Serie: Des personnalitées et des Ford GT 40

The Ford GT40 was a sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in .... left hand drive model delivered in 1968 in Austria to Herbert von Karajan.

Of the seven Ford GT40 Mark III’s built, only four were delivered with left hand drive like the vehicle in this set. This rare street-legal car was originally owned by well-known Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who reportedly drove it sparingly and never in the rain.

The Mark III differed from earlier versions in that it had round, oblong headlights, an extended rear deck and a more comfortable interior.

Powered by a 299-cubic-inch 306 horsepower Ford V8 engine coupled to a ZF 5-speed manual transmission, the low slung car can accelerate from 0-60 in just 5.3 seconds. Top speed is approximately 165 miles per hour.

Source: Peterson Automotive Museum

Herbert von Karajan est un chef d'orchestre autrichien, né à Salzbourg le 5 avril 1908 et mort à Anif (près de Salzbourg) le 16 juillet 1989.

Spécialiste du répertoire austro-germanique et mitteleuropéen de Bach à Bartók ainsi que de l'opéra italien, il a laissé près d'un millier d'enregistrements chez Deutsche Grammophon, EMI et Decca, ce qui en fait un des chefs les plus enregistrés du XXe siècle