So right now there hasn’t been much stuff going on in the supercar world so I don’t have too many ideas at the moment for a post. In times like this my old supercar trump card set from 2013 comes in, this set containing cars from the early 1990s to 2013 many of which are interesting.
The 2005 Ford GT is one such car. Before I get to the story of the GT, we need to first talk about the Ford GT40. Back in the 1960s Ford wanted to compete in the Le Mans series and wanted to beat Ferrari so they created a race car for Le Mans called the GT40. The GT40 ended up becoming a complete success, winning Le Mans four times and breaking Ferrari’s streak making the GT40 a legendary race car.
As a tribute to the GT40, Ford decided to make a modern road-legal production version, naming it simply the Ford GT. Production started in 2005 and continued till 2006, the 40th anniversary of Ford’s first Le Mans victory. Like the GT40, the GT also had a V8 engine.
The Ford GT became fairly popular in the supercar segment especially in America, where it became an alternative to European rivals like Porsche and Lamborghini. Now when it comes to the Ford GTs I personally like he older 2005 edition more compared to the newer 2017 version simply because it looks closer to the actual historic Ford GT40 race car.
I also think it’s really cool that they made a Heritage Edition of the GT which has the exact color combination of blue and orange as the Le Mans winning race car, they’ve done this with both the 2005 and 2017 versions and both are limited editions so they are very rare.
The 2005 Ford GT is one of the more underrated supercars in my opinion, it may have not gotten as much attention as some of it’s European rivals but it is a a nicely designed car, a pleasant change in the European dominated supercar market and most importantly a great tribute to the GT40. At least I am hoping that with the Le Mans win anniversary coming up in 2026, Ford might once again bring back the GT and subsequent special editions for the enthusiasts.
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