Ford GT40 coupe

Built to take on, and beat, Ferrari in endurance racing, the GT40 is one of the greatest ever Fords

One of the three famous GT40s which swept the board at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours is up for auction.

Was the Ford GT40, rather than Lamborghini’s Miura, the world’s first supercar?

John Simister fulfils a childhood dream by driving a GT40 to Le Mans – and then being let loose on the legendary circuit