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2005 Ford Gt Chassis no. 1FAFP90585Y400348 in 1962 Henry Ford…
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Sydney
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6-Dec-2009
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2005 Ford Gt Chassis no. 1FAFP90585Y400348 in 1962 Henry Ford II, keen to add some racing lustre to his Company started negotiations to buy Ferrari, the deal never happened, so Ford decided to build his own race-bred car. That car was the incomparable icon GT40, created in England in 1964 and capable of over 200 mph. Victory followed four times in a row at Le Mans between 1966 and 1969 and the GT40 also became the first car to cover 3,000 miles in this famous race.Fast forward forty years and the legend is reborn as the Ford Gt. Similar in outward appearance to the original GT40, the Ford Gt is a bigger, wider and taller mid- engined supercar. 4,038 production cars were built from 2004 to 2006. Powered by a 5.4 litre supercharged V8 engine with six speed transmission, the top speed is limited to 205 mph with a 0-60 time of under 3.5 seconds!Initially there was some reluctance to accept the car but that was quickly overcome by the Ford Gt's looks, incredible performance and driveability. It perhaps could never replace the GT40, but it could and did become a marvelous car in its own right, revered by the public and critics alike, including the controversial Jeremy Clarkson who owned one.This example of the supercharged, manual Ford Gt was built in 2005 and comes in the striking combination of white with blue racing stripes. This vehicle, number 348 of 1890 is in as new with a full dossier of paperwork including importation and service history and has travelled just 5,000 miles.
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Motor Vehicles: Motor Cars