When was the last time you had the pleasure of seeing one Does the 1967 Ford GT40 Mark III adopt a 2005 Ford GT on the track? I’ll wait.
If your answer was “never”, as it probably was, then you’re about to have a sweet surprise this Saturday afternoon.
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, hosted a long day of competition at the Runway of the ranch of Santa Margarita, where, apparently, there was almost none all this I could go wrong did go wrong. But that doesn’t mean the museum didn’t manage to do a spectacular show with the cars that did distinguish it. Oh, no.
As the museum points out, only seven The Ford GT40 Mark IIIs was built in general and the video model is one of four that were built with left-hand drive. And making it even weirder is the fact that it’s legal on the street. But it also inspired the 2005 Ford GT40 featured in this video courtesy of Doug DeMuro. It’s not every day you see the original model facing the car that inspires decades later.
Now, let’s talk about some of the different specifications.
Motor
- 1967: 289 cubic inches
- 2005: 5.4-liter V8
Transmission
- 1967: 5-speed ZF manual transmission
- 2005: 6-speed manual transmission
Power
- 1967: 306 power
- 2005: 550 horsepower
Maximum speed
- 1967: 165 mph
- 2005: 205 mph
Time from 0 to 60 mph
- 1967: 5.3 seconds
- 2005: 3.3 seconds
Now with all that in mind, let’s check out the video. They go through a bit of history, so if you want to access the merchandise directly, the drag races start at 4:30.
I won’t spoil the results, but I can guarantee they will be at least one little surprising. And that you will have fun. The GT40’s exhaust note is absolutely beautiful; Honestly, I can’t get enough of it.