Ford GT40 MkII "No.4"

Ford GT40 MkII "No.4"

4 wins in a row at Le Mans

DIGITAL 124

Front and rear light as well as brake light, original Ford license

Scale 1:24

From 10 years

A real winner!

A real winner is the Ford GT, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row in the sixties. The start of the winning streak was made in 1966 by the Ford GT40 MkII "No.4", which drove away from the competition equipped with a new 7-liter engine and around 490 horsepower. You can now let the copper-colored bolide with the green front drift through the curves of your own racetrack.

Background: In 1962, Henry Ford II wanted to let his company participate in international racing again in order to use the endurance races in Le Mans and Indianapolis, which were becoming increasingly popular at the time, as advertising for his racing cars. Especially among young people, these events continued to rise in popularity. At that time, the Europeans dominated this field, not least because the American car manufacturers had voluntarily decided to withdraw from motorsport in 1957. This circumstance had an unfavourable effect on the image of the brands, as a successful use in racing was considered an indication of engineering skills and reliability. It was precisely these values that Ford wanted to show with its participation (and planned success) in the Le Mans races.



An absolute rarity

Production began in early 1965 in Slough, England; almost all models were manufactured there over the next three years. Only a handful of examples were sold with valid road approval. Ford itself speaks of 94 production cars, of which seven Mk 3 and 31 Mk 1 were converted for the road. The slot car on a scale of 1:24 is equipped with front, rear and brake lights. The car can be controlled digitally and can also be individually coded.