Jeremy Clarkson Damon Lavrinc

Clarkson's never-ending Ford GT saga has been well documented since his initial purchase in 2004. A few articles in his Times UK column, coupled with occasional quips from his co-hosts on Top Gear ...

Nicolas Cage donates Ford GT to UTI Scott Davis

Having worked through a two-year automotive technology degree, I have worked on my fair share of donated vehicles. Most came in the form of 165,000-mile woody station wagons that weren't worth the ...

Superformance rebuilds the original GT40 to spec 3 years ago on Autoblog

Most kit cars we come across are near faithful representations of their muse. Unfortunately, there's always something a little off about the design that doesn't quite match up with the way we remember the original, and nearly always they're only skin deep, offering up merely the appearance of ...

More sick power for the street - a twin turbo Ford GT 3 years ago on Autoblog

Even with Ford's GT making 550 HP (somewhat underrated) courtesy of a supercharger, of course we all know that there will still be owners out there who seek more power. Once the route of pulley swaps has been explored, where to go next? Stage 6 Motorsports thinks that it has the answer in the form ...

Reunited, and it feels so good 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford reunites GT40 trio that swept Le Mans in '66 click for high-resolution version 2006 marks the 40th anniversary of Ford's 1-2-3 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1966. Born out Ford's desire to be beat Ferrari at its own game, the historic victory came courtesy of three GT40 Mark II ...

Ford celebrates 1966 Le Mans victory at 2006 Le Mans Classic 3 years ago on Autoblog

Forty years ago, the determination of Henry Ford II to show the world that his company could build a car to compete and win at the pinnacle of international sports car racing was finally rewarded at the 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ford's GT40 Mark IIs dominated the race, finishing ...

Ford bringing Gurney, GT40 to Goodwood 3 years ago on Autoblog

With less than a week to go before the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the announcements from participating marques continue to roll in. Ford will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its 1-2-3 finish at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans and its 4-year win streak at Circuit de la Sarthe by sending one of ...

Roush belts out Ford GT pulley kit 3 years ago on Autoblog

We at Autoblog hear the same lament all the time... "I love my Ford GT, but with just 550 horsepower, it's a shade on the pokey side." Well, LeMans-if-not-for-traffic pilots, the go-faster guys and gals at Roush feel your pain. To that end, they've just introduced a GT replacement pulley kit ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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