World Famous Comics: GT40: An Individual History and Race Record
GT40: An Individual History and Race Record
By: Ronnie Spain Publisher: Motorbooks Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Motorbooks Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 334 Publication Date: September 04, 2003
Product Description: In the 1960s the Ford Motor Company decided to enter the arena of sports car racing and challenge the European manufacturers, specifically Ferrari, for supremacy. The result was the GT40, and by the mid-1960s the car was posting victories at the most prestigious sports car endurance racing events around the world. In this comprehensive history of Ford's GT40, Ronnie Spain describes the development of the marque and features chassis records and photos of each and every car built.
GT 40 Race record A very detailed reivew of the cars history....a bit dry for those not really into the GT history. But for those car buffs....a great resource
Great Everything u want to know!! Well i first ordered this book after a while of looking at everything about the GT40. It was a great choice. This book tells u everything, it has pages of race records and chassis records that are easy to understand, it has a whole lot of history and it is just a well written book. Enjoy!
Wow I Bought this book after looking at the GT J-6 on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan and wondering about it's history. Turns out, there is a huge amount of history behind these cars and the people who built them. For someone who's wanting to build a replica of one of the fine cars, this book is a must-have. It contains many details about the design and construction of these cars that could be found in few other places (like how chassis 104 through 107 were built from lighter gauge tubing and 22 gauge sheetmetal instead of 24 gauge, which led to their retirement when car 106 had a chassis failure in testing). Also, there are several pages in color showing various cars in different paint schemes. For those who are interested in the race history of the GT's there are several pages describing what races were entered by which chassis, who was driving, what position they placed, and what engine was in the car at that time. Finally, in the end of the book is a section which describes what happened to each chassis and where it was located as of 1986 (the first year of publishing). While this is interesting, it is now dated material and is the only downside of this book. Overall, this is an excellent book which should be added to any ford racing fan's collection.
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