Ford - Ford GT Heritage edition

Ford GT Heritage edition
1 of only 343 Heritage edition GT's build

• Ford’s 100th anniversary supercar
• One of only 343 with the highly desirable Heritage package
• One of only a few Ford GT’s on the European continent (EU Taxes paid)
• Only 5400 miles from new in superb condition

Le Mans and Ford have a memorable history together. It was the year 1966 when three Ford GT40’s took all places on the podium of this legendary race. The dominance of the Ford GT40 would hold on for four consecutive years. 1969 was the last year that a Ford GT won the famous endurance race when Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver (with number 6) drove their JW Automotive/American Gulf Oil-sponsored GT40 to the last Le Mans victory.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ford Motor Company in 2005, Ford decided to revive its legendary supercar by making the Ford GT. This modern supercar has 550 bhp, 5.4-litre, 32-valve DOHC V-8 engine with supercharger, six-speed manual transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.

It could be argued that one of the most contentious racing rivalries in the history of motorsport was the Ford-Ferrari rivalry in the mid-1960s, and it all started with a possible merger.

Enzo Ferrari approached Ford in early 1963 looking to sell the road-car division of his company and Ford was very receptive, thinking that this partnership would bring them increased sales in the showroom and more victories on the track. However, upon seeing the final version of the contract, Enzo believed that he was not given enough freedom or control with the racing section of the new company and refused to sign, leaving himself in charge of the company that bore his name and keeping Ford out of Maranello.

Furious, Henry Ford II wanted revenge for this monumental deal gone bad. He wanted to hit Enzo where it hurt: on the race track. Ford put his own engineers to work, and the GT40 was born with the goal of defeating Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He got his revenge, and the Ford GT40 stunned the world with its performance at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where three examples swept the podium. Nineteen sixty-five would be the last year Ferrari won overall at Le Mans, and the rivaling GT40 would go unbeaten through 1969.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ford Motor Company, Ford decided to revive its legendary supercar after teasing the public with numerous concept cars. The first delivery examples finally reached their eager owners in late 2004 as 2005 models, and the Ford GT proved to be quite worth the wait. At a fraction of the price of other supercars of its calibre, it could outrun the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR and Porsche Carrera GT, and it came perilously close to the Ferrari Enzo in top speed.

With its performance credentials and clear lineage to the original GT, it was obvious that Ford had created a modern classic.