The Ford Motor Company will be ending production of the $150,000 Ford GT high-performance sports car this year after two model years. The vehicle was first intended for a short run, according to Ford. The end of production this year is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the famous first, second and third place finish of the original Ford GT40 cars, on which the car is closely modeled, in the 1966 LeMans race.
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The Ford Motor Company has decided to end the production of the $150,000 Ford GT high-performance sports car this year after only two model years. The car was intended for a short run, according to Ford. The end of production this year is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the famous first, second and third place finish of the original Ford GT40 cars, on which the car is closely modeled, in the 1966 LeMans race.
The Ford GT90 was a concept vehicle that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was unveiled in January 1995, at the Detroit Auto Show as “the world’s mightiest supercar”. Claimed performance included a top speed close to 250 mph (402 km/h) from a 720 hp (537 kW) quad-turbocharged V12 engine.
The Ford GT is Ford’s mid-engine two-seat sports car that Ford describes as the “Pace Car For An Entire Company.†It is powered by a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 that produces 500 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque, this design is inspired by the legendary Ford GT race cars of the 1960s that swept the top three positions at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
The overall height of this vehicle is 40 inches and thus spurned its name that would live in sports car history forever as the Ford GT40. Winner at Le Mans four times consecutively from 1966 to 1969. The Ford GT40 was produced from 1964 to 1969. In that span only 134 of the machines were produced.