Ford Vs Ferrari Oscars Ford Gt Kit Car

This car took second place overall all three top finishers were ford gt40s in the 1966 24 hours of le mansthe 1 car was driven by ken miles and denny hulme and together with the 2 car driven by bruce mclarenchris amon 1st overall and 5 car driven by bucknumhutcherson 3rd overall gave ford its first victory in a 24 hour race.

Ferrari price youtube supercar replicas for sale usa. The car built by superformace in irvine california was driven by christian bale during filming and used in many promotional events. Enlarged to a displacement of 511 cubic inches 84 liters total. Underneath the rear clamshell is a roush tuned ford v 8 engine specially prepared for use in this 1966 superformance gt40.

Ford v ferrari snagged a best picture nomination at the 2020 oscars. A replica of the ford gt40 from the 1966 24 hours of le mans used in the filming of ford v ferrari will be auctioned in january in florida. And now the car that legendary race car driver ken miles used to finally beat ferrari or.

Ford gt40 mk ii front. The ford gt is an american icon first built in the sixties by ford to challenge ferrari. In fact the cars are so accurate that the producers of the ford vs ferrari movie chose rcr to build 28 cars for what has become the reference movie for the gt40.

Ferrari may be headlined by two oscar winners but the real star of the film is a ford gt40 mkii. But its as close a replica as youre ever likely to find because its been built as a result of. Actually not at all.

Available in mk1 and mkii versions the cars can also be ordered with an optional gurney bubble and wide fender flares to complete the look of the later cars. Ford v ferrari titled le mans 66 in some european territories is a 2019 american sports drama film directed by james mangold and written by jez butterworth john henry butterworth and jason kellerthe film stars matt damon and christian bale with jon bernthal caitriona balfe tracy letts josh lucas noah jupe remo girone and ray mckinnon in supporting roles. The car was driven by christian bale for the movie.

Ford gt40 gt70 and ford gt. Mecum is auctioning off a gt40 mk ii replica used in ford v ferrari at its kissimmee florida sale this january. Could this be the jolt that car movies have been looking for to be taken seriously.