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The Inside Story of the Fastest Fords

Posted September 26, 2012 9:00 AM by dstrohl

For a long time, this has been considered the definitive book on the Ford GT40. It was first published in January 1970, then reprinted one year later. In the ensuing years, several more books on the GT40 have been published, but few, regardless of their page length, pack the same amount of hard-core production information as this book does.

Just 80 pages in length, and all black and white except for the 14 press-release color photos which are now commonplace, the information within is as in-depth as one could ever find on this great sports car. And we do mean in-depth - like its sub-title says: "The Design and Development of the Ford GT Racing Cars." Those words alone should tell you that there's serious information here, more so than the usual - and fairly useless - coffee table book fluff stuff. Then again, being filled with hard-core information that true enthusiasts want to read about is the hallmark of any book written by Karl Ludvigsen.

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09/26/2012 2:00 PM

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09/27/2012 8:14 AM

I think they are one of the best looking cars of all time.

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09/27/2012 8:49 AM

I have to agree. They are pieces of art. I actually saw one in parking lot in my home town a year ago. What a thrill

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09/27/2012 9:22 AM

I think the lines, curves, proportions are the perfect sports car shape. I think some of the older ferraris have it too.

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