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Tue, 29 Jul 2008

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29 July 2008 09:00

The Blue Oval might be more at home building Escorts and Mondeos, but it too has dabbled in the superecar arena in the past four decades. And considering the company's main engineering focus, the two supercars it has built both qualify for CAR's landmark supercar status. The original GT40 was a rude shock to Maranello and took a string of racing victories home as proof; the newer GT was equally adept and more than one magazine placed it ahead of its Italianate contemporaries. Bravo the Blue Oval









Make and model

Year

Price

Engine

0-60mph

Top speed

1965

£6700 

 4763cc V8, 306bhp, 329lb ft

 4.0sec

154mph

For 

 Do you really care that it was a racer first? 

Against 

 Dynamics and ergonomics betray those race-car roots

Verdict 

 Looks more at home in Gulf colours than a plain road paintjob

 

The GT40 was mid-engined, low, fast and rare. But it wasn't the first supercar; it was a race car developed with the sole intention of beating Ferrari at Le Mans, which it did four times. The road versions were an afterthought

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Make and model

Year

Price

Engine

0-60mph

Top speed

 2002

£120,000 

5409cc V8, 500bhp, 500lb ft

3.8sec

190mph 

For 

 The handmade, supercharged 5.4-litre V8 produces well in
 excess of the 550bhp Ford claims 

Against 

 Gorgeous, but styling is a straight lift from the Sixties original

Verdict 

 Hugely impressive for a firm with no recent supercar heritage

 

Another supercar birthday present; this time from Ford to itself for its centenary. Just like its forebear, the new GT was an instant Ferrari-beater, with the first of the 4000 made selling for huge premiums

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