Fird GT49 race car '69

[GTP_Monkey]

Has anyone got a photo of this car please its in gulf colours.

Many thanks.

 

[TenEightyOne]

IRL or in game? Your favourite search engine would turn up plenty of IRL pics, I guess... and I think you mean GT40 rather than GT49

 

[GTP_Monkey]

IRL or in game? Your favourite search engine would turn up plenty of IRL pics, I guess... and I think you mean GT40 rather than GT49

Sorry my spelling is appalling yes i mean the Ford GT40' 69 in game photo as i am confused, just raced a classics event and there was a couple in there and look look for what glimpse i got just like the 04 version

 

[kuyaglen]

Sorry my spelling is appalling yes i mean the Ford GT40' 69

Ohhhhh.....I've been searching google for hours for a Fird GT49...


oh well...

 

[GTP_Monkey]

Ah thats the one, the main difference is the air duck on the front bonnet there,s only 1 elongated as apposed to 2 square ones on the 04, obviously there are others differences but thats the main visual i see.

many thanks

 

[Khaddar]

Ohhhhh.....I've been searching google for hours for a Fird GT49...

And presumably you could only find Too GT49s

 

[dylansan]

Here's the main differences:
GT40 '69:

The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969 (1966 being a Mk II, 1967 a Mk IV, and 1968-1969 the oldest chassis design, the Mk I). It is so far the only car, built by an American company, to win overall at this prestigious event(1967).[3] It was built to win long-distance sports car races against Ferrari (who won at Le Mans six times in a row from 1960 to 1965). Chassis # P-1075, which won in 1968 and 1969, is the first car in Le Mans history to win the race more than once with the same chassis, and only one of two cars to have won with the same chassis.) using a Ford engine originally 4.7- liter, enlarged to 4.9-liter (also known as a 5.0) with special alloy Gurney-Weslake cylinder head.

The car was named the GT (for Grand Touring) with the 40 representing its overall height of 40 inches (1.02 m, measured at the windshield) as required by the rules. Large displacement Ford V8 engines (4.2 liter, 4.7 liter and 7 liter) were used, compared with the Ferrari V12 which displaced 3.0 liter or 4.0 liter.

GT '04

The Ford GT began as a concept car designed in anticipation of the automaker's centennial year and as part of its drive to showcase and revive its "heritage" names such as Mustang and Thunderbird. At the 1995 Detroit Auto Show, the Ford GT90 concept was shown. At the 2002 auto show, Ford unveiled a new GT40 Concept car. Camilo Pardo, the head of Ford's "Living Legends" studio, is credited as the chief designer of the GT and worked under the guidance of J Mays.

The GT is similar in outward appearance to the original Ford GT40 cars, but bigger, wider, and 3 in (76 mm) taller than the original 40 in (100 cm); as a result, a potential name for the car was the GT43. Although the cars are visually related, structurally, there is no similarity between the modern GT and the 1960s GT40 that inspired it. Three production prototype cars were shown in 2003 as part of Ford's centenary, and delivery of the production Ford GT began in the fall of 2004.

A British company, Safir Engineering, who built continuation GT40s in the 1980s, owned the "GT40" trademark at that time. When they completed production, they sold the excess parts, tooling, design, and trademark to a small Ohio company called Safir GT40 Spares. This company licensed the use of the "GT40" trademark to Ford for the initial 2002 show car. When Ford decided to make the production vehicle, negotiations between the two firms failed. The production cars do not wear the GT40 badge.

Many confuse the new GT with the old GT40, and though the old car was was originally called GT before they started preparing it for Le Mans, the differences between the new and old models are pretty huge. The looks are similar, but the rear of the GT40 has a little spoiler plus the taillights are much smaller. Also the GT40's headlights bulge up a bit more, whereas the GT's have pretty straight edges. Those are the biggest visual differences I can find.

I hope this long post has been useful.

 

[Hig-GT]

Why are you interested in owning a GT-40 '69? Maybe you might be interested in trading for one? PM me if you are.