All-New 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition Pays Homage to Historic Livery on 1966 Le Mans Winner
June 27 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
- All-new Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition
with unique black and silver-stripe livery celebrates 1966 Le
Mans-winning GT40 Mark II race car driven by Bruce McLaren and
Chris Amon
- Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition honoring
historic No. 2 race car limited to 2017 model year only
- Limited-edition Ford GT features
exclusive race-number graphics, and unique interior colors,
materials and appointments
The all-new 2017 Ford GT will be available in a limited-edition
Heritage theme honoring the GT40 Mark II driven to victory by Bruce
McLaren and Chris Amon at Le Mans in 1966 – part of the historic
1-2-3 Ford GT sweep. The car will feature unique interior and
exterior color themes, and an exclusive wheel finish.
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The all-new 2017 Ford GT will be
available in a limited-edition Heritage theme honoring the GT40
Mark II driven to victory by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at Le
Mans in 1966 - part of the historic 1-2-3 Ford GT sweep. (Photo:
Business Wire)
“Celebrating the anniversary of Ford’s historic victories at Le
Mans has always been a part of the return of the Ford GT,” said Raj
Nair, Ford executive vice president, product development, and chief
technical officer. “The 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition is a
stunning tribute to the car that kicked off Ford’s string of Le
Mans victories in 1966.”
The Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition features a Shadow Black
exterior in either gloss or matte finish with silver stripes and
exposed carbon fiber package. The car sports Frozen White #2 hood
and door graphics, and 20-inch one-piece forged aluminum wheels in
a gold satin clearcoat with black lug nuts.
The interior of the limited edition model wraps the Ford GT
carbon-fiber seats in Ebony leather, with pillowed inserts and
plow-through stitching, and the seats’ head restraints and the
steering wheel are debossed with the Ford GT logo. The instrument
panel, pillars and headliner also features an Ebony-leather wrap,
with gold appliqués on the instrument panel, the seat’s X-brace and
shift paddles. Like the 1966 race car, the steering wheel is
leather wrapped, with seat belts featuring a unique blue
webbing.
Rounding out the modifications to the Ford GT ’66 Heritage
Edition are a unique serialized identification plate, the #2
interior door graphic, and exposed matte carbon fiber door sills,
air register pods and center console.
Garen Nicoghosian, exterior design manager for the car, says the
team set out to highlight where it all started with the Ford GT.
“While the looks are distinctly based on the GT40 Mark II race
car,” he says, “we’ve accentuated new styling cues to provide a
modern interpretation.”
The Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition can be viewed at FordGT.com
using the configuration tool. Limited quantities will be available
for the 2017 model year only.
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