Trumpeter 1/12 Ford GT40 Mk II Car Model Kit

Description

This model represents a 1966 GT40 MK II, mounting a 7 lit. The most powerful of all the race cars participating in car races at the time was the Ferrari, and though Ford made efforts to acquire Ferrari in order to be able to compete in the Le Mans, these efforts ended in failure. The GT40, revealed at the 1964 New York Auto Show, had a semi-monocoque configuration, and its height was a mere 100cm. This vehicle garnered a 1-2-3 finish in the Daytona 24-hour race, and in the same year beat the Ferraris hands down for another 1-2-3 finish for its first Le Mans win. Thereafter, noting the success Eric Broadleys Lola GT was having against the Ferraris, Ford acquired the Lola GT and Ford contracted Broadley to develop a new design for a Ford GT. V8 engine of 485 HP. Ford launched its own effort to create a GT prototype in 1963. Decal Marking: #2 Car, 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours GT Markings. The GT40 began to participate in racing in 1964. The GT40, revealed at the 1964 New York Auto Show, had a semi-monocoque configuration, and its height was a mere 100cm . Product Description1/12 Scale.

Key Features

• The most powerful of all the race cars participating in car races at the time was the Ferrari, and though Ford made efforts to acquire Ferrari in order to be able to compete in the Le Mans, these efforts ended in failure.
• Thereafter, noting the success Eric Broadleys Lola GT was having against the Ferraris, Ford acquired the Lola GT and Ford contracted Broadley to develop a new design for a Ford GT.
• Ford launched its own effort to create a GT prototype in 1963.
• This model represents a 1966 GT40 MK II, mounting a 7 lit.
• This vehicle garnered a 1-2-3 finish in the Daytona 24-hour race, and in the same year beat the Ferraris hands down for another 1-2-3 finish for its first Le Mans win.
• The GT40, revealed at the 1964 New York Auto Show, had a semi-monocoque configuration, and its height was a mere 100cm.