Ford v Ferrari (Ford)

1966 Ford v Ferrari (Ford) 1966 Ford Gt40

1966 Ford Gt40

Alongside Christian Bale and Matt Damon, one of the stars of the new Ford v Ferrari movie is the Ford GT40, the iconic race car built by Carroll Shelby and driven by Ken Miles at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans to second place, good enough to beat Enzo Ferrari and the rest of his crew from Maranello. We had the opportunity to watch it last week before its initial release and thought it was a great movie, satisfying our need for both amazing racing action and good storytelling. The Ford replica was one of two GT40 Mk II cars built for the film by Rich MacDonald's team at Superformance in Irvine, California. Rich MacDonald had reason to be emotionally invested in the project, as his father, Dave MacDonald, was the first driver to score a victory at the wheel of a Shelby Cobra. The first replica is based on Bruce McLaren's black GT40 that crossed the finish line first in 1966 and isn't up for auction. This second replica is finished in the iconic Gulf Blue livery, complete with dual white stripes on the top and sides and the red patches around the headlights. The car is incredibly accurate in even the smallest of details, even if it varies a bit mechanically and structurally from the original GT40.