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Have you ever spotted a Ford GT40 for sale locally? Consider yourself fortunate, if you have. It doesn't happen often anymore, if it ever did, and most people have to go out of their way to experience this amazing vehicle, which grows rarer with each passing day. It's not as if most of us would be able to afford it, but it's something just to be able to see it, touch it, and smell it up close.

The Ford GT40 is a high-performance racing car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1966 to 1969. Ford had specifically designed the vehicle to topple Ferrari who had dominated Le Mans from 1960 to 1965. The GT element of the name stands for Grand Touring, and the 40 designation represents the overall height of the car, an important Le Mans restriction.

The four primary GT40 models were the Mark I-IV. The Mark I was the original GT40. There were 12 prototypes of the Mark I, and these included a 4.2L V8 engine under the hood. However, on the production models, Ford used the Mustang's 4.7L engine.

There were an additional five Mark I prototype models, distinguished by their roadster bodywork, built by the Ford GT40 design team. The Ford X-1 is the most notable of these five prototypes. Entered by the McLaren team, and driven by Chris Amon, the Ford X-1 won the Fall-1965 North American Pro Series.

For the Mark II, the follow-up to that original GT40, Ford switched from the Mustang engine to the 7.0L engine that they used in the Ford Galaxie. For two specific Mark II models, which they raced at Daytona in 1967, Ford fitted them with Mercury 7.0L engines. These engines were essentially the same, but the distinction is noteworthy to collectors.

Ford designed the GT40 Mark III for road use, but only manufactured seven models. Ford detuned the 4.7L engine from the Mark I to 335 horsepower, and they softened the suspension system. At the time, consumers interested in a GT40 for road use were already buying modified Mark Is that Wyer Ltd. manufactured. The Mark IIIs looked entirely different, and they were not very popular until years later when their rarity was more important than their aesthetics.

Before the GT40 Mark IV, there was the J-car. There were many hands in the pot at this point, and Ford wanted to bring the GT40 in-house by lessening their involvement with the European automotive firms. In partnership with the Brunswick Aircraft Corporation, Ford built the J-car prototype with the innovative use of honeycomb aluminum panels. The designers reused the 7.0L engines from the earlier design. The name J-car was in reference to the Appendix J regulations that add been added to the rules at the time by FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile).

The Mark IV GT40 built on the J-car chassis, raced in only two events, but won both of them. These races were the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1967 12 Hours of Sebring. Unlike the earlier GT40s, the Mark IV was entirely American, having been built by Shelby.

In 1995, Ford unveiled the GT90 concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. It was a then modern take on the classic Ford GT40, but nothing really came of it. Nine years later, Ford began manufacturing the Ford GT, which was a modern homage to the Ford GT40, and they sold it from 2004 to 2006.

Finding a classic Ford GT40 for sale has never been simple, but finding a Ford GT40 for sale has become near impossible as the years pass, already exorbitant prices rise, and rarity grows.

Dan Legal is a member of the web team that runs the website LemonFree.com Used Cars For Sale. LemonFree is a car search engine which currently has over 2 million new and used cars for sale. If your trying to locate a Ford GT40 For Sale; trust LemonFree to help you find your next car today!

Ford Mustang Magic – How It All Began

Ford Motor Company has sold well over 10 million Mustangs in the past 46 years and created 100 million more memories of youthful indulgence, magical first dates and unforgettable Friday night cruises. Now, as the fifth-generation 2011 Mustang rolls off the assembly line and into Ford dealership showrooms across the country, many who have experienced and reveled in the Mustang mystique think back to how it all started.

The first Ford Mustang rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan, on March 9th 1964. A month later, on April 17th 1964, Mustang made its worldwide debut. But, the journey from drawing board, to assembly line and to driveways all across the American landscape actually began many years before, in the fertile imagination of a young man named Lee Iacocca.

Iacocca joined the Ford organization in 1946.  Although trained as an engineer, he soon realized his personal passion and future was in sales. Iacocca spent years as a field manager helping dealers promote and sell some of Ford's most undesirable products.

In 1956, his "56 for $56" campaign, advertising that buyers could purchase a new 1956 Ford for only $56 per month, caught the attention of senior management. Robert McNamara, then vice president of Ford Division, summoned him to Detroit. Once there, Iacocca's sales savvy soon helped him lap everyone else on the executive fast track. In 1960, Ford chairman Henry Ford II promoted him to Vice President and General Manager of the Ford Division.

