#1 Ford GT (2005)

Unveiled at the 2002 North American International Auto Show, the Ford GT40 concept became an instant sensation.

Its new lines draw upon and refine the best features of Ford GT history and express the car's identity through modern proportion and surface development.

American V8

Looking in through the backlight, one finds the essence of the sports car in a 5.4-liter supercharged version of Ford's MOD V8 engine.

The original one

The high performance team included Ford’s Roy Lunn, who already developed a preliminary design in the GT Program Book, along with Carroll Shelby and a few other Ford officials. Their first job was to identify a team that could build the cars. As project engineers, they chose Eric Broadley, whose Lola GT was considered groundbreaking, and John Wyer, who had won Le Mans with Carroll Shelby driving for Aston Martin as the race manager.

The legend.

The original Ford GT40 racers were engineering and design marvels demonstrating Ford's dedication and perseverance. In a few short years, under the direction of Henry Ford II, the company built a program from scratch that reached the pinnacle of international motorsports competition - and stayed there for four racing seasons.

Perhaps the world's most significant - and glamorous - motorsport contest, Le Mans in the early 1960s was showing signs of becoming a Ferrari showcase, because the Italians had become the leaders in a number of endurance classes and events. But the Ford GT race car changed Le Mans forever, and today it signifies a new era for Ford Motor Company.