Ford GT-40 mb-code DCA_103385 Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

A family is having a picnic and posing for a photograph by their car

others are riding

when he retired because of the engine overheating

Brian Roberts

Ford GT-40 mb-code DCA_103385 Corfe CastleFord GT 40, c1966 c1969. The GT 40 was designed specifically to win the Le Mans 24 Hour Race. The Mark II proved successful, with 1 2 3 victories at Le Mans and Daytona in 1966, and the GT 40 continued to win at Le Mans for the next three years. This car, number 1103 was the last of seven de tuned MkIII versions, built by JWA Engineering in association with Ford, for road use. The number '40' in the car's name refers to its height of 40 inches.