The Mk 1 road cars are super rare, with only 31 produced, though the entire GT 40 production run only includes 105 cars. Race-winning cars have sold for several million dollars, and a prototype ...

Revealed on Friday, the new Ford GT Mk IV honors the original Ford GT40 Mk IV race car that took victory at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans.

That means the 3.5-liter turbocharged engine in the GT Mk II will produce 53 horsepower more than the "standard" Ford GT road car and 203 horsepower more than the Le Mans-winning Ford GT race car.

Three GT40s entered the 1964 race, none of them finished. For 1965, the revised Mark Is had the 427 V-8 and lapped at more than 200 mph at Ford's test track in Michigan.

It is limited to track use and was developed by Ford Performance and Multimatic to deliver even more performance than the Ford GT race car.

The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV raises the performance bar to a new height as the final track-only model for the third-gen supercar. The Mk IV is set to be the highest-performing Ford GT yet.

Why? Because an original 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I —one of only 31 road-going examples ever built—will be up for grabs and is likely to fetch bids in the millions.

The original mid-'60s GT40s, the 2005 and 2017 Ford GT updates, and the Ford GT Mk IV Supercar that arrived in 2023 have captivated fans of automobiles, racing, and even cinema for decades.

The Ford GT MK II is a powerhouse of a supercar made to deliver such a high level of performance that it is literally illegal to drive on a city street.

A 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV is up for auction on Bring a Trailer. The vehicle up for bid spent the first part of its life as an open-top race car.

The Ford GT MK IV is a track-only version of the mid-engine supercar that features an engine with over 800 horsepower and racing-style bodywork.

For the first time since 1967, a factory Ford team is going to try to claim the top overall spot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Blue Oval will enter LMDh in 2027.