Ford GT40, An Anglo-American Supercar Classic
By David Hodges, Motor Racing Publications, Ltd
Hardcover, 176 pages, $49.95
What, another car book? Yes indeed. I have always liked sports-racing and GT cars. Probably the best know US GT car is the Ford GT. Ford Motor Company spent millions of dollars in the 1960s to defeat the red Ferraris on the world's race courses. Eventually cubic money and big bore American V-8s won out over the nimble and sweet-sounding Italian V-12s.
This book is not the first one on the GT-40, but it is one of the better offerings. Following the rise of the Ford GT from Eric Broadley's Lola GT of 1963 to the kit cars and reproductions of the 1990s, David Hodges spins a highly readable history.
Profusely illustrated with every different variation of the Ford GT and including a chassis by chassis history of all the cars, including the road-only GT-40 Mk V. In addition there is a complete race record provided, spanning every race from the initial outing at Nurburgring in 1964 to the last race of the GT40 inspired G7A Can-Am car at Riverside in 1970.
If you only have one book in your library about the GT40 and subsequent cars like the Mark II, J-car, and the ultimate GT40, the dominating Mark IV, then this is the book to own.
Here's a sample page from the book.
