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福特GT40是有史以来最具标志性的赛车之一,它诞生于赛车运动中一段极为著名的恩怨情仇。亨利·福特二世在未能成功收购恩佐·法拉利备受赞誉的公司后,空手而归回到美国,随后他宣称要在勒芒赛道上击败法拉利。最终的成果便是这样一款赛车,它在赛场上所向披靡,战胜了所有对手。

福特GT40的生产时间为1964年至1969年,共计五年,其研发过程颇具临时拼凑的意味。尽管福特公司财力雄厚,生产能力强大,但作为一个企业组织,它在赛车领域的专业知识却少得可怜。福特与英国的洛拉汽车公司(Lola Cars)的老板兼首席设计师埃里克·布罗德利(Eric Broadley)达成了一项协议,并派遣英国工程师罗伊·伦恩(Roy Lunn)回到英国,在这个项目中担任关键角色。在美国设计师哈利·科普(Harley Copp)的监督下,布罗德利、伦恩以及前阿斯顿·马丁车队老板约翰·怀尔(John Wyer)组成的团队开始在位于布罗姆利的洛拉工厂研发这款新赛车。1963年底,在怀尔的带领下,团队迁至斯劳镇,入驻新成立的福特先进汽车公司总部。1963年8月,迈凯伦汽车公司(McLaren Automotive)的布鲁斯·迈凯伦(Bruce McLaren)受雇对一辆原型车进行评估,此后研发工作进展迅速,不过直到临近发布时,这款车才勉强完工。第一辆福特GT40,即GT/101(“GT40”这个名字是后来才有的,取自这款车的高度:挡风玻璃顶部的高度为40英寸),于1964年4月1日在英国亮相,不久后又在纽约展出。用于比赛的整车购买价格为5200英镑(按如今的货币价值计算约为10.3万英镑)。

几周后的勒芒测试暴露出了福特GT40在高速行驶时存在严重的不稳定性问题;这款车的时速可达200英里(约321公里),但当速度超过170英里(约273公里)时,它就有腾空飞起的趋势。尽管福特GT40声名远扬,但其在纽博格林赛道、勒芒赛道和兰斯赛道的首次亮相,均以未完赛(DNF)告终。到了当年年底,尽管约翰·怀尔仍在制造福特GT40,但他还是把赛车参赛的工作交给了传奇的美国前赛车手卡罗尔·谢尔比(Carroll Shelby)。谢尔比将原来4.2升的发动机换成了一台7.0升的强劲发动机,他此前已在眼镜蛇(Cobra)赛车上成功使用过这款发动机,并为其匹配了一台新的采埃孚(ZF)变速箱。配备了新动力单元的福特GT40在1965年的代托纳赛道上首次取得胜利,随后在赛百灵赛道上获得了第二名。然而,勒芒赛道上的比赛却成了一场灾难,参赛的五辆福特GT40因机械故障无一完赛。

1966年标志着GT40传奇的开端。在代托纳赛道取得包揽前三的胜利后,紧接着又在赛百灵赛道获胜。然而,福特觊觎的是勒芒赛道的桂冠。当年,福特为这场赛事集结了强大阵容:9辆车、100多名工作人员以及21吨备件。福特漂亮地击败了法拉利,包揽了赛事的前三名,成为第一家在勒芒夺冠的美国制造商。在接下来的三年里,GT40继续在勒芒称雄,奠定了其作为有史以来最具标志性赛车之一的地位。从那以后,法拉利再也没有在勒芒夺冠。

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