The GT40 rides on a stretched Volkswagen Type 3 chassis, and I have to say – unless the camera is playing tricks on me – the proportions look surprisingly good. Oftentimes, when you see a kit car riding on a VW chassis, the body looks like it’s a few inches short of being accura...
We are glad that Matt R bought this 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport to our attention. It is for salehere on craigslistand is said to be complete just like it came from the factory. The paint looks to be a little thinner but that happens with age! The Torino is located in Chehalis, Wash...
Tuned versions in sports-racers like the Ford GT40 and Shelby Cobra disproved the old adage about there being "no substitute for cubic inches." In fact, the GT40 nearly took the world GT Manufacturers Championship away from Ferrari in 1964, its first full season. Still, it was the big-b...
He then sold the chassis plate for $50K to a UK collector who had converted a Safir replica GT40 into a 1965 Le Mans Filipinetti clone. The Savage family got wind of the sale and claimed the GT40 was not part of the auction and the finder had no rights to it. They sued and a ...
There's another reason I'm a man for the job, though. I love fast Fords. My first love was a GT40, my first car was a Cortina 1600E and back in the Nineties, I ran two Escort Cosworths. And I've always loved RSes too. From the X pack Capris through the Escort 1600i to th...
Tuned versions in sports-racers like the Ford GT40 and Shelby Cobra disproved the old adage about there being "no substitute for cubic inches." In fact, the GT40 nearly took the world GT Manufacturers Championship away from Ferrari in 1964, its first full season. Still, it was the big-...
MI whereSaleenwould produce specialized Mustang GTs under contract from Ford. The 2004 model year would be the last for the fourth generation of Mustangs, and the S281s helped them bow out in style. The Saleen S281SC boasted upgrades to the GT’s stock 281 cubic-inch V8 that increased rate...