The New 2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition Pays Homage To The 1966 Le Mans Winning Car

Ford has announced the release of a new 2017 limited edition model in order to celebrate and pay [...]

By Hunter Miller

Ford has announced the release of a new 2017 limited edition model in order to celebrate and pay homage to the 1966 Le-Mans winning race car.

On the company's Facebook page, they shared a video with the story accompanied by the caption: "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."

Ford executive vice president, product development, and chief technical officer Raj Nair stated, "Celebrating the anniversary of Ford's historic victories at Le Mans has always been a part of the return of the Ford GT. 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 interior of the limited edition vehicle has 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 Performance Ford article also mentioned, "The instrument panel, pillars and headliner also features an Ebony-leather wrap, with gold appliques 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."

Garen Nicoghosian, the exterior design manager for the car, mentioned that his team desired to highlight where it all started with the Ford GT. "While the looks are distinctly based on the GT40 Mark II race car, we've accentuated new styling cues to provide a modern interpretation," stated Nicoghosian.

To check out more about the Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition, go to FordGT.com. Limited quantities of the vehicle will be available for the 2017 model year only.

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