Revell 1/24 Ford GT 40 Le Mans 1968 Limited Edition # 07696

In 1968 Ford was again successful in Le Mans, the toughest road race in the world, with the GT40.

With the renewed overall victory in 1969, the GT40 had won the 24-hour race four times in a row.

Multi-part body
Rotating wheels
Authentic decals for the winning vehicles from 1968 & 1969

Ford Motor Company commissioned the Ford GT40, a high-performance endurance racing car.

Based on the Lola Mk6, the car was originally engineered and produced by Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, UK, in the early 1960s; but, following poor early race performances, the engineering team was shifted to Dearborn, Michigan, commencing in 1964.

The Mk IV was developed and manufactured in the United States.

The range was powered by a succession of Ford V8 engines developed in the United States and adapted for racing.

On the podium in 1966, Henry Ford II, Bruce McLaren, and Chris Amon of New Zealand celebrate the first victory for an American manufacturer at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ford Motor Company developed the GT40 to compete in long-distance sports car races against Ferrari, which won every 24 Hours of Le Mans race between 1960 and 1965.

In 1966, the GT40 ended Ferrari's winning streak and went on to win the following three annual races.

Since Jimmy Murphy's victory with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix, the Mk II's victory in 1966 was the first for an American manufacturer in a major European event. 

The Mk IV was the first and only automobile designed and constructed solely in the United States to win the overall race at Le Mans in 1967. 

The Mk 1, the oldest of the cars, won Le Mans twice in 1968 and 1969, making it the second chassis to do so.

Using an American Ford V8 engine with bespoke alloy Gurney–Weslake cylinder heads, the 4.7-liter displacement capacity (289 cubic inches) was eventually increased to the 4.9-liter displacement capacity (302 cubic inches).