This Ford GT May Not Be '40' But It's Still A Winner

The previous GT40s were the result of a British and American engineering collaboration. For 1967, Ford’s last crack at Ferrari had to be homegrown. The car, and therefore the victory, would be all American.

Aside from the engine and transmission, the Ford MK IV shares very little with its predecessors. A lightweight aluminium honeycomb chassis and a meticulously re-designed slippery body design were all new. Indeed, it doesn’t resemble what most of us understand as a Ford GT. It was, besides the heart within, an all-new car, and thus did not adopt the GT40 name. Incidentally, the MK IV was two inches lower (although that’s not inclusive of Dan Gurney’s roof bump), so the GT40 name wouldn’t speak of anything about the MK IV anyway.

The previous GT40s were the result of a British and American engineering collaboration. For 1967, Ford’s last crack at Ferrari had to be homegrown. The car, and therefore the victory, would be all American.

Aside from the engine and transmission, the Ford MK IV shares very little with its predecessors. A lightweight aluminium honeycomb chassis and a meticulously re-designed slippery body design were all new. Indeed, it doesn’t resemble what most of us understand as a Ford GT. It was, besides the heart within, an all-new car, and thus did not adopt the GT40 name. Incidentally, the MK IV was two inches lower (although that’s not inclusive of Dan Gurney’s roof bump), so the GT40 name wouldn’t speak of anything about the MK IV anyway.

Photography by Tom Shaxson