A sleek, dark blue 1966 Ford GT40 Mkl Road Car was listed by Mecum Auctions on Jan. 2, 2024, with one estimate listing the value of the legendary race car at $7 million.

Therein lies the secret behind the GT40's globally famous name. Now that we've established the origins of the Ford GT40's iconic name, it would be beneficial to explore the car's actual origin story.

1966 Ford GT40 Mk II bearing chassis no. P/1032 - Photo via RM Sotheby's After its relatively short racing career, the GT40 was donated to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in early 1968.

Why The Ford GT40 Matters To understand why GT/109 is such a big deal, it helps to look back at the GT40 legacy. Born out of a grudge match between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari—after a failed ...

The 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II is now back into the spotlight as the Museum decided to sell it. The car is listed for sale during an auction RM Sotheby's will hold at the end of February in Miami.

Ford will also return to Le Mans in 2027, not with a GT race car like the class-winning Ford GT of 2016 but to compete at the top level in LMDh. That means Porsche, Toyota, and Ferrari.

If you're curious about what those customers actually paid to get behind the wheel of a GT40 MK III, Ford was reportedly selling the street-legal version of its legendary race car for $18,500 in 1967.

Monterey – RM Auctions lifts gavel on a multi-million-dollar 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype, chassis GT/108, at its highly anticipated Monterey sale, August 15–16 in California ...

Ford Mk IV was originally raced in Can-Am as an open-top car, and later converted to replicate the 1967 Le Mans-winning GT40. There are always cool cars for sale on Bring a Trailer, but right now ...

Although purpose-built for racing, only five of the open-top GT40 variants were produced. Chassis GT/108 was the first Ford GT Prototype Competition Roadster and commanded a hammer price of $7.65 ...

A 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I bearing chassis no. P/1034 is coming up for sale The car will go under the hammer at Mecum's Kissimmee auction in mid-January The car is one of 31 road-going Mk Is built and ...