Iacocca had long thought that putting a back seat in a sports car would be a great idea. He reasoned that a well-styled, fun-to-drive compact car would appeal to America's growing number of Baby Boomers.

After a number of presentations to Ford board members, the first prototype 1962 Mustang I was produced. It was a mid-engine two-seat roadster, named after the legendary World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane. On October 7th 1962, race driver Dan Gurney drove the Mustang I prototype over the U. S. Grand Prix course at Watkins Glen, New York.

Iacocca, however, wanted a more practical vehicle, one that would be cheap to produce and generate volume sales. Based on his time in the field as a Ford district manager, he knew its ultimate success would depend on three things:  great styling, strong performance and a low price.

After countless re-designs, the 1964 ½ Mustang emerged. The chassis, suspension and drive train components were taken from the Ford Falcon, but the finished vehicle featured a long sweeping hood, full-wheel cutouts, a functional rear seat and high-mounted grill with a free-spirited Mustang as its centerpiece. Multiple extra-cost options gave the buyer an opportunity to customize their Mustang and also generate generous extra profits for Ford.

Automotive legend has it that other names considered for the first Mustang included the Cougar, Thunderbird II, T-Bird II, Torino, Turino and T-5. Ford executives agreed that the name Mustang was a perfect fit for the low slung, dramatically styled vehicle, but they objected to an image of a World War II fighter plane as the logo.

After months of debate, it was decided that the image of the galloping horse best represented the free spirit of the car and its intended buyers. To further drive home the message, the galloping horse on the Mustang logo is shown running the opposite way that trained racehorses run around a track.

Although purists argue that the Plymouth Barracuda beat the Ford Mustang to market by a full two weeks, American car buyers had never seen or experienced anything like the marketing and advertising blitz Ford created to launch the 1964 ½ Mustang.

The official press release announced, "Styling and features of expensive European road cars are combined with American mass-production price, compact economy and traditional Ford quality in the Mustang – a new line of cars from Ford Division of Ford Motor Company."

Ford actually previewed the showroom model Mustang to a continuous flow of automotive reporters and buff book writers beginning in January 1964. Product information and photos provided by Ford were put under an embargo, meaning reporters agreed not to reveal full details until the official public introduction.

But, the embargo didn't prevent them from filling pages and pages of their publications with speculation about how the new Mustang would be equipped or what it might look like. It was all part of the auto maker's plan to build buyer anticipation and excitement to a feverish pitch during the three months prior the Mustang's launch.

Ford also leaked information to some major publications. In early March, the Detroit Free Press received an anonymous tip that Walter Buhl Ford II, nephew of chairman Henry Ford II, was seen driving a prototype Mustang convertible to a luncheon in downtown Detroit. Photos soon appeared in the newspaper, as well as in Time and Newsweek.

In late March and early April 1964, Life, Look, Business Week, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and The Wall Street Journal, as well as every buff book and car magazine, included feature stories about the all-new Mustang.

On April 16th1964, Ford previewed the car to an estimated 29 million television viewers with ads that ran at precisely 9:30 pm on all three major networks, ABC, NBC and CBS.

On April 17th 1964, 2600 newspapers across the country ran full-page announcement ads, as well as lengthy feature articles. A flood of print and television advertising also followed, featuring ads of how fictional wallflowers were transformed into swingers once they owned a Ford Mustang. That same week, Lee Iacocca and the Mustang were also featured simultaneously on the covers of both Time and Newsweek.

The stage was now set for what would be one of the boldest and most exciting new car introductions ever conceived.

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About ShipCarsNow – About Wally Koster, Freelance Writer

Wally Koster is a retired marketing and advertising executive with more than 40 years experience in the automotive industry. He now enjoys life as a freelance writer for ShipCarsNow and is a published philatelist. Visit http://www.shipcarsnow.com.

 

ford probe motor swaps?

its has the Gt 3.1 V6 an i wana trade in a 3.8(windstar or mustang motor) ...will my stock manual trransmission work...or will i have to get another one...an will the motor mounts work too

why do u want to put a pos 3.8 motor in ur probe....u can do it.... but im sure u might need new mounts and a wiring harness..... also the trans axle should bolt rite up to it, but the only way to find out is to do it or ask a custom car shop

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