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, who won a competition to name the car and earned himself a $250 suit for winning.
A GT version arrived in 1963 with a peppy 1498cc engine to give the Capri decent performance, but this model never took off with UK buyers. By the time Ford took the Capri off sale in 1963, a mere 18,716 had found homes, yet it’s now highly regarded by classic Ford fans.The Galaxie name was used as a coverall for Ford’s full-size cars in the early 1960s, but the model introduced in 1964 stands out as a styling high point.
The GT40 name was arrived at due to its styling as the car sat only 40-inches high, while packing a mid-mounted V8 motor. Initially, it looked like Ford had wasted its time and money on the striking GT40 as Ferrari won Le Mans in 1964 and ’65. However, Ford was determined and went on to win the 24 Hours classic four times in a row between 1966 and 1969 with the GT40.
The distinctive nose of this generation of LTD became even more pronounced with a mid-life update in 1971. At the same time, Ford replaced the rear lights with horizontal tail lights that were then adopted by all US models soon after.The Ford GT70 was a tempting glimpse of what might have been for Ford if it had gone with this Ercole Spada-styled coupe. Spada already had a large catalogue of Alfa Romeo and Lancia designs to his name, so the GT70 was off to a good start.
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