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    GT-REALITY

    May 10, 2019 5 minutes
    Wes Duenkel

    The Ford GT’s relationship with the 24 Hours of Le Mans has waxed and waned through its three generations. The Ford GT40 was a tool borne from Henry Ford II’s desire to shove the trophy from the world’s most prestigious endurance race right up Enzo Ferrari’s tailpipe. “The Duce” earned that pleasure when Ford won Le Mans in 1966. The GT followed that up with wins in 1967, 1968, and 1969. While a few examples were built for the road, those chassis were merely sold to satisfy production requirements needed to race the GT40.

    Ford’s latest GT has returned to its competitive roots. From the project’s genesis in 2015, it was built to win its class at Le Mans, which it did in 2016, finishing

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