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2023 Sonoma Charity Challenge Car Feature: Ford GT40

Ride Along in a Historic Ford GT40

1966 Ford GT40
1966 Ford GT40

Ken Miles drove this car. So did Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, and Chris Amon.

It began life as one of the original aluminum monocoque cars built by Abbey Panels in Coventry, England. In 1964 the car was imported to America by the Ford Motor Company to serve as the testbed for their new Le Mans entry: the Ford GT40.

